Research Excellence Framework: Area Studies
SIAS and Oriental Studies are delighted to note that our REF2014 submission was the largest made to the Area Studies panel by a considerable margin.
The Middle East Studies Programme in SIAS draws upon yet moves beyond Oxford's great tradition of Middle Eastern Studies. The new programme will offer postgraduate students training in social-scientific methodology as well as comparative courses on the modern Middle East.
The Middle East Studies Programme faculty's expertise covers Turkey and Israel as well as the Arab world and encourages student research in the politics, international relations, economics and history of the region.
SIAS and Oriental Studies are delighted to note that our REF2014 submission was the largest made to the Area Studies panel by a considerable margin.
Dr Philip Robins returned to China as part of a delegation that included colleagues from the Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, in September.
In a highly innovative and exciting agreement, SIAS has struck a co-research accord with two leading Japanese institutions, aimed at improving the quality of research in select Middle East countries.