OSGA's Middle East Studies programme focuses primarily on research, supervision of post graduate work, and teaching on the following subjects: Iranian Studies (through the work of Professor Maryam Alemzadeh); Comparative Politics of the Middle East (through the work of Professor Neil Ketchley); and Israel Studies (through the work of Professor Yaacov Yadgar).
The programme sustains a vibrant intellectual environment through a list of seminars, research forums, and conferences.