University of Bristol lecturer talking to year 12 students
on the last day of #ShoutOutForGerman a shout out to all the amazing teachers who teach German! If you would like us to come and talk to your students like our colleague Mandy did today in London, let us know!
students posing with their tutors after the year abroad on stage theater sketch show.
Another highlight last term was the annual "Year Abroad on Stage" where students from across the School of Modern Languages get to reflect on their experiences on the year abroad and turn it into a sketch show. The German contribution focussed heavily on Deutsche Bahn. #ShoutOutForGerman
University of Bristol German society members enjoying a social gathering in a pub
Our fantastic Bristol German Society has created a Family Scheme which connects students across different year groups. The "families" had meals together and plans are afoot for a family scavenger hunt in TB2. A great way for students across cohorts to get to know each! #ShoutOutForGerman
Two colleagues from the German department at University of Bristol talking to a room full of people.
On October 2nd our colleagues Mark and Ruth organised an event to reflect on 35 years of German unity. It was wonderful to get the Bristol-Hannover and Bristol Anglo-German societies together and mix with our students. #ShoutOutForGerman
We couldn't agree more with Sascha! And even if you missed out learning German at school, you can still pick it up later in life, for example during your studies as a degree (from scratch, even!) or in one of the language centre courses! #ShoutOutForGerman
Translation goes esports! Human vs Machine live translation slams pit professional linguists against large language models. Our colleague Christophe Fricker runs them across the country. Join him in Warwick on 4 March for the next one. Details to follow!
#ShoutOutForGerman
Staff and students at Bristol University engaged in Christmas themed arts and crafts session.
It's #ShoutOutForGerman week! We are in the wonderful position here at Bristol to use, teach and research German culture and language every day. So, this week, we’ll shout out all the wonderful things that have happened last term!
First up, our wonderful “Weihnachtsbastelnachmittag” in December!
Hooray! Well done Christophe!!! 🤩
We are already excited! Mandy Poetzsch, our Language Director for German, will discuss why language learning is still relevant in times of AI.
Dr Steffan Davies stands in front of a PowerPoint outlining community events in the German Department at Bristol
It’s Welcome Week in the School of Modern Languages and we are truly delighted to welcome our incoming first year students studying German with us! And yes, the German Department is on Bluesky! Join and follow us here for all our news and community events!!
lecture theatre with empty seats
Welcome (back) to all our brand new students and returning students. We look very much forward to meeting our new first first year students this Friday during our welcome talk. We have reserved the seats below for you 😃
The British-German Association does outstanding work fostering ever closer ties between the UK and Germany. I'm delighted to support them and am grateful for all their hard work! 🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧
I'm Susanne Baumann - Germany's new Ambassador to the UK and I'm delighted to be back in London, where I started my diplomatic career.
I and my colleagues in London and Berlin are now looking forward to implementing the Kensington Treaty, the historic 🇬🇧🇩🇪 friendship treaty.
L' #AIG è ora anche su Bluesky!
Folgen Sie uns für Neuigkeiten zu Veranstaltungen, Publikationen und Initiativen im Bereich der #Germanistik in Italien – und darüber hinaus!
We're here to connect scholars, share resources, and foster dialogue across disciplines and borders!
#germanstudies 🖤 ❤️ 💛
Pretty happy to announce the forthcoming Special Issue of German Politics and Society about the meanings of "Heimat" in East Germany since the 1990s, which I co-edited with @jschuetz.bsky.social. See what you can expect 👇
Two student representatives and one colleague in the department of German stand in front of a banner stating “University of Bristol, Department of German, School of Modern Languages”.
It was wonderful to welcome so many prospective students to the German stand at today’s Open Day in the School of Modern Languages at the University of Bristol! It’s always so inspiring to hear all about your passion for studying German at university! #German #ModernLanguages #ShoutOutForGerman
We are delighted to announce the launch of this year’s 'A German Classic', our annual essay competition for sixth-form students run by the Oxford German Network.
This year, we invite students to engage with Rainer Maria Rilke's New Poems (Neue Gedichte).
www.ogn.ox.ac.uk/files/2025_r...
A screenshot of a league table, showing the German Department at the University of Bristol in 4th place in the UK. To the left a green arrow indicates the department has climbed one space, and to the right the overall score of 94% is shown.
We’re absolutely delighted that the German Department at the University of Bristol has been ranked 4th in the United Kingdom in the 2026 Complete University Guide, with a score of 94%! #German #ModernLanguages
We are thrilled that Susan Harrow has been appointed Deputy Chair of the Modern Languages & Linguistics Sub-Panel in REF 2029.
Susan writes: 'At this challenging time for the UK humanities, it is more important than ever to champion research across the full spectrum of our dynamic disciplines.'
We are pleased to announce that Susan Harrow, Professor of French at the University of Bristol, is the new General Editor of Legenda. Legenda is the MHRA’s book imprint for new research in the Humanities with titles ranging from medieval texts to contemporary cinema. www.mhra.org.uk/news/2025/05...
We are truly delighted that the 20-year anniversary edition of the historical sociolinguistics network conference is taking place at the University of Bristol from 21 to 23 May 2025. It’s being run by our own Dr Anna Havinga (German) and Dr James Hawkey (Hipla) #HiSoN
hison2025.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
A selection of book covers from fiction books available on the Libby app
Did you know that UoB students and staff can listen to audiobooks and read eBooks for free with the Libby App? Just select 'sign in via your library card' and login with your university email and password.
www.bristol.ac.uk/library/bris...
'Shockingly timely, this enticing, original and wonderfully researched book contributes to some of the most pressing debates of our time'
Congratulations to Dr @amycking.bsky.social who won the American Association for Italian Studies First Book Prize for The Politics of Sacrifice
🔗 bit.ly/3GLSuHj
📣 The draft programme for our Environmental Humanities Summer School has landed and we're so excited to share it with you: bit.ly/4miqI5k ✨
There's still time to apply but you'll need to get your skates on as the deadline is the 25th of May. More details here: bit.ly/4j3sAfi ✨
Prof Susan Harrow introducing Prof Bradley Stephens for his inaugural lecture; lecture theatre, University of Bristol
Congratulations to our colleague Prof. Bradley Stephens who delivered a superb Inaugural Lecture, 'Victor Hugo and the Making of Masculinity'.
Bradley was introduced by @susanharrow.bsky.social, Ashley Watkins Chair of French, Head of French.
What a wonderful evening celebrating Bradley🥂
We asked you to #ShoutOutForGerman, and you delivered! Thank you to everyone who took part - especially to all the German teachers and pupils across the UK!
It was wonderful seeing such an outpouring of joy and enthusiasm for the German language.
DANKE! 🖤❤️💛
If anyone was in any doubt that learning German is fun, they should check out #ShoutOutForGerman!
Thank you to everyone who took part in the campaign last week for highlighting the joys, benefits & importance of language learning.
We'll continue making the case for German in the UK.
A photo of the exterior of 21 Woodland Road, Bristol, which houses the German Department at the university
It was lovely to meet so many offer holders for #German at yesterday‘s #OpenDay in the School of Modern Languages at Bristol! Having the chance to talk with you all about your excitement for learning German was the perfect end to all the #ShoutOutForGerman activities across the country last week!
Many thanks to the German Embassy London @uk.diplo.de, the German Academic Exchange Service @daadworldwide.bsky.social, & the Goethe Institut UK @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social for all their work putting the #ShoutOutForGerman campaign together! Bristol German are very proud to have played a part!
