Previous Events

December

 

"Job opportunities for whom?"

Report launch and conference at the WZB in Berlin investigating employment growth and restructuring in Germany and the UK. The event was hosted by WZB, whose Director Professor Kocka gave an opening address. The event featured eminent experts from both countries in addition to the authors of the AGF Report.

Date: 12 December 2005

 

November

 

Berlin Lunchtime Meeting
The Impact of Turkey's Accession to the EU

Although the negotiation process for Turkish EU membership has now been started, great uncertainties about the membership still prevail. Moreover, the public opinion towards Turkey's membership is currently rather skeptical in many member states. Professor Widgrén's talk addressed these issues. He discussed the economic effects of Turkish membership as well as Turkey's impact on EU institutions, budget and the nature of the Union beyond membership of 27.

Date: 30 November 2005

 

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aviation

This one-day conference in London organised by the Economics for the Environment Consultancy Ltd (eftec) and Green Budget Germany (FOS) aimed to evaluate alternative policy options for the reduction of GHG emissions from aviation within the context of booming low-cost airlines, airport expansion and construction, unprecedented growth in flight numbers and increased air traffic congestion.

Date: 21 November 2005

  

October 2005

 

The Greying of the Labour Market:
What can Britain and Germany learn from each other?

The employment of older workers has moved up the policy agenda in recent years . This was an expert roundtable at 34 Belgrave Square in London to discuss the the challenges and best practice arising from this topic. The discussion built on the Anglo-German Foundation report “ The Greying of the Labour Market: What can Britain and Germany learn from each other?”

Date: 27 October 2005

 

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aviation

As aviation is the fastest growing source of GHG transport emissions in the European Union, the issue of how to reduce emissions from aviation is of considerable urgency. In particular Germany and Great Britain strengthen this topic on the international agenda, but with partially different economic instruments like cerosine taxes, ticket duties or emission trading. The conference in London aims to evaluate alternative policy options for the reduction of aviation emissions within the context of booming low-cost airlines, unprecedented growth in flight numbers, airport expansion and construction, and increased air traffic congestion.

Date: 21 November 2005

 

Berlin Lunchtime Meeting
Productive Activities for the Unemployed

The deficiencies of Hartz IV are described, and changes are suggested for transforming the current job reduction program into a policy-structured, simple and powerful model for the reduction of unemployment.

Date: 26 October 2005

 

September

 

Report Launch in London:
Europe
needs migrant workers but who’ll tell the voters ?

In recent years, the UK has benefited enormously from migrant labour, legal and illegal. The same is true in many other EU states, yet public opinion is still cautious at best, hostile at worst about immigration. A major new report published by the Anglo-German Foundation assesses the looming conflict between the need for labour migration to developed European economies and the increasingly negative public view of immigration.

Date: 27 September 2005

 

August


Report launch in Hamburg:
Immigration for growth and social cohesion

There is a growing tension around labour migration policy in both Germany and Britain. The economic goal is to fill gaps in the labour market and ensure economic competitiveness; the socio-political goal is to meet public concern about the impact of migration. Having examined the reasons and extent of the demand for labour migration in each country, the authors present their study that investigates why there is public resistance, what forms it takes, and how it differs from anti-immigrant sentiment.

Date: 25 August 2005

 

July

 

Trade Union Congress: Law at Work

Date: 5 July 2005

 

Pesticide Reduction Programmes in Germany and the UK:
Experiences and Contributions within a Europe-wide Approach

Conference in Hamburg.
Date: 5 July 2005

 

 

June

 

Institutional Changes in Contemporary European Capitalism:
Conflict, Contradiction and Complementarities

A two-day conference in London designed to examine how different varieties of capitalism respond when faced with pressures for change: the new macro-economic regime resulting from EMU, supra-national regulation under the EU Single Market Programme, the accession of Eastern European economies, globalization, and domestic demographic and economic pressures.

