We’re pleased to share this opportunity from the British-German Association. A great role for anyone committed to strengthening German in UK schools and universities – please take a look and share with your networks:

We know about the extraordinary work teachers and advocates of German do day in and day out. Their dedication opens doors and inspires. Today we celebrated them with an award ceremony. "Danke" to all those who do this work to open doors to new cultures, friendships and opportunities!

We've got ten Germany gift bags up for grabs! All you have to do is answer three questions correctly for a chance to win 1 of 10 goody bags that includes a Germany World Cup scarf and one Germany men's national team Playmobil figure. ⚽️ uk.diplo.de/competition

Do you feel like you would be perfect for our Learning Executive role? If so, head on over to our website and apply by 28th June! (1/4)

The Great Exhibition Road Festival might be over but is has left many happy memories, non more so than the colourful giant hand-crafted puppets from Serendipity Arts Festival parading on Exhibition Road & interacting with visitors 📅 Save the date for - 19 & 20 June 2027 @exrdfestival.bsky.social

With Kultur Ensemble we have opened a shared space for exchange, creativity and mutual inspiration.

...and a range of thought-provoking themes surrounding Weimar Germany. Thank you to our in-person and online audience for their fantastic contributions. If you missed it, the recording is now available on our YouTube channel.

Last week, we had the pleasure of collaborating with the @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social for an event showcasing Katja Hoyer's new book, Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe. Joined by Julia Boyd, the discussion explored both the intricacies of Katja’s research process... (1/2)

FLIGHT PATHS: Of Avian Lives and Human Survival 8 June 6–7:30 pm Creative-Critical Readings and Translations in English and German www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

While in-person tickets have now sold out, you can still join us by registering for the free livestream on Zoom. To sign up, just visit our website via the link in our bio. (2/2)

We’re excited for our upcoming event on Tuesday 12 May with @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social. Historian Kayla Hoyer will present her new book, Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe, and join Julia Boyd in exploring Germany’s tumultuous period in the years between the two World Wars. (1/2)

📢 The Goethe‑Institut London is hiring! German-speaking Social Media Manager (part‑time) & Head of Library and Library Events📱📚 Work where culture, language & international exchange come together 🌍✨ Apply now – or help us find the right people by sharing 🔁💬 www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ue...

📢 The Goethe‑Institut London is hiring! German-speaking Social Media Manager (part‑time) & Head of Library and Library Events📱📚 Work where culture, language & international exchange come together 🌍✨ Apply now – or help us find the right people by sharing 🔁💬 www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ue...

📢 Kafka events this term! ⏰ 8 May, 5.30pm - Kafka’s Dreams: A Fragile Legacy (Isolde Schiffermüller) 📍 Taylorian, Oxford or online ⏰4 June, 4pm - The Silent Songs of Josefine (Can Bilir) 🎼 📍 Holywell Music Room, Oxford Book your free place now: tinyurl.com/497z58aj #franzkafka

This event is organised in partnership with the German Consulate General in Edinburgh & Goethe-Institut Glasgow @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social, the Consulate General of Ireland in Edinburgh, the Consulate General of Italy in Edinburgh & Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Edimburgo.

Celebrate #EuropeDay with us at the @ifecosse.bsky.social🎬 Enjoy a curated selection of comedy short films from across Europe, including Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain & France! 🎟️ Info & booking: ifecosse.org.uk/events-agenda/europe-day-european-comedy-short-films-screening/

Join us this Thursday for our online event: "A New World Order". Prof. Richard G. Whitman, an expert in International Relations at the University of Kent, will be in conversation with Evie Aspinall, Director of the British Foreign Policy Group. (1/3)

IAS Book Launch: Edith Wharton and German Culture 23 April 6-8pm Each chapter centers on one main novel or theme recurring in a group of works including poetry, plays and short fiction, as well as posthumously published autobiographical work. www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Friday, 1st May 2026 (19:00) at The Goethe Institute in London Tickets: www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...

🚨📽️ UK screening tour of acclaimed new German documentary Das deutsche Volk - NEXT WEEK!📽️🚨 There will be a Q&A with the director Marcin Wierzchowski after each screening. In cinemas in NEWCASTLE (Mon), LEEDS (Tues), GLASGOW (Wed), EDINBURGH (Thursday) & LONDON (Fri). Details & tickets below 🧵

Our festivalofeuropescotland.org has a full programme of events in Glasgow. First up (9 May) is a European Language Day, including a language speak-dating session where you can explore: Polish, Italian, Spanish, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, German, French. Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-l...

Apply now for "Kicking Off Connections" to go on a fully-funded exchange to 🇩🇪! The programme is one of the Goethe-Institut UK’s flagship youth‑mobility projects, part of the #KensingtonTreaty. 📆 7–17 June 2026, Mönchengladbach & London 👉 for ages 14-17 ℹ️ www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/sp...

📚 Two German authors have been shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize. Shida Bazyar's 'The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran' was translated from German by Ruth Martin. 'The Director' by Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin) marks his second time to be shortlisted.

Have housemaids staged a comeback? Join us next Thursday for the final lecture in our Spring Series! 📅 Nicole Kramer (Universität zu Köln) will give a talk on 'The Return of the Maidservant? The Hidden History of Long-Term Care for Older People' at Pushkin House (with Zoom option). 1/4

Only a few days left to apply for our PhD and Postdoc Scholarships at the GHIL! Applications close 31 March! Find out more: www.ghil.ac.uk/opportunitie... #skystorians #scholarship #phd #postdoc

The groundbreaking 🇩🇪🇬🇧 #KensingtonTreaty responds to the challenges of a new era, setting out key areas of cooperation to foster security, prosperity & people-to-people exchanges between 🇩🇪&🇬🇧. Today, the Bundesrat, representing the German states, approved the law on the treaty.

