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
The GHS is proud to release the CFP for our upcoming annual conference, this year held at the University of...
The GHS is proud to announce the winner and joint runners up of the 2025 Undergraduate Essay Prize: Winner: Aidan...
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...
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 one-day conference Crossing Borders: Transnational Perspectives on Life-Writing and Ego-Documents, held at the University of Southampton on 14 April...
On Friday 19 June 2026, the Holocaust Research Institute (HRI) at Royal Holloway, University of London, hosted Intersecting Methodologies: Micro...
In June 2026, with the support of a German History Society Postgraduate Small Grant, I travelled from Scotland to the...
During my time in Berlin, I focused on advancing both my archival work and my language skills. The main objective...
Thanks to the kind support of the German History Society, I was able to spend a week this March conducting...
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...
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 2027 The GHS is pleased to announce that the next annual conference will be held at University College London (UCL) in September 2027! Keep an eye out for the cfp in the spring....
German History Society Annual Conference 2026 University of StirlingThursday 3 September – Saturday 5 September 2026 REGISTRATION OPEN The German History Society is pleased to...
German History Society Annual Conference 2025 Loughborough University (Loughborough Campus) Thursday 4 September – Saturday 6 September 2025 REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED Please use the...
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 Hardship Fund
The German History Society has initiated a funding scheme for short-term hardship support for 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.