Date: 3-4 June 2005

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meeting

Immigration, Jobs and Wages: Theory, Evidence and Opinion
Speaker: Prof. Christian Dustmann, University College London

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 29 June 2005

 

May

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meeting

Income Taxation in Germany: Trajectory and Perspectives
Speaker: Giacomo Corneo, Free University of Berlin

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 25 May 2005

 

Modernizing Britain: The Impact of New Labour

Annual Meeting of the German Association for the Study of British History and Politics (Arbeitskreis Deutsche Englandforschung) in Mühlheim. The conference analysed two parliamentary terms of the Labour Government from the point of view of British and German Scientists. They were measured against proposed modernisation strategies.

By invitation only.

Date: 6-7 May 2005

 

April

 

Germany's Economic Performance: From Unification to Euroisation
The conference in London aimed to deepen the understanding of Germany's economic performance at the turn of the 21th century. The period under observation and analysis stretched from Germany's unification in 1990 over the death of the German Mark to first experiences with the EURO. Particular attention was given to East Germany.

Date: 29-30 April 2005

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meeting
The Impact of a Temporary Help Job:
An Analysis of Outcomes for Participants in Three Government Programs

Speaker: Peter R. Mueser, Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 26 April 2005

 

"Die glückliche Gesellschaft"
Lecture by Lord Richard Layard and Debate with Klaus F. Zimmermann

Richard Layard argues that economic growth does not automatically increase social harmony and that - in contrast - taxes can help improve the work-life balance of citizens and thus increase the overall wellbeing in a society. Governments should consider promoting a healthier philosophy of life that teaches new generations to distinguish between a hedonistic addiction to superficial pleasures and real happiness. His arguments have stimulated a wide-ranging debate in Britain and are sure to do the same in Germany. The event took place in Berlin.

Date: 13 April 2005

 

Reinventing the Public Employment Service:
The changing role of employment assistance in Britain and Germany

A one-day conference in London at the Foundation’s premises on the reform of the public employment assistance regimes in Britain and Germany.

Date: 8 April 2005

 

March

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meeting
The changing role of employment assistance
Speaker: Dan Finn, University of Portsmouth

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 30 March 2005

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meeting
Making Trade Agreements More Supportive of Development
Speaker: Bernhard Hoekman, CEPR

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

2 March 2005

 

January

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meeting
Das süße Gift der Staatsverschuldung -
Wege aus der Finanzierungskrise der öffentlichen Haushalte

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 26 January 2005

 

November 2004

 

The Search for Solutions - Policy Learning in Britain and Germany:
The UK-German Partnership in the 21st Century - Beyond the Stille Allianz ? 

These workshops in association with the Institute for German Studies will bring together high-level invited participants from Britain and Germany in order to engage in intensive, focused discussion of issues of common concern, identifying common challenges, opportunities for and obstacles to reform, and common solutions.

Date: 10 November 2004

 

October 2004

 

Employment and Social Policies for an Ageing Society

This conference in London at the Anglo-German Foundation's premises aimed to faciliate a high profile discussion of the key policy issues outlined in the AGF report on “Ageing and Social Policy: Britain and Germany Compared”. Leading experts from each country discussed the five following topics: Work and employment; Income, poverty and wealth; Health and health care; Long-term care; and Societal and political participation.

Date: 28-29 October 2004

 

The Search for Solutions - Policy Learning in Britain and Germany:
"Health Service management in Britain and Germany"

These workshops in association with the Institute for German Studies brought together high-level invited participants from Britain and Germany in order to engage in intensive, focused discussion of issues of common concern, identifying common challenges, opportunities for and obstacles to reform, and common solutions.

Date: 28 October 2004

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 26 October 2004

 

The Search for Solutions - Policy Learning in Britain and Germany:
"Devolution and Social Policy in Britain and Germany"

These workshops in association with the Institute for German Studies brought together high-level invited participants from Britain and Germany in order to engage in intensive, focused discussion of issues of common concern, identifying common challenges, opportunities for and obstacles to reform, and common solutions.

