Alongside its teaching, the College hosts and supports academics, including the most prominent early-career scholars engaged in post-doctoral research. The object is to enhance the impact of Muslim scholars at the leading edge of credible academic work in any field relevant to the College’s mission.

In the long term, the College sees this original research as essential for developing authentic and relevant Islamic answers to the questions and problems facing the modern world. Only scholars fully immersed in both the Islamic tradition and most up-to-date research can provide this, and the College is uniquely placed to support them.