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Exposing a Nazi: The exhibition destroying a myth

13 Jun 2019

In 1941, the Nazis banned Emil Nolde from painting, for life. For the past 50 years, many Germans have viewed him as the persecuted artist but now a...

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How Churchill Waged War

21 Nov 2018

A newly-published book by Churchill Archives Centre Director Allen Packwood illuminates the agonising decisions faced by the Prime Minister during...

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How 9,000 lists written over 300 years are helping to test theories of economic growth

03 Jul 2018

The handwritten inventories had lain largely untouched for centuries. Sand used to dry the ink still lay between the pages. Written neatly inside...

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At the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding

Cambridge and LMU announce plans for strategic partnership

29 May 2018

Two of Europe’s leading research universities have announced the first step towards plans for a unique ‘strategic partnership’ – underlining the...

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Exhibition highlights the untold story of Nazi victims in the Channel Islands

19 Oct 2017

The untold stories of slave labourers, political prisoners and Jews who were persecuted during the German occupation of the Channel Islands during...

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Girl, boy

Boy, girl... or intersex? Law and gender

19 Oct 2017

Boy or girl? This is one of the first questions all new parents are asked. In a small percentage of cases, the answer isn’t straightforward: the...

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A house in Darmstadt destroyed by an Allied bombing raid.

World War II bombing associated with resilience, not ‘German Angst’

23 Jun 2017

Experiencing traumatic events may be associated with greater mental resilience among residents rather than causing widespread angst, suggests a study...

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Opinion: Macron’s European trap

10 May 2017

Despite its novelty, Emmanuel Macron's election victory in France points to one important continuity, argues Dr Chris Bickerton.

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Winner of Germany’s most prestigious research award to speak in Cambridge

22 Feb 2017

Historian Prof. Dr. Lutz Raphael, recipient of the 2013 Leibniz Prize, will deliver first in an annual series of lectures

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Opinion: Angela Merkel to run again: why she's the antithesis of Donald Trump in a post-truth world

21 Nov 2016

In this article, Katharina Karcher from the Department of German and Dutch discusses the election prospects of the self-described “chancellor for...

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Merkel took a hit at the polls but so have most other European leaders.

Opinion: German election: is this really a verdict on Merkel’s open door to refugees?

15 Mar 2016

Katharina Karcher (Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages) discusses Germany's regional elections, which saw major gains made by the right-wing...

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How artisans used colour printing to add another dimension to woodcuts

21 Jan 2016

An exhibition of early colour printing in Germany shines a light on the ways in which technology jump-started a revolution in image making. The...

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