Date: 14 October 2004

 

The enterprising university

The seminar in Berlin addressed the issue of how universities can be encouraged to be more enterprising and what cultural and organisational changes are necessary to facilitate such an approach. The seminar was a joint effort between the British Council, The German Donors' Association (Stifterverband) and the Anglo-German Foundation.

Date: 8-9 October 2004

 

September 2004


"Professional Pathways of Health Promotion in Germany and the UK"

During this seminar in Magdeburg - organized by the University for Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal - experts in the field discussed substantially different
dimensions of this topic. Recommendations for the further professionalisation of
health promotion impulses for the German and British development and for further research and planning activities were developed.

Date: 21 September 2004

 

The Politics of Economic Reform in Germany

A research workshop in Cardiff with the School of European Studies at Cardiff University that brought together senior and young scholars to examine the politics of economic reform in Germany in its comparative European, historical and structural contexts.

Date: 16 September 2004

 

The Search for Solutions - Policy Learning in Britain and Germany:
"Raising productivity levels in Britain and Germany"

These workshops in association with the Institute for German Studies brought together high-level invited participants from Britain and Germany in order to engage in intensive, focused discussion of issues of common concern, identifying common challenges, opportunities for and obstacles to reform, and common solutions.

Date: 8 September 2004

 

August 2004

 

44. Jung-Königswinter Konferenz

A week-long conference organised by the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft in Berlin for 25 British and 25 German participants, aged between 25 and 30, which provided a forum for exchanging opinions and ideas, and increasing understanding of the political, social and cultural problems facing both countries.

For a detailed programme please click here

Date: 20-25 August 2004

 

July 2004

 

Britain as a Model of Modern Society? German views

During the 19th and 20 th century the Germans had a continuous perception of Great Britain (or England) which covered many areas and was used for many purposes. One of the primary aims of this international conference in Berlin - in association with the Großbritannien-Zentrum/Berlin and the Zentrum für vergleichende Geschichte Europas/Berlin - was therefore to mediate an overview of this perception and to identify general trends and blind spots within it.

For a detailed programme please click here

Date: 9-11 July 2004

 

Wage Inequality, Technology and Institutions

This workshop in Bonn in association with the Institute for the Study of Labour examined the reasons for the substantial differences across Anglo-Saxon and continental European countries in terms of wage inequality. It brought together leading international researchers to discuss the most recent theoretical and empirical advances in this research area.

For a detailed programme please click here

Date: 2-3 July 2004

 

June 2004

 

The main objectives of this conference in Berlin - organised by the Green Budget Germany, the Heinrich-Böll Foundation and the Anglo-German Foundation - was the comparison of the different features of the recently introduced eco tax/climate change levy in Germany and the United Kingdom for the business sector, the communication of tax effects, and the consideration of possible approaches for better EU-wide coordination.

Date: 25 June 2004

 

Integrated Regional Production and Logistics Management -
A Promising Perspective For European Regions?

European experts met at this workshop in Wuppertal with the aim to consider the latest thinking about regional production and consumption of food products and its links with transport and urban/regional planning. The purpose was to create very practical approaches to reducing freight movement and greenhouse gases whilst improving regional sourcing of high quality food products.

Date: 21 June 2004

 

Work-Life Balance: Britain and Germany compared

This workshop in Berlin - organised by the The Anglo-German Foundation (AGF)
in co-operation with the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (HBS) - explored the possibilities for British-German comparative research and other forms of co-operation on Work-Life Balance issues. It built on the AGF survey report on this topic available here

Date: 14-15 June 2004

For the participants list please click here

 

Report Launch and Panel Discussion
"Is it easier to be a Turk in Berlin or a Pakistani in Bradford?"

Commissioned by the Anglo-German Foundation journalists Roger Boyes, Germany Correspondent of the London Times and Dorte Huneke, freelance journalist in Berlin, explored the ethnic communities in Bradford and Berlin. Their snapshots of the Pakistani Community in Bradford and the Turkish Community in Berlin now form part of a new comparative study. The main results were presented to the press in Berlin in the presence of representatives of both communities.

