Darren M O'Byrne

Dr Darren O'Byrne

BA MA PhD

Darren is a historian of modern Germany. His research explores the country's politics, government, and administration from 1871 to the present.

Darren M O'Byrne

Darren O’Byrne received his PhD in History from the University of Cambridge, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Politics and a Master’s Degree in the History of International Relations, both from University College Dublin. During his doctoral studies he was a DAAD research fellow at Berlin’s Humboldt University, and a visiting fellow at the Technical University in Berlin. Since receiving his PhD he has held a visiting fellowship at the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich, and taken up a position as a Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer in Modern German History at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics.

Darren is working on his first monograph, an interdisciplinary study of the civil service in Weimar and Nazi Germany. He is also working on different projects relating to sport and sports journalism in the interwar period.

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Poetry Trail

13/05/2024 at 12.00

Explore our new trail featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students for the forthcoming WolfWords Anthology Wild.

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Graduation Ceremony

17/05/2024 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

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Postgraduate Research Soirée

17/05/2024 at 17.45

Join Wolfson postgraduate students as they talk about their research in an informal evening of interesting presentations and friendly discussion – complete with wine and cheese! 

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Art Exhibition: Ceramics in the Bernard Leach Tradition

18/05/2024 at 10.00

A display of works from the Bradshaw-Bubier studio pottery collection.

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Lunchtime Concert: Student Musicians

18/05/2024 at 13.30

Wolfson College Music Society invites you to a concert given by some of our talented student performers.

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