2014年卓越研究框架（REF）确认了我们作为伊斯兰，中东和其他相关学科研究与研究的领先计划的持续作用。区域研究（IMES和亚洲研究）中超过70％的研究活动被评为世界领先和国际一流。我们为伊斯兰，中东及相关学科的研究生学习提供专家指导。您将在一个产生世界领先水平的环境中学习，并且员工将从事具有国际意义的研究。
A PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) is an opportunity to expand upon your interests and expertise in a community that really values research, and to make a definite and original contribution to the field.<br><br>Our research resources and facilities are outstanding, and we have excellent links with a number of centres and networks, including the Alwaleed Centre and the Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies.<br><br>In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), our research was submitted in the categories of:<br><br>Modern Languages<br>Politics<br>Sociology<br>History<br>Theology<br>The results reaffirm Edinburgh's position as one of the UK's leading research universities - third in the UK based on the quality and breadth of its research in Modern Languages alone, according to Times Higher Education's REF power ratings.