August 2022
The Sail, Bremerhaven
This will be our first ‚weekend away‘ as a Society: from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st August, we will be enjoying both Bremerhaven’s famed five-yearly show The Sail and a range of social events arranged by our dedicated local members, Angela Daniel and Lindell Smith.
Definitely a date for your 2022 diaries (as soon as you get them…)
September 2021
Annual Dinner
Psst! Do you hear that? What is that rustling noise…?
That’s right! It’s the sound of your dinner suits and evening dresses asking to be let back out of the wardrobe after 18 months. Let’s hope they get a chance.
Save the date: Saturday, 20th November.
September 2021
Freshers‘ Event
Last year, even Corona couldn’t stop us from holding what has become something of an annual fixture for our Society: the Freshers‘ Event. Unlike in previous years, however, the 2020 event took place as a very lively set of Zoom sessions!
This year, too, we will be providing an opportunity for those headed to Oxford and Cambridge from northern Germany to get to know each other prior to leaving. If at all possible, we will be holding an in-person event in Hamburg on the evening Friday, 10th September. Please save the date – and contact us – to be kept imformed.
Februar 2021
Online talk
We will be beginning the year with what promises to be a fascinating lecture by Charlie Schoonman, a geophysicist at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven. By interpreting seismological field observations from Greenland and Antarctica, she investigates the physical processes controlling glaciers and their sensitivity to climate change – and at 6pm CET on Wednesday, 24th February, Charlie will be explaining to us precisely how listening to Greenland’s glaciers helps to predict sea level rises in the future. As for previous talks, please sign up using the events app; access codes will be sent out in the days immediately preceding the event.
October 2020
Online talk
We are delighted to announce that we will be offering a talk on the life and work of Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first man of African descent recordedat a European university – Wittenberg, in Germany, in the mid-18th century. A largely forgotten figure until recently, a major Berlin thoroughfare will soon be named in his honour; and as our speaker Dwight K. Lewis PhD, whose dissertation was titled „Amo’s Philosophy and Reception: from the Origins through the Encyclopédie“, will explain, Amo also has a connection to Hamburg. Sign-up using our app will be from early October onwards.
September 2020
Freshers‘ Event
As in previous years, we will be holding an event for freshers headed to Oxford and Cambridge from northern Germany to get to know each other – and to ask questions about life at the Universities of us and our volunteers currently studying there. Unlike in previous years, this event will take place online! Please sign up using our app and we will reply with details on joining the meeting
June 2020
Online talk
We will be holding our first wholly digital event at 6.15pm on Thursday, 11th June with a lecture on Brexit, focussing on the legal issues at stake, from a true authority on the topic, Professor Jörg Terhechte. The talk will take place using Zoom; if you wish to attend, please sign up using our app and we will reply with details on joining the meeting. We welcome your guests and, as ever, participants from other Oxford and Cambridge Societies.
April 2020
NB: Cancelled due to coronavirus Hamburg Marathon
We are delighted to announce that the Society will be fielding a four-person, two-University relay team at this year’s Hamburg Marathon on 19th April. E-mail us for details on where to gather and cheer on our four plucky runners!
March 2020
NB: Cancelled due to coronavirus Boat Races
The boatiest of our Boat Race events yet will see us gather at the home of an Olympian rower and member of the winning Cambridge First Eight in 2007(!) for the usual hurling of abuse and armchair commentary but with some actual expertise on the subject matter at hand. Members who register in the app will receive details in good time
Spring dinner
In another of our semi-regular formal dinners at the Anglo-German Club, it will, on 5th March, once again be time to don suits, ties, and dresses for an evening of fine dining and plush carpets at our favourite Alster-side location. Sign up in the app.
February 2020
Brunch at Literaturhauscafé
Join us on 2nd February for a relaxed brunch at this superb location on the banks of the Alster. We have a private room, but space is limited, so do sign up in advance using the events app.