Date: 8 June 2004

 

The Search for Solutions - Policy Learning in Britain and Germany:
Immigration and the Labour Market: Demand, Recruitment and Integration

This workshops in Berlin in association with the Institute for German Studies ( The Search for Solutions - Policy Learning in Britain and Germany) and the British Embassy Berlin brought together high-level invited participants from Britain and Germany in order to engage in intensive, focused discussion of issues of common concern, identifying common challenges, opportunities for and obstacles to reform, and common solutions.

Date: 1-2 June 2004

 

May 2004

This expert workshop in Berlin discussed – on the basis of a specially commissioned comparative report - how policy makers and practitioners address the challenges arising from demographic changes through better tailored physical fitness programmes for older adults. The workshop focused on:

  • Design, Implementation and Evalution of Programmes 
  • Best Practice in Pilot Projects
  • Evidence Based Programmes
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Societal and political participation

The programme and further details can be viewed here.

Date: 27-28 May 2004

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meeting
Die Modernisierung von Staat und Unternehmenskultur im Steuerrecht

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 25 May 2004

 

The Search for Solutions - Policy Learning in Britain and Germany:
Security Policy in Britain and Germany: Military Reform, ESDP and Transatlantic Relations

These workshops in association with the Institute for German Studies ( The Search for Solutions - Policy Learning in Britain and Germany) brought together high-level invited participants from Britain and Germany in order to engage in intensive, focused discussion of issues of common concern, identifying common challenges, opportunities for and obstacles to reform, and common solutions.

Dates: 12 May 2004

 

April 2004

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 28 April 2004

 

3rd British-German Trade Union Forum
Trade Unions 2020: in search of new members and new organisational structures

This meeting at the Foundation's premises in Belgrave Square in London brought together leading British and German trade unionists to discuss reforms which trade unions must undertake to retain their relevance to the needs of their members.

Date: 21-22 April

 

March 2004

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 31 March 2004

 

Königswinter Conference 2004

This meeting in Oxford organised by the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft brought together British and German parliamentarians, politicians, industrialists, trade unionists, bankers, journalists, academics and diplomats to discuss current political, economic, security, socio-political, environmental and domestic problems of mutual, European and world-wide interest.

Date: 25-27 March 2004

 

Are far-reaching economic and structural reforms in Germany possible? Hugh Williamson, Berlin Correspondent of the Financial Times London, argued the case for viewing the reform process through a more 'German' and less 'Anglo-American' lens.

Date: 17 March 2004

 

Globalization of Capital Markets - An Anglo-German Perspective

This conference in Berlin provided an opportunity for researchers working in the field of international money and bankers and civil servants to exchange ideas on recent developments.

Date: 5 and 6 March 2004

 

February 2004

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 25 February 2004

The fifth annual conference organised by the BGEF in Berlin offered an opportunity for British and German policymakers, NGOs, practitioners and researchers to exchange ideas and experience.

Date: 5/6 February 2004

For more information about the British German Environment Forum please click here

 

January 2004

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 27 January 2004


Conferences & Seminars 2003


 

December 2003

 

Conference on ICT skill-supply strategies: Current problems and future strategy

The seminar in London will focus on new research carried out in Britain and Germany investigating the impact of different skill supply strategies on a range of companies in both countries. It will look at new initiatives to tackle some of the problems identified in Britain and the governments' strategies to help improve the quality and quantity of ICT skills in Britain and in Germany.

Date: 11 December 2003

 

November 2003

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 26 November 2003

 

This workshop on knowledge intensive services and changing organisational forms
will be held at the ESRC Centre for Research and Competition (CRIC)
and the Institute of Innovation Research (IoIR), Manchester.

This conference is by invitation only.

