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#FunFactFriday: you liked our post about 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀, so here's more! Did you know it's common in 🇩🇪 for bottles to be put next to public bins, so that others can collect the deposit? Campaigns encourage it & some cities even provide bottle holders! ♻️

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Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz question was this: buff.ly/3Xkj2Vk And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

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#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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🚨CFP: GHS Annual Conference🚨 The GHS are proud to share the call for papers for our upcoming conference at the University of Loughborough on the 4-6 September 2025 The deadline for applications is 19 April 2025. For more info see: www.germanhistorysoc... #GermanHistSoc2025

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#TwinningTuesday: Dundee-Würzburg Twinning Association (DWTA) have helped set up a library of German books at local secondary Grove Academy - a fantastic example of how twinning & schools can work together! The school is now preparing for their next visit to Germany in March.

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#WhyLearnGerman? Because 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝘀 are fun! Many of you enjoyed our recent post about prefixes, so here's part 2. As you can see, there are lots of similarities with English. Who knew German could be so easy? 😊 Can you guess what "traumhaft" is in English?

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Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz was this: https://buff.ly/430Z59P And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

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📢 BGA event: 𝗞𝗮𝗽𝘂𝘁! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲 - Rhian Chilcott (Berlin Global Advisors) in conversation with Wolfgang Münchau (Director at EuroIntelligence) @eurobriefing.bsky.social 📅 Tue 25 Feb at 6.30pm 🗺️ On Zoom 👉 Join the BGA & register here: britishgermanassociation.org/event/kaput-...

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#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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Last night, BGA Chairman Peter Barnes & Dr Tamara Aberle were delighted to attend the 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗴𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 & 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵-𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 hosted by UK Ambassador @andrewmitchell67.bsky.social (left) in Berlin, with a keynote address by Parliamentary State Secretary @nielsannen.bsky.social.

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#FunFactFriday: there's been much debate about a 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 for single-use drinks containers in the UK, now planned for 2027. But did you know that Germany has had this since 2003? A scheme for glass bottles has existed for over a century! ♻️

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Yesterday, Susan Reed, Lead Curator of German Collections at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social, held a show & tell session for BGA members on British-German items from their archives 📚 Fascinating to see evidence of the strength and depth of UK-German relations over the centuries!

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Cardiff University is proposing to scrap modern language degrees, incl. German - a deeply concerning step: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/card... Read about the vital role of language skills here: britishgermanassociation.org/11849-2/ A petition is underway: www.change.org/p/save-mlang...

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Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz was this: https://buff.ly/41gsFqB And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

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#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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Applications are now open for UK-German Connection's 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀! A chance for UK secondary pupils to spend 2 weeks with a host family in Germany & experience German culture & language first-hand. For details & to book a place for a Q&A webinar, go to: ukgermanconnection.org/yp/get-invol...

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📢 We are delighted to be cooperating with @lbilondon.bsky.social and @wienerlibrary.bsky.social in presenting this online talk by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 at 𝟳𝗽𝗺. Please follow the link in the post below to book!

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#WhyLearnGerman? Because 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝘀 are easy! Once you've learnt them, use them to create new words - or to work out what they mean in combination with many different nouns, verbs & adjectives 🤓 Here are some examples with the verb "machen" (to make or do).

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#FunFactFriday: a shocking 50 years since a female driver competed in F1 (https://buff.ly/3CDWt70), do you know Germany's female motorsports pioneers? 𝗖𝗹ä𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 was the 1st person to drive around the world & 𝗝𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗞𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘁 was the 1st woman to win the Dakar Rally.

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Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz was this: https://buff.ly/4aTzGR9 And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

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#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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#TwinningTuesday: East Grinstead (UK) & Mindelheim (DE) have been twinned since 1994 - also sharing other twin towns in IT, AT, ES & FR. Last year, young people from all these places met in Germany for their regular 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀. A cake marked Mindelheim's twinning anniversary! @wsccnews.bsky.social

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#WhyLearnGerman? To shout about it! It's 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 this week. If you're in Scotland, share your enthusiasm & activities using #ScotlandLovesLanguages ❤️ And from 17 to 21 March, join @uk.diplo.de's UK-wide #ShoutOutForGerman campaign! See the Ambassador's post below for details 👇

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#FunFactFriday: 29 January was the UCAS "equal consideration" deadline for UK university applications. But did you know that 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 work rather differently in Germany? Here are are some key facts that may surprise you! 🤯

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On Wednesday, we were part of the 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 at Durham University with @gi-london.bsky.social, @languagesdurham.bsky.social, UK-German Connection and DAAD UK & Ireland. Really good to talk to Y8-Y13 pupils & uni students about the many career opportunities with German! ℹ️

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📢 We are delighted to be cooperating with @lbilondon.bsky.social in presenting this online talk by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 at 𝟳𝗽𝗺. Please follow the link in the post below to book!

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On Tuesday, the BGA was delighted to welcome members of the German finance community in London to our 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, kindly hosted by Konstanze Nardi at EY, with guest speaker Franziska Kayser from KKR and @germanambuk.bsky.social Miguel Berger from @uk.diplo.de.

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📢 BGA event: 𝗕𝗚𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗗/𝗟𝗕 - join us for this great opportunity to network & share ideas! 📅 Thu 6 Feb at 6.30pm 🗺️ NORD/LB, One Wood Street, London EC2V 7WT 👉 Join the BGA & register here: britishgermanassociation.org/event/bga-re...

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Today’s #HolocaustRemembranceDay marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, where over 1.1m people were murdered, including 1m Jews. King Charles has travelled there for the memorial event, making him the first British monarch to visit @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social.

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#FunFactFriday: "Conclave" by German director Edward Berger has been nominated for Best Picture at the #AcademyAwards, while German coproduction 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗴 by Mohammad Rasoulof (who has lived in Germany) is in the running for Best International Film!

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Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz was this: https://buff.ly/40FGxu1 And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

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#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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#TwinningTuesday: twinning between 𝗢𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗺 (UK) & 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱𝘁 (DE) started in 1987 & was revived last year. Since then, people from Oakham made two more visits to Germany, including family evenings & excursions to nearby sights. Wonderful to see the connection deepening! (1/2) @uk.diplo.de

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#WhyLearnGerman? To show 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁! Germany is the UK’s 3rd largest trading partner. Knowing some German – but more importantly, understanding what it means to be a non-native speaker - will open doors 🚪 & transform your personal & business relationships 🤝

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#FunFactFriday: the Germans love their 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, maintained by the Deutsches Institut für Normung. Did you know that minimum daylight requirements in Germany's zoning & building regulations are based on values for 17 January (today) as an average mid-winter day? 🤓

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Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz question was this: https://buff.ly/3WhexdO And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

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#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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📢 We are delighted to be cooperating with @lbilondon.bsky.social in presenting this online talk by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 at 𝟳𝗽𝗺. Please follow the link in the post below to book!

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We're excited about the 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮's UK tour, starting tonight! 🎶🎵 With 6 dates across the UK, there's no excuse for not getting a ticket to see & hear these brilliant young musicians in a wonderful programme featuring Holst & Britten!

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📢 BGA event: 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 with Thomas Burhorn from techno marching band @MEUTE_official & producer Marcello Ruggiu (@deeptanz) 📅 Wed 15 Jan at 6.30pm 🗺️ On Zoom 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹, just register here: https://buff.ly/40qmu2D

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Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz question was this: https://buff.ly/40cZgvF And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

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Last night's BGA online event 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 offered fascinating insights and stimulating discussions between our expert speakers. A recording is now available to watch here: youtu.be/hPC-ILgZtZw

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#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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