# THE BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF IRAQ (GERTRUDE BELL MEMORIAL)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1135395
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [06966984](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06966984)
- **Registered:** April 8, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1135395


## Contact

- **Address:** BRITISH ACADEMY, 10 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1Y 5AH
- **Phone:** 020 7969 5274
- **Email:** bisi@britac.ac.uk
- **Website:** https://www.bisi.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION RELATING TO IRAQ AND THE NEIGHBOURINGCOUNTRIES IN ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND RELATEDDISCIPLINES WITHIN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.

**Activities:** BISI is dedicated to advancing research and public education about Iraq in the areas of the arts, humanities and social sciences. The charity&#x27;s activities include: giving grants to support research and outreach projects; publishing the journal IRAQ and texts on Iraq&#x27;s history and culture; arranging public lectures and study days; and a Visiting Iraqi Scholarship Programme.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.
- Iraq





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr Rosalind Anne Wade Haddon** | Chair | Feb. 26, 2020 |
| CLARE CHARLOTTE BEBBINGTON |  | Nov. 19, 2023 |
| DR Timothy Clayden |  | Feb. 14, 2018 |
| Daniel Lowe |  | Nov. 9, 2022 |
| Dr Ellen McAdam |  | Nov. 13, 2024 |
| Dr Eva Rose Miller |  | Feb. 17, 2021 |
| Dr GARETH BRERETON |  | Feb. 26, 2015 |
| Dr John Curtis |  | Feb. 23, 2012 |
| Dr Jonathan Taylor |  | Nov. 9, 2022 |
| Dr Mary Ann Shepperson |  | Feb. 17, 2021 |
| Dr Noorah Al-Gailani |  | Feb. 17, 2021 |
| Dr Renad Mansour |  | Feb. 26, 2020 |
| Dr Steve Renette |  | May 21, 2025 |
| JOAN PORTER MACIVER |  | Nov. 13, 2024 |
| Jonathan Paul Wilks |  | Nov. 13, 2024 |




