Department of Asian and African Languages
Research in the languages, literatures and cultures of East Africa, Turkey, the Middle East, North Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Pakistan, and India, as well as the history of the Indo-European and Semitic languages.
Department of English
The department has sections for research in English language, English literature, and American literature, as well as a section for Celtic studies.
Swedish Institute for North American Studies
The institute was founded in 1985 and conducts research focussed on the United States or Canada, and on Swedish-North American relations.