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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Postgraduate Research Soirée

09/05/2024 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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Music and Madeira: Conversations with Angels

10/05/2024 at 18.30

The Alexandra Ensemble performs a programme of music by British composers for soprano and violin.

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Art Exhibition: Ceramics in the Bernard Leach Tradition

11/05/2024 at 10.00

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

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WolfWorks - Finishing off a dissertation

11/05/2024 at 10.00

This workshop will cover several aspects of formatting and proofreading a dissertation.

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Lunchtime Lecture & Concert: A Glimpse into Hindustani Music

11/05/2024 at 13.30

A lunchtime lecture and concert focussed on k̲h̲ayāl, a system of vocal music within the broader universe of Hindustani music.

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