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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Art Exhibition: 'Epic Journeys'

18/04/2026 at 10.00

Visit Wolfson's latest exhibition 'Epic Journeys' featuring work by distinguished artist Hassan Aliyu.

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Lessons from WHO Non-Communicable Disease Initiative about Chronic Disease

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Making the Past: Historical Recreation and Material Culture

29/04/2026 at 13.00

How do recreations of clothes, food, and objects generate new questions and knowledge about historical practices and lived experience?

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Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu: Chain Reaction

29/04/2026 at 17.30

Join Wolfson's President, Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, for the launch of her new book, Chain Reaction.

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Symposium on Venture Builders

30/04/2026 at 09.00

Bridging Academic Insight and Practical Innovation in Startup Creation

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