December 2019
Christmas Market Meet-up
To celebrate the Society’s fourth full year, join us for an informal mid-week gathering in the third week of December at the Eppendorfer Weihnachtsmarkt on Marie-Jonas-Platz for high-calorie refreshments of the Christmassy kind. Enquire by e-mail if you wish to attend.
Photography exhibition
We will be meeting at Hamburg’s renowned photography exhibition space Deichtorhallen for an after-work guided tour of Paolo Pellegrin’s UN’ANTOLOGIA on 5th December and will make dinner arrangements afterwards for those wanting to stay in town. Sign-up using the app.
November 2019
Black Tie Dinner
The Fourth Annual Dinner of the Oxbridge Society with guest of honour Jeremy Cliffe, International Editor of the New Statesman, will be taking place of 16th November at the Anglo-German Club; the invitation has been sent to members. We look forward to continuing what has become one of our favourite traditions this year; please contact us by e-mail if you have not received the invitation and would like to attend.
September 2019
Talk by Prof. Lothar Wieler
On Thursday 12th September, we shall have the honour of hosting internationally renowned expert on infectious diseases Prof. Lothar Wieler, President of the Robert Koch Insitute, for a talk on the subject of global health security. Sign-up using the events app for details on the location and how to pay.
Freshers‘ Event
If you are starting at Oxford or Cambridge this autumn, join us from 6pm on Friday 7th September (at the usual bar-café in Hamburg-Eppendorf) for an informal information evening. Contact us by e-mail to find out details on how to sign up.
June 2019
Summer Garden Party
It’s year four now, so you know the drill: barbecued delights in the beautiful grounds of the Anglo-German Club if the weather is nice, curries upstairs if it isn’t. The scores to date: BBQ 1, Curries 2. Sign-up using the events app.
Stand-up paddling
For our first genuinely sporty event, we have secured the use of 10 stand-up paddling boards and the attentions of one stand-up paddling trainer for the evening of Friday, 7th June. Why not join us for this after-work outing on the Alster (or perhaps more of an inning…)? Use the events app to (not particularly) secure your place.
April 2019
Boat Races
The location couldn’t be more apt: we’ll be watching this year’s epic Thames contest (Sunday, 7th April) between our two venerable institutions in the suitably boat-y surroundings of the Alster-side Norddeutscher Regatta Verein, starting with a lunch buffet at 1pm (races at 3:20pm and 4:20pm CET). E-mail sign-up here, please.
March 2019
Museum Tour
Join us on Thursday, 21st March for an after-work tour of Hamburg’s Museum of Arts and Crafts (Museum Kunst und Gewerbe, MKG) on the wide-ranging topic of European and Asian power-centres in the 16th to 18th centuries. Use the app to register.
February 2019
Dinner with the Consul
It will be our very great honour to host the Honorary Consul of the United Kingdom in Hamburg, Nicholas Teller, for a formal dinner on 20th February. The Consul will deliver a short after-dinner speech and is looking forward to meeting our members personally. Sign up via the app to attend.
Kohlpartie
After two years in which we kept up the wintry north German tradition, we will once again be taking to a long, straight road near Hamburg for strolling and bowling accompanied by piles of steaming kale and back-straightening schnaps. The event will take place on Sunday 3rd February; sign up by app or e-mail for details.
December 2018
Christmas market meet-up
With the Society’s third full year drawing to a close, join us for an informal mid-week gathering in the second week of December at the Eppendorfer Weihnachtsmarkt on Marie-Jonas-Platz for mulled wine, fried snacks dredged in sugar, and the sound of (recorded) sleighbells ringing. Sign-up using the app for date and precise details.
November 2018
Black-tie dinner
With two highly successful formal dinners at the Anglo-German Club under our belt, we will be continuing what is now a tradition with the Third Annual Dinner of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hamburg on 3rd November. The evening’s guest speaker is German public service broadcasting’s „woman in London“ Annette Dittert, ARD senior foreign correspondent, who will be offering an entertaining and informative talk on the subject of Britain, Brexit, and house boats.
