German News

Reading by Thomas Meinecke

German writer, DJ and founder of legendary pop band FSK, THOMAS MEINECKE visited the Department on 13th of November. He gave one of the Sozialgeschichte Lectures and read from his book 'Lookalikes'.

Inaugural Schröder Lecture: 'Inaudible Stories. German Prisoner Narratives after 1945'

The inaugural lecture of Schröder Professor Sarah Colvin was held on 24 October 2014.

Grant from the Danish Council for "Uncertain Archives"

Dr Annie Ring and two colleagues at the University of Copenhagen were awarded a grant for their project.

Translation Success for Cambridge Final Year Germanist

The Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize has been awarded to Ellie Collins , fourth year student from Cambridge for her translation of a Julia Franck story. Congratulations.

Cambridge German Network - COGS

The Cambridge Department of German and Dutch has launched a major new facility to support the teaching and learning of German in UK schools: Cambridge Online German for Schools

Publication in German of History of the Holy Roman Empire

September saw the publication in German of Joachim Whaley's acclaimed two-volume history of the Holy Roman Empire 1493-1806.

Sport and the Cold War

Professor Christopher Young and his colleague from the University of California, San Diego, Professor Robert Edelman, finalised the overall funding package for their Cold War and Sports project in September with the award of $64K from the US National Endowment of the Humanities.

Austrian Cinema Conference

Picturing Austrian Cinema, a research symposium was held at St John's College, Cambridge, and the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse between 21 and 23 September, 2014.

Ab Initio Success

The Department would like to congratulate two of its students who had both started German "ab initio" on their outstanding 2014 exam results.

Latest News

New podcast on language and rhythm

1 April 2025

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new podcast, Language and Rhythm, made by Cambridge TV and funded by the British Academy and the Schröder Fund, University of Cambridge. You can listen to the full series or watch a taster video.

Paul Hoegger wins Pilkington Prize

20 March 2025

Congratulations to Paul Hoegger, who has been awarded a Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching.

Dr Abhimanyu Sharma publishes new study on Indian Sign Language

20 March 2025

Dr Abhimanyu Sharma, Teaching Associate in German Linguistics, has published a study which calls on the Indian Government to recognise Indian Sign Language as an official language.

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