As we are now deep into March, let’s have a look at some hare-themed German phrases for this week’s #WordyWednesday! There seems to be a great variety of sayings that all touch on different situations. Do you have a particular favourite, or maybe even some more that you may know?

Join us for this year's edition of Earth Month, a vibrant celebration of culture and climate action through discussions, film, workshops and more! 🌱 16-25 April in Edinburgh & Glasgow In partnership w/ @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social & Alliance française Glasgow www.ifecosse.org.uk/festivals-an...

Brand new dance couple alert: Motsi Mabuse, best known to audiences in 🇬🇧 and 🇩🇪 as dance show judge, will dance with Elmo on the German version of Sesame Street. The new series will be broadcast in the autumn. "Sesamstrasse" has been produced in Hamburg for more than 50 years.

📣 Now available to pre-order: Wuschel, our new interactive exhibition for primary schools! Axel Scheffler launched it this week at the Goethe-Institut London. His original Wuschel drawings are now on display and exhibition kits are ready to pre-order via: www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/sp... #Giamgine

In partnership with consulates-general in Edinburgh from Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain and France; @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @ifecosse.bsky.social Italian Institute of Culture, Romanian Cultural Institute @espanfilmf.bsky.social  Tickets:  www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agend...

Curious where German can take you?🚀✨ Join us for a day of workshops, career talks, study options and networking with German companies shaping the future. 📅 16 April 2026 📍 Keele University 🔗 Register via www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve... #CareerRoadshow #Gimagine #GoetheInstitutUK

Samuel Clowes Huneke will be in conversation about their new book that brings to life the unrelenting defiance of queer women in fascist Germany. 🗓️ 9th March 17:00 📍 Goethe-Institut Glasgow 🔗 buff.ly/dqvLYvw @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @schuneke.bsky.social @uoftpress.bsky.social

A nod to St David’s Day! We’re celebrating one of the first true signs that spring has sprung: the daffodil. In true German style, daffodil becomes a wonderfully descriptive compound noun - Osterglocke. Literally ‘Easter’ and ‘bell’. It captures both the flower’s shape and the season it ‘rings’ in!

🧑‍🎓 German Career Roadshow in Keele - find out what career opportunities can open up when you learn German at school or university. 📆 16 April 2026 📍 Keele University ℹ️ Registration is open: www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...

Susie Dent: Foreign languages help children decode English | The Times

One of the greatest UK-German duos of all time is releasing a third Gruffalo book: Gruffalo Granny. The decades-long artistic partnership between Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler has seen the 🇬🇧🇩🇪 dream team release 30+ books. Here's to more Grüffelo! 🤩

The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators is now OPEN! 🎉 Over the next few weeks, secondary school students aged 11-18 will be translating short competition texts from six languages. 📚 🔗 For more information, visit: www.queens.ox.ac.uk/research-at-... #AntheaBellPrize #CreativeTranslation

DANKE to everyone who took part in #ShoutOutForGerman week! 🖤❤️💛 We loved seeing so much joy, enthusiasm and love for the German language!

#ShoutOutForGerman - Learning German is not just an academic exercise - it's an invaluable skill for life and work. In German Week 2026, why not check out the data for Scottish Apprenticeships : www.apprenticeships.scot/events/scott...

#ShoutOutForGerman 🤩

We couldn't agree more with Sascha! And even if you missed out learning German at school, you can still pick it up later in life, for example during your studies as a degree (from scratch, even!) or in one of the language centre courses! #ShoutOutForGerman

📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies! It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026. The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400. Further details 👇 #ShoutOutForGerman

We asked guests to tell us their favourite German word at a reception for German-speaking civil servants, as part of #ShoutOutForGerman week. Alongside some top-notch animal names, we got some fantastic compound words and a few untranslatables too! What's yours? 🤔

This week’s #WordyWednesday is embracing the wintry feel... Have you heard of “Schnee von Gestern”? It’s a great way to say that something is old news. It can even be used in a way that matches the English saying ‘water under the bridge’, depending on the context of conversation! #ShoutOutForGerman

Where could YOUR German take YOU? Here's a short video to share some ideas during German Week 2026! ❤️ #ShoutOutForGerman @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social @germancgedinburgh.bsky.social

Thanks to Judith Blum, the Culture & Politics Officer from German Consulate General, for making the journey to Bishopbriggs today. As part of our German week activities, Judith met with some senior German pupils. #ShoutOutForGerman  #Gimagine @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @scilt.bsky.social

What a start to German Week 2026 when the Munich Supercrew visited us in Bishopbriggs yesterday. Thanks to the Goethe Institut for your support. @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @scilt.bsky.social cilt.bsky.social #ShoutOutForGerman  #Gimagine

📰Our latest newsletter features interesting and inspiring articles from partners such as @ifecosse.bsky.social, @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social, Alliance Française de Glasgow, UK-German Connection and others! Read these and more via our website: loom.ly/g__YtvA

It's German Week! 19-24 January 2026 There are activities here for everyone - you don't have to be teaching German to take part! buff.ly/7nxS6aP #ShoutOutForGerman