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Events Winter Semester 2024/25!

Next event: THE OXFORD-BERLIN LECTURE: "A History of International Thought Without Men", Prof Patricia Owens, Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, with a response by Prof Claudia Bruns, 22 November ▶ ▶ ▶
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Welcome to the Centre for British Studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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Job Opportunity

Visiting Lecturer in British History & Society, Sommer Semester 2025

The GBZ is looking for a replacement teaching colleague to take over Prof Dr Miles Taylor’s courses from mid-April to mid-July 2025, while he is on sabbatical leave. Please contact miles.taylor@hu-berlin.de with a copy of your current CV if you are interested in this position or if you wish to receive further details.

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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.