News

Upcoming lectures and seminars:

Check back soon for lectures and seminars in 2012...

Upcoming workshops and conferences:

Demographic Transition in the Middle East and North Africa: Disciplines in Dialogue
Rum Auditorium, University of Jordan, 14-16 January 2012

Agriculture and Food Production in the Shadow of the Arab Oil Economy
The British Institute in Amman, 28-29 January 2012

Opportunities:

CBRL Research Support 2012/13: Applications invited for Visiting Research Scholarships and Fellowships, Pilot Study Awards, Travel Grants, and Project Completion Awards.

Arabic Language Training:The British Institute in Amman and Qasid Arabic Language Institute Scholarships for Modern Standard Arabic training in summer and fall/autumn 2012 will be announced in January 2012.

New Prices:

From 1 January 2012, there are new rates for accommodation in the Fellows' Flat, vehicle and equipment hire. Charges for accommodation in the hostel is being held at the same rate.

 

Selected Past News Items:

5-7 September 2011: Translation & Interpreting Studies Workshop

 

6 September 2011: HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal pays a surprise visit to the Translation & Interpreting Studies Workshop. The workshop is part of an initiative by the British Academy and the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) to support university academics in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Delegates included participants from Jordan, Palestine (Jerusalem and Gaza), Egypt, Oman, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Turkey.

 

 

 

30 July 2011: Water, Life and Civilisation Workshop

2 May 2011 - ScienceNOW report on a very early Neolithic communal structure at Wadi Faynan 16, here.

March 2011: Workshop on Palestinian Refugee Camps in Jordan and the Near East. For more details see:
Living, Planning and Managing a Lasting Temporariness

November 2010: CBRL Bulletin 5 (2010), including articles and reports on CBRL sponsored and affiliated research in Jordan and the region, and the latest issue of Levant, the peer-reviewed journal of the CBRL, published.

August 2010: The British Institute in Amman in the news - Promoting Neolithic Beidha - The Jordan Times, 19.08.2010

August 2010: The British Institute in Amman would like to congratulate John Hayhurst, the first British Institute in Amman-Qasid Language Institute Scholarship recipient, on his successful completion of the Qasid summer language program and graduation on 25 August 2010:

July 2010: The British Institute in Amman in the news - CBRL-sponsored Cultural Heritage Day in Azraq - The Jordan Times, 02.07.2010

October 2009: See photos from The British Institute's Welcome Reception for its new director, Dr Carol Palmer, on 29 October 2009!