Violin concert
Our treasurer Andreas will be hosting young violinist Dmytro Udovychenko in his home and has kindly extended an exclusive invitation to members of the Society. Dmytro recently won second prize at the international Joseph-Joachim Violinist Competition in Hannover and will be offering a range of music on Friday, 16th November. Members of the Society please contact the Committee by e-mail to register.
October 2018
Author reading with Anselm Rodenhausen
Dr. Anselm Rodenhausen is a writer and lawyer who has advised international tech-companies and is now working for the European Commission in Brussels on digital policy files (AI, Blockchain, online platform regulation). He is also a writer who has produced a gripping thriller called Zernetzt about a new kind of social network with a dark secret from which he will be reading to us on 21st October. Use the events app to sign up.
September 2018
Information evening for freshers
Live in northern Germany and got a place at Oxford or Cambridge starting this autumn? Join us from 6pm on Friday 7th September and ask all those questions that we wish somebody would have been able to answer when we were getting ready to go. Just contact us to find out about where we be holding the event and what to expect.
July 2018
Summer Garden Party
Following the success of the last two, we will be holding our third Summer Garden Party at the Anglo-German Club from 6pm onwards on 6th July; we are delighted to once again be joining forces with the Harvard Club Hamburg for this year’s edition. Invitations to follow by group e-mail.
June 2018
Museum tour
This tour of the Museum für Völkerkunde takes a critical look at how ethnographic museums of this kind began operating and the assumptions on which they based their activities; it also explains how the museum is now engaging with the descendents of groups who were the subject of colonial-era interest. This weekday after-work event is scheduled for Thursday, 14th June. Use the events app to book.
April 2018
Spring Dinner
It’s time for another one of our classic, formal-hall-style dinners at the Anglo-German Club on 11th April. Space is limited, so respond to the e-mail invitation early to avoid disappointment.
March 2018
Boat Race Event
For the second year running, a Hamburg-based alumni with an extremely large television screen has kindly agreed to host us for an afternoon/evening of good-natured inter-University abuse based on the performance of 18 current students on the Thames on 24th March. Details on request by e-mail.
February 2018
Grünkohlwanderung
After last year’s successful event in this north German tradition, we’ll be meeting for more buccholic strolling, steaming kale, and back-straightening schnaps this February. Sign up for precise details about location and time.
January 2018
Sunday brunch
Join us for a relaxed Sunday brunch at Café Borchers in Eppendorf, a popular destination for a late breakfast/early lunch near the university hospital and within post-prandial walking distance of the Alster. Details about reservation by e-mail or using the app.
December 2017
Christmas market meet-up
To round off a fantastic year for the Society, join us at the charming Eppendorfer Weihnachtsmarkt on Marie-Jonas-Platz for mulled wine and calorific snacks a-plenty (you’ll note that we’re studiously avoiding mention of the weather). Details on signing up (e-mail or using the app).
November 2017
Black-tie Dinner
Following last year’s successful formal dinner at the Anglo-German Club, we will be holding the Second Annual Dinner of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hamburg on 4th November; our guest speaker is the author of a book about Volkswagen and will be giving us his insider’s perspective on the challenges facing the carmaker. Invitations will follow to members in due course.
October 2017
Exhibition tour at the Kunsthalle
Join us for an after-work tour of the latest edition of the „Honey, I re-arranged the collection“ series at the Hamburg Kunsthalle on Thursday 12th October. Registration by e-mail.
September 2017
Information evening for freshers
Headed to Oxford or Cambridge this autumn? Join us from 6pm on Friday 8th September and ask all those questions that we wish somebody would have been able to answer when we were getting ready to go. We will have current students at both universities on hand to provide you with the most up-to-date insiders‘ perspective possible. Please contact us by e-mail to find out about the location.
July 2017
Summer Garden Party
Following the success of last year’s event, we will be holding our second Summer Garden Party at the Anglo-German Club from 6pm onwards on 12th July; we are delighted to be joining forces with the Harvard Club Hamburg for this year’s edition. As there will be no fixed seating arrangements, we look forward to welcoming as many members of the Society with friends/family as possible. To help us plan, please let us know if you are attending by replying to the invitation by 14th June.
