BAIS at English Shared Futures: Call for Contributions

In June 2020, the English Shared Futures Conference will be held in Manchester/Salford. Full details at link. At the event in 2017 in Newcastle, there was a BAIS panel with Adam Hanna, Richard Kirkland and Caroline Magennis, which was lead and organised by Matthew Campbell. Several other scholarly organisations were represented at the event, which […]

Call for Applications: BAIS Conference 2020

Thank you for your interest in hosting the national conference of the British Association for Irish Studies in 2020. We anticipate that this will take place in early September 2020 in England, Scotland or Wales. This is our thirty-fifth anniversary and we are keen to mark it with a special event. BAIS General Principles: Our […]

Irish Studies in Britain, 2017-8

This is a report on major Irish Studies activity, compiled by Lloyd (Meadhbh) Houston, BAIS Communications Manager. If you wish to be included in a future report and have activities under the following headlines only, please mail lej.houston@outlook.com. Please note, this is limited to activity in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It will be presented at […]

Irish Language in Britain Update

Irish Language in Britain Update BAIS council member Christy Evans provides his annual review of the Irish language in Britain and what’s to come in 2016. Irish language classes at St Mary’s University, Twickenham continue to grow. Our September 2015 BAIS symposium featuring Professor Alan Titley was very well attended. On 16 January, I am […]

Postgraduate Bursary and Essay Prize- 2015 Winners

On 20 May 2015, the British Association for Irish Studies proudly distributed its annual grants and essay prize at the Irish Embassy in London. This year we received 17 applications. John Lynam, Third Secretary of Political Affairs, presented the awards to our seven winners. Muireann Crowley (University of Edinburgh) works on representations of authorial identity […]

BAIS Conference September 2015

CALL FOR PAPERS Hosted by the Centre for Irish Studies St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London Ireland: Agents of Social Transformation 4-5 September 2015 Confirmed Keynotes: Mary McAleese, Distinguished Visiting Professor, St Mary’s University 2015-2016 Patrick Lonergan, Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies, University of Galway Linda Connolly, Director of the Institute for Social Science in […]

BAIS Postgraduate Bursary Scheme 2016

Our Postgraduate Bursary Award Scheme has become the major scheme of its kind in the UK. Each year, we make significant funds available to students researching Irish-related topics at British universities. We aim to support research that uncovers new or neglected areas in the field. As an applicant, you are encouraged to produce a specific and targeted […]