Research
The British School at Rome is Britain’s leading humanites research institute abroad. It is also the nexus for Commonwealth scholars of Italy and some of the finest contemporary artists practicing today.
Our research strategy builds on the outstanding resources of our Library and community of scholars to focus on excellence, interdisciplinarity, internationalization and dissemination.
Seven research themes
Seven complementary research themes bring together expertise from all periods and across the range of our work from archaeology to fine art to address crucial questions of social, political and economic development.
- Rome: History, Place and Imagination
- Rethinking the Bay of Naples
- Landscapes and Urbanscapes
- Connectivity in the Western Mediterranean
- Studying the Past
- Church, State, Religion and Nation
- Conservation, Heritage management and Sustainability
As each theme grows we will include appropriate projects within it.
We are always ready to discuss how we can support grant applications, and to make available our facilities, expertise and engagement with Italian and Commonwealth scholarship.
Please contact the Director, Christopher Smith, to discuss how the BSR can support your research.