Date: 26/27 November 2003

 

Understandings of environmental risk in two industrial towns:
Grangemouth and Ludwigshafen Compared

Public Meetings on "Understanding environmental risk" in the two research settings in Ludwigshafen/Germany and in Grangemouth/UK where the research teams from both countries will introduce and discuss their findings.

Date: 6 and 10 November 2003

 

Lecture by Dr Ray Cunningham in Nürnberg:
Is the future of business Anglo-American? Is the "social market economy" doomed?

Date: 6 November 2003

 

October 2003

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 29 October 2003

 

The Search for Solutions - Policy Learning in Britain and Germany

The UK and Germany: From the Convention to the IGC

This series of workshops in association with the Institute for German Studies brought together high-level invited participants from Britain and Germany in late 2003 and early 2004 in order to engage in intensive, focused discussion of issues of common concern, identifying common challenges, opportunities for and obstacles to reform, and common solutions. It will conclude with a final conference in mid-2004, where speakers will debate the findings of the series.

Date: 22 October 2003 (London)

 

A conference in Berlin organised by the Anglo-German Foundation in association with the British Embassy Berlin, the Institute of Health Care Management (University of Technology/Berlin) and the Federal Ministry of Health and Security (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und soziale Sicherung). Speakers included Simon Stevens, Health Policy Adviser at Nr. 10; Richard Douglas, NHS Finance Director and Professor Sir Mike Rawlins, Chair of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Date: 9 October 2003

 

From left to right: Richard Douglas, Simon Stevens, Professor Reinhard Busse,
Dr. Bernhard Gibis, Sir Michael Rawlins, Dr. Ulrich Orlowski, Dr. Bernhard Egger

 

July 2003

 

A week/long conference organised by the Deutsch/Britische Gesellschaft in Berlin for 25 British and 25 German participants, aged between 25 and 30, which provided a forum for exchanging opinions and ideas, and increasing understanding of the political, social and cultural problems facing both countries.

Date: 27 July - 2 August 2003

The Conference in London provided a focus for the detailed discussion of the NHS model and how it compares in terms of structure and funding with other health models.

Date: 22 July 2003

 

June 2003

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 25 June 2003

 

Despite the recent cyclical upturn, unemployment remains high in many EU member states. Since 1997 the promotion of employment has become a top priority of the EU. The question if and how the European Employment Strategy (EES) impacts on national employment policies is of central interest for the underlying AGF research project, whose findings were discussed at this concluding workshop in Berlin.

Date: 20 June 2003

 

Trades Union Forum on "Tomorrow's Welfare State", Conference was held in Berlin, organized in co-operation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

Date: 12/13 June 2002

For the conference report please click here

 

 

 

May 2003

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 21 May 2003

This meeting in Berlin organized by the Deutsch-Britischen Gesellschaft brought together British and German parliamentarians, politicians, industrialists, trade unionists, bankers, journalists, academics and diplomats to discuss current political, economic, security, socio-political, environmental and domestic problems of mutual, European and world-wide interest.

Date: 15-17 May 2003

 

This conference at Kloster Banz/Bad Staffelstein looked at the following areas, in each case comparing the situation in Britain and in Germany: "Health and Society", "Health Care Management", "Preventive Medicine", "Pharmacy", "Financing the Health Services", "The Patient in the NET".

Date: 9-11 May 2003

 

April 2003

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 30 April 2003

 

Lecture Tour by Dr Ray Cunningham in Würzburg, in Bamberg and in Bayreuth:
Is the future of business Anglo-American? Is the "social market economy"doomed?

Date: 28 April, 29 April and 30 April 2003

 

March 2003

 

The enhancement of knowledge flows between academia and business is seen as a major strategy to increase the innovativeness of a society. Several programs and instruments have been developed in Germany and UK to overcome barriers of cognition, culture and objectives. The conference in Birmingham serves to look at experiences of these policies in practise, approaches of evaluation and recommendation for reform considering options to link academia with business, prerequisites of successful academic entrepreneurship, effects on regional development as well as challenges by controversies on technological risks.

