German at Durham

25/07/2020

This weekend is the Online Student Conference!
Check out the schedule and join in via Zoom for many interesting panels and presentations from German learners all over the world!

Join us for two days exploring the concept of Gemeinschaft across the different fields of German Studies. Please note: All times are BST. Saturday, 25 July 2020 10:00-10:30 Conference opening Welco…

08/06/2020

Online Student Conference in German Studies, July 25-26!

We are happy to announce our Online Student Conference funded by the DAAD and organised in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen and the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam.

Please make sure to give our Facebook site a like and check out our website and the Call for Papers if you are interested.

Submissions are open until July 3!

Offizielle Seite der Online Studierendenkonferenz zum Thema “Gemeinschaft”, die vom 25. bis 26. Juli 2020 stattfindet. Organisiert vom DAAD in Kollaboration mit den Universitäten Durham und Aberdeen sowie dem Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam.

21/02/2020

Am Mittwoch, den 26. Februar veranstalten wir wieder einen Spieleabend!
Dieses Mal haben wir Gäste aus Karlsruhe -- es lohnt sich also auf jeden Fall, vorbeizuschauen.

Treffpunkt ist um 19 Uhr in der DSU!

14/02/2020

We are happy to announce two very interesting lectures next Tuesday, February 18, at 4 and 5pm respectively.

Darius Rahimi-Laridjani of the in the UK will be delivering talks about

After the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Where is the World Headed to?
https://www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/about/events/?eventno=45912

and

Why the Iran Nuclear Deal Matters (and how it came about)
https://www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/about/events/?eventno=45913

Both take place at Room IM102, SGIA, Al-Qasimi Building, Durham University

Students and members of the public are welcome to attend!

13/02/2020

It's time for another Sprachcafé!

We'll meet again as usual at the DSU on Monday at 6pm!

All levels welcome (:

31/01/2020

Games Night at Durham Student Union!

Join us on Monday, February 3rd, from 6pm onwards in our German language games night for some relaxed card and board games. All levels welcome!

17/01/2020

It's time for the first language cafe of the new year!
Come along to Durham Student Union on Monday, January 20, from 6PM to practise your German and other languages!

04/12/2019

The German Ambassador, Dr Peter Wittig, is visiting Durham next week to give a talk on "The UK and Germany in a Changing Europe".

Everybody interested is welcome!
When: December 10, 4:15 PM
Where: Elvet Riverside, ER 142

14/11/2019

Am Montag, den 18. November, findet um 18 Uhr der nächste Spieleabend statt!
Alle, die gerne Karten- und Brettspiele auf Deutsch in gemütlicher Atmosphäre spielen, sind herzlich eingeladen!

22/10/2019

Tomorrow's the info session for this year's theatre workshop!

We meet at 3 PM in ER 204.

Everybody is welcome to attend regardless of language level and acting experience. We mostly want to have fun and practise our German with some improv games. In the second term we will rehearse the play Die Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.

Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow!

21/10/2019

Dear all,
The Language Café is back!
The first Language Café this term will take place on the 4th of November 2019 from 6-8pm.
Like last year, we will meet in the DSU (Student Union at Elvet Riverside).

We are looking forward to seeing many of you there.