Welcome to the German History Society
Our mission is to promote the study and understanding of the history of Germany and the German-speaking world in its broadest global context.
As a registered charity, we foster close collaboration with established academic historians of Germany in the UK, Ireland and across the world, support postgraduates and early career researchers, and welcome the engagement of non-academics and teachers.
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The GHS annual conference is coming up!
Latest News
Calling all students in the UK and Ireland with an interest in German history and culture! The German History Society...
Organised by the German Historical Institute London and the German History Society. Location: German Historical Institute LondonDate: 29 May 2026...
The GHS is proud to announce the winner and runner-up of our 2025 postgraduate essay prize. Congratulations to: 1st place:...
The GHS is proud to announce Arndt Emmerich as the winner of the Rethinking German History Prize 2025, for the...
There's been a host of new job roles, postdocs, and employment opportunities advertised recently which may be of interest to...
The following position may be of interest to our membership: Programme ManagerGerman Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - Lecturer and Teaching...
Loughborough University (Loughborough Campus) Thursday 4 September – Saturday 6 September 2025 The German History Society in the UK and...
The German History Society is pleased to announce that the following students have been recognised in the 2023/24 GHS Undergraduate...
Aim of the Programme The international Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme awards fellowships to doctoral students who carry out research into the...
The German History Society is proud to announce that the 2024 'Rethinking German History' prize has been awarded to Miguel...
Royal Holloway, University of London and the British Library are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative...
The German History Society
Welcome to the UK and Republic of Ireland’s Society for the study of German History.
The German History Society advances the study and understanding of the history of Germany and the German-speaking world in its broadest global context. As a registered charity, it is run by academics from institutions of higher education in the UK and Ireland on a volunteer basis. Its members foster close collaboration with established academic historians of Germany across the world, support post-graduates and early career researchers, and welcome the engagement of non-academics and teachers.
Glimpses of German History
Created by the German History Society, the series ‘Glimpses of German History’ is designed for students, educators, and interested parties to learn more about Germany’s vibrant and interesting history through discussing everyday objects from its past. With expert commentary from leading academics in the field, this series speaks to a range of historical periods to help better understand German History as a whole.
Series 1 and 2 are live on our YouTube Channel now!
Recent Blogs
The two-day ‘Art-Lovers in the World: Engaging with Art and Matter in Early Modernity’ conference took place at Trinity College,...
The Arbeitskreis Niederländische Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte (ANKK) is a German-speaking society devoted to the study of Dutch and Flemish art...
Each year the GHS awards a handful of Postgraduate/ECR Bursaries to individuals studying German history at UK universities. The following...
On the 13th of May, a colloquium on the work and legacy of the political philosopher Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was...
From 5 to 19 May 2025, I conducted field research in Sydney as part of my PhD project, which critically...
On 30 May, the German History Society funded a networking...
‘Laughter as a Political Coping Mechanism’ took placeon March 28-29th, 2025, transforming the Confluence Lecture Theatre at Durham University into...
The conference, ‘Crafting Fashion in the Longue Durée / Les savoir-faire de la mode: matérialité et temporalité dans la longue...
I am incredibly grateful for the support of the GHS Postgraduate Scholarship and the GHS Small Grant, which funded my...
The German History Society and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) language course grant allowed me to attend the Internationale...
Join Us at Our Annual Conference
The GHS annual conference is a great place for scholars and enthusiasts of German history to meet and share their ideas. The German History Society conference features keynote speeches by internationally acclaimed experts and also accepts proposals for panels every year.
German History Society Annual Conference 2026 The German History Society's annual conference will be held at the University of Stirling in September 2026! Keep an eye out for the CFP coming soon... Photo: Wikimedia, CC-BY-SA-4.0
German History Society Annual Conference 2025 Loughborough University (Loughborough Campus) Thursday 4 September – Saturday 6 September 2025 REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED Please use the...
German History Society Annual Conference 2024 Date: 5-7 September 2024Location: Manchester Metropolitan University To register please click here Please use the hashtag #GermanHistSoc2024 and tag...
In Support of Ukraine
From the President of the German History Society:
“As Chair of the German History Society and on behalf of all our members, I express our strong support for the people of Ukraine, particularly our Ukrainian colleagues in History and all Ukrainian-born colleagues and students in the UK and Germany. Their European sovereign state, their freedom and their democratic values are in danger from a full-scale military invasion by Russia’s dictatorial government, in breach of international law. We support their resistance to an unprovoked attack by encouraging those who can to send aid to organisations like the Global Support Fund for Ukraine or the Red Cross Appeal for Ukraine”
Professor Karin Friedrich, FRHistS
Former Chair of the German History Society
Helping Fund Postgraduate Research
The German History Society has initiated multiple sources of funding to help support postgraduates and early career scholars in their research.
Bursaries
The German History Society offers four Postgraduate Bursaries of £2000 annually. The scholarships are open to students currently registered for a higher degree in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, and to those who have completed a PhD within two years of the application deadline.
The Postgraduate Hardship Fund
The German History Society has initiated a funding scheme for short-term hardship support for postgraduate students and early career researchers in German history.
Who Are the German History Society
Meet the group of experienced scholars and historians who keep the German History society running.
