The Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews is pleased to announce the Fifth Biennial Symposia Iranica Conference.

We invite Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers from a wide range of disciplines to join us at the University of St Andrews for a friendly, interdisciplinary conference on Iran and the wider Persianate world from the ancient period to the present. Papers are welcome in all related disciplines, including (but not limited to) Archaeology, History, Politics & International Relations, Art, Religious Studies, Language, and Literature. We will also host an early scholars workshop aimed at those seeking a career in academia and the wider research community.

Each presenter will be allocated 30 minutes, which includes a 20-minute presentation and a 10-minute Q&A session. We welcome individual presenters and panels of 2 or 3 speakers.

Please complete an abstract (up to 300 words) or prepare an excerpt from your presentation paper (up to 500 words). Send this together with your CV (up to 2 pages) to symposiairanica@st-andrews.ac.uk by 31 July 2025. Successful applicants will be informed by 31 October 2025, and we expect to have registration rates and accommodation details confirmed by then.

Please indicate in your application email if you would be comfortable sharing a room with another delegate. Having this information as early as possible will help keep costs low. Individual travel plans will vary but we hope most delegates will arrive on 9 April and leave on 12 April.

Please direct all enquiries regarding topic suitability and logistical arrangements to the email address above.

Symposia Iranica is a sponsored conference and we aim to keep costs low for all participants. In exceptional cases, registration costs may be waived. Symposia Iranica is a sponsored conference which means that it applies for, and receives, financial backing in advance from a range of different sources. This support keeps costs as low as possible for all participants to encourage participation. All applications will be individually considered, and we particularly welcome waiver applications that demonstrate detailed consideration of the impact of a waiver upon their research prospects and general financial circumstances.

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