2026 BRISMES Conference: Registration for Non-presenting Delegates Open!
Registration for non-presenting delegates for the 2026 BRISMES conference is now open until 8 June 2026.
Latest News
Recent news from the Society
Deadline Extended | Call for Nominations for BRISMES Secretary and BRISMES Treasurer
Since 2019, BRISMES has undertaken an extensive process of reform, becoming more diverse and more democratic. The Society is currently seeking nominations from members for the positions of BRISMES Secretary and BRISMES Treasurer to help continue the work...
Upcoming Event | Inclusive Curriculum in Practice: Sudan and the Politics of Knowledge Production
You are invited to attend an online event co-organised by the Institute of Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus Studies (MECACS) and BRISMES Outreach and Pedagogy Committee, scheduled for Friday, 24 April.
Upcoming Event | Why Sudan Matters in Today’s World War
This event, co-hosted by MECACS and BRISMES, presents a lecture by Alex de Waal, Research Professor at Tufts University and Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation.
Academic Freedom | Statement on the Targeting of Universities and Research Institutions in Iran
The Committee on Academic Freedom of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) expresses its unequivocal condemnation of the recent targeting of universities, schools and research institutions across Iran by the United States and Israel....
BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF) Statement on the Israeli Attack on the Lebanese University
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Committee on Academic Freedom condemns the Israeli attack on Lebanon’s only public institution of higher education, the Lebanese University (LU), on 12 March 2026.
Academic Freedom | Letter to UK Home Secretary
The Committee on Academic Freedom of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) wrote to the UK Home Secretary to express our serious concern regarding the reported introduction of an “emergency brake” on student visas for applicants...
New Website Commemorates the Lives of Palestinian Scholars Killed in Gaza
Over the past 18 months, Judith Tucker, Professor Emerita of History at Georgetown University, alongside four other colleagues, have been working on creating an archive commemorating the lives of Palestinian scholars killed in the genocide in Gaza.