Welcome to the Institute of Iranian Studies
Dr Brian Lang, Principal welcomes His Excellency Seyyed Mohammad Khatami to the University of St Andrews
The Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews was formally launched on 31st October 2006 by Seyyid Mohammad Khatami. The foundation of the Institute was made possible through a generous benefaction the centre-piece of which will be a Persian language library of some 12,000 books. These books will be selected from a full list of Iranian publications and will reflect the strengths of the University of St Andrews in History, Politics and International Relations. The collection, which will be housed in the Main Library, will be the largest resource of its kind in the United Kingdom, if not Western Europe, and will form the basis of research and teaching in all aspects of Iranian Studies at St Andrews.
The function of the Institute is to encourage and facilitate research and teaching in all aspects of Iranian civilisation and culture. The philosophy of the Institute is inclusivity and engagement. While the principle beneficiaries of the Institute’s resources will be students and staff at the University of St Andrews, the collection and the research facilities will be open to all interested parties subject to a letter of introduction and registration.
Latest News
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Call for papers - The Shahnameh and Persianate identity conference.
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Professor Ansari talks to Inside Story's Peter Clarke about the growing split in Iran’s ruling elite. Listen to the broadcast online or download the podcast.
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Preliminary Analysis of the Voting Figures in Iran’s 2009 Presidential Election
Ali Ansari, Daniel Berman and Thomas Rintoul, Chatham House, June 2009
Working from the province by province breakdowns of the 2009 and 2005 results, released by the Iranian Ministry of Interior, and from the 2006 census as published by the official Statistical Centre of Iran, this paper offers some observations about the official data and the debates surrounding the 2009 Iranian Presidential Election.
Download the Paper from the Chatham House website here (PDF Format)
- Professor Ansari discusses the Iranian Presidential Elections with Inside Story's Peter Clarke. Listen to the broadcast online or download the podcast [Part 1, Part 2]
- Historiography & Iran in Comparative Perspective
Institute of Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews / Iran Heritage Foundation
10-13th September 2009
More information about the conference.
- The Shahnameh & Persianate Identity
Institute of Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews / Iran Heritage Foundation
9-12th April 2010
