Welcome to the Centre for British Studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
News
Same place, new name!
From the 23rd of August, Mohrenstraße will be renamed to Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße. Please keep this in mind for future correspondence.
Die Mohrenstraße wird ab dem 23. August offiziell in Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße umbenannt. Wir bitten Sie, das für Ihre zukünftige Korrespondenz zu beachten.
Events
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Are you considering a PhD in History?
The GBZ is hosting a PhD workshop, jointly organised by Prof Miles Taylor and colleagues in the history department at King's College London, and taking place on Friday 7 November 2025.
The idea is to discuss collaborative PhD arrangements between historians at the HU-B and KCL. The Department of War Studies at KCL will also be involved. For this event, KCL have been invited to bring over to Berlin students and staff. We will also be inviting IfG MA and PhD students.
The workshop coincides with a reception on the evening of 6 November, 'King's College London and Humboldt Presidential Conversation: The Evolving Societal Role of Universities' at the Senatssaal of the Humboldt University, Unter den Linden 6, 10117, marking the 30th anniversary of the partnership between the HU-B and KCL. (Registration closed)
Please contact Prof Miles Taylor on miles.taylor@hu-berlin.de if you are considering a PhD and are interested in participating in the workshop. See the PDF for the event programme.
News of our many different projects can be found below and in our blog.
Please click here for an account of our 30th anniversary.
The Centre for British Studies
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The Centre for British Studies is an interdisciplinary research institute at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The institute, the first of its kind in Germany, conducts comprehensive research and offers teaching, lectures and conferences on a broad interdisciplinary agenda focusing on the United Kingdom.
Our interdisciplinary research projects, PhD projects, research colloquia, working papers, as well as lists of publications by the Centre’s staff, can be found on this website.
The Centre teaches the international, interdisciplinary and practice oriented M.A. British Studies course. Students from all over the world and with different academic backgrounds study British history, culture and literature, as well as law, politics, business and economics. Detailed information about the programme can be accessed under M.A. British Studies.
With its series of conferences on topical aspects of society, the Centre for British Studies intends to encourage debates on current issues concerning both Britain and Germany. The Centre also organises public lectures and panel discussions, such as the popular "Monday Lectures". Listings of current and future lectures can be found below and under Events. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Our current Annual Report provides information on the various activities we pursued, the courses offered, the respective students, our research activities, news and events of the previous year.