The main focus is currently undergoing research in all fields of Egyptology, such as:
- history and chronology from prehistory to the Arab conquest
- archaeological research
- artefacts (analysis, interpretation, iconography, typology etc)
- museum collections
- language and literature
- art
- mythology and religion
- anthropology, forensic and radiological research
- archaeobotany, palaeozoology and palaeoecology
- history of Egyptology
- Aegyptiaca, Egyptomania and reception of ancient Egypt