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
Ukrainian scholar Dr Gromakova, with help from the GHS & RHS, has taken up a position in Aberdeen after fleeing...
The German History Society is pleased to be able to offer supplemental funding for exhibitions dealing with German History.
Scope and Eligibility:
...The German History Society is announcing a new round of competition for the award of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion...
The German History Society is delighted to announce the winners of our 2022 Undergraduate Essay Prize...
The first-place winner was...
The German History Society is delighted to finally announce the winners of our 2021 Undergraduate Essay Prize, after some COVID-related...
Monica Black (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA) will be talking about her recent book, A Demon-Haunted Land: Witches, Wonder Doctors,...
We warmly invite you to the book launch of ‘Jenseits von Soliman. Afrikanische Migration und Communitybuildung in Österreich - eine...
The joint winners of this year's GHS Essay prize are:
Carmel Heeley(QMUL) for 'Jewish Innovations to Conceptions of ‘German Belonging’:...
The winner of the prize for the best article in German History in 2022 has been announced as Natalie Cincotta,...
The German History Society has initiated an award for critical interventions in debates on gender, minorities, migration, ethnicity and equality,...
The German History Society has initiated a funding scheme for short-term hardship support for postgraduate students and early career researchers...
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
Chair of the German History Society
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.
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 2023
The GHS is now accepting proposals for papers and panels for its next conference, which will take place fromThursday 7 September to Saturday 9 September 2023 at the University of Birmingham.
The Society invites...
German History Society Annual Conference 2022
This year the German History Society annual conference will be hosted at Sheffield Hallam University from the 8th -...
German History Society Annual Conference 2021
University of Roehampton, London: Thursday 2 September - Saturday 4 September 2021
The German History Society in the UK...
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.
