We are delighted to annouce the research seminar programme for 2012-13. Most of the seminars this year have an Israel Studies theme, complementing the 2013 Sherman Lectures by Derek Penslar, who holds the first Chair in Israel Studies at the University of Oxford. In both semesters, the seminars will take place on Thursdays at 16:00 in room A7 in Samuel Alexander Building. Topics include The recognition of Israel as a Jewish State: Meanings and Challenges, Digital wars: social media and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, The Arabs and the Holocaust, Policing the Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel, The EU and Israel: troubled neighbours?, An historical analysis of Turkish-Israeli relations, Israel has moved (Israël a déménagé). Further information.