[1] Sponsored by The British Academy,[2] it promotes scholarship on Libya and Northern Africa in the fields of archaeology, history, geography, the natural sciences and linguistics.
[3] BILNAS hosts a programme of public lectures, seminars and other events in London and online on Libyan and Northern African culture and heritage.
[citation needed] BILNAS was established in 1969 to support long-term archaeological projects in Libya and their subsequent publication.
Projects supported include excavations and surveys at Sidi Khrebish (Berenice),[4] Cyrene, Lepcis Magna[5] and the Fezzan.
Contributions cover archaeology, ancient and Islamic history, geology, geography and social sciences.