Recent news from the Society
Thanks to the generosity and fundraising efforts of BRISMES members, UCU branches and the academic community more broadly, the ISNAD programme has delivered meaningful support to university students in Gaza at a time of acute need.
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for the position of Associate Editor for its flagship publication, the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (BJMES).
We are now inviting nominations from members for four vacancies on BRISMES Council. The terms for these positions will be three years (June 2026-June 2029).
Registration for non-presenting delegates for the 2026 BRISMES conference is now open until 8 June 2026.
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...
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.
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.
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....