May 2017
Lunch-time talk on UK General Election
We will have the great pleasure of hosting Jeremy Cliffe of The Econmist, who will be offering us the insight he gained into British politics as author of the weekly’s „Bagehot“ column two weeks before the snap election on 8th June. Central Hamburg location t.b.c.; contact the Society to reserve your space.
April 2017
Boat Race Event
A Hamburg-based alumni with an extremely large television screen has kindly agreed to host us for an afternoon/evening of good natured inter-University abuse based on the performance of 18 current students on the Thames on 2nd April. Details on request by e-mail.
March 2017
Spring Dinner
We will be holding one of our classic dinners at the Anglo-German Club on 22nd March. Space is limited, to respond to the e-mail invitation early to avoid disappointment.
February 2017
Grünkohlwanderung
If you’re Northern German, this will need no further explanation. If not, just trust us on this one. We meet at 2.30pm on Sunday 19th February at Poppenbüttel S-Bahn. There will be walking, kale, and perhaps some schnaps.
January 2017
New Year’s Brunch
Join us at 10am on Saturday 21st January for brunch by the Alster. Please confirm your attendance by e-mail in advance as spaces are limited.
November 2016
Black-Tie Dinner
On 12th November, the Society will be holding a black-tie dinner at the Anglo-German Club with an after-dinner speech by the publisher of a renowned weekly newspaper. Invitations will be sent to members in due course.
October 2016
Museum tour
We have organised a private tour of the Salonfähig exhibition about literary hostesses and ladies of letters at the Jenisch-Haus in Hamburg. The tour will start mid-afternoon on Saturday, 22nd October, and we will arrange coffee and refreshments afterwards. Please e-mail if you would like to join the tour.
September 2016
Information evening for freshers
Headed to Oxford or Cambridge this autumn? Join us from 6pm on Thursday 15th September and ask all those questions that we wish somebody would have been able to answer when we were getting ready to go. Whether you’re starting a first degree or going as a post-grad, we’re looking forward to meeting and helping you prior to departure. Please contact us by e-mail to find out about the location.
July 2016
Summer Garden Party
From 6pm onwards on 13th July, we will have the run of the Anglo-German Club’s splendid Alster-side gardens for the evening . Weather permitting, there will be a barbecue and buffet. As there will be no fixed seating arrangements, we look forward to welcoming as many members of the Society with friends/family as possible. To give our hosts a rough idea of numbers, please let us know if you are planning to attend, however, using the Doodle link in the invitation e-mail.
June 2016
Lunch with Ambassador Anthony Gardner
On 14th June, we will be enjoying lunch with a talk by the US envoy to the European Union, Anthony Gardner. All details by e-mail to the Society.
Museum tour
There will be a private tour of the Falckenberg Collection for members of the Oxbridge Society Hamburg on 11th June, late afternoon, followed by dinner at a nearby restaurant. Please contact us by e-mail if you intend to come.
March 2016
Spring Dinner
Our first Anglo-German Club Dinner as the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hamburg will be taking place on 30th March 2016. Please confirm your attendance by 14th March latest by e-mail.
January 2016
Planning meeting for 2016
In order to set out our activities for our first year as a society, we will be meeting for an informal planning session on the afternoon of Sunday 24th January.
December 2015
Christmas Brunches, 13th and 20th December
Due to the excellent response to our Doodle survey – and in order to avoid disappointment for a sizeable portion of those who replied – we have decided to hold two Christmas Brunches.
The first will start at 10am, 13th December at:
gloria Café-Bar
Bellealliancestraße 31-33
20259 Hamburg
A buffet brunch costs €12.90 per person, with a drinks supplement of €10.00 for unlimited coffee and soft drinks.
The second, on 20th December, will also start at 10am:
Alex Hamburg im Alsterpavillon
Jungfernstieg 54
20354 Hamburg
The buffet costs €15.50; drinks are charged extra as ordered.
Please feel free to attend either – or both!