Date: 28/29 March 2003

 

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are hosted by CEPR London, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn in association with the Anglo-German Foundation/Deutsch-Britische Stiftung. Eight meetings per year will take place in Berlin at the Max-Liebermann-Haus next to the Brandenburg Gate. The meetings serve as a platform for leading European and international researchers to address important policy issues and as a forum for debate and discussion among researchers, policy makers and the private sector.

Date: 26 March 2003

Lecture by Dr Ray Cunningham in Berlin at the 24th British-Berlin Seminar:
Is the future of business Anglo-American? Is the "social market economy"doomed?

Date: 12 March 2003

 

This seminar in London seeks to take some current live themes in UK health care, and discuss how they are being approached in Germany.

Date: 10 March 2003

For the conference report please click here

 

A Panel discussion in London will try to answer the questions why students studying a modern foreign language at A-level decide not to study the subject further at degree level.

Date: 5 March 2003

 

February 2003

 

Centenary lecture in London.

Date: 19 February 2003

 

The third seminar on the future role of the university will discuss the nature of universities and the particular strengths they bring to society at a time of social political and economic change. The Seminar is to be held in Weimar.

Date: 6-9 February 2003

 

This Workshop in London will look at the political and economic aspects of employment policy in the UK and Germany with a key interest in how these have been influenced by the European Employment Strategy.

Date: 4 February 2003


Conferences & Seminars 2002


November 2002

 

The fourth annual conference organised by the BGEF at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester will offer an opportunity for British and German policymakers, NGOs, practitioners and researchers to exchange ideas and experience on how to move towards an agricultural sector which is sustainable in scientific, economic and political terms over the long term.

Date: 25-26 November 2002

 

Lecture held by Dr Ray Cunningham in Berlin: Is the future of business Anglo-American? Is the "social market economy"doomed?

Date: 4 November 2002

 

October 2002

Panel discussion in Berlin organized in co-operation with the Großbritannien-Zentrum (Centre for British Studies).

Chairman: Dr Ray Cunningham (Anglo-German Foundation)
Panelists: Ben Bradshaw (Labour MP), Michael Sontheimer (London Correspondent/Der Spiegel), Professor Charlie Jeffrey (University of Birmingham)
Venue: Großbritannienzentrum, Jägerstraße 10/11, 10117 Berlin

Date and Time: 14 October 2002 at 6.15 pm

 

The conference in Trier will investigate the ability of US multinationals (MNCs) to mobilise and utilise human resources in Britain and Germany and the impact this has on the host country. It will provide a forum for sharing and discussing the findings of a two-year reserach project funded by the AGF.

Questions to be addressed include:

  • To what extent can these companies draw on specific advantages of their home country in the host society?
  • Does the more regulated German business system act as a constraint or does it support best practise?

Date: 11 October 2002

 

September 2002

Britain and Germany have contrasting forms of rural governance and different rural problems and priorities. The conference at Turnau castle close to Bayreuth will provide a forum for sharing research and identifying common themes/areas for research collaboration. It will comprise fieldtrips and paper sessions, so that all participants can observe and discuss rural policy issues at first hand.

Date: 3-7 September 2002

 

July 2002

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June 2002

 

Lecture Tour held by Dr Ray Cunningham in Leipzig, Bielefeld, Düsseldorf and Freiburg: Is the future of business Anglo-American? Is the "social market economy"doomed?

Date: 6/11/12/13 June 2002

 

Conference held in Berlin on customer rights and rail privatization: What lesson can Germany draw from the British experience?

Date: 5 June 2002

 

May 2002

Lecture held in London on the German health system and reform for the future, exploring the different approaches to funding, competition and provision of healthcare in Germany.

Date: 13 May 2002

 

Conference held in Oxford on recent developments in immigration legislation, also presenting the results of new research on issues effecting immigration in Europe.

Date: 10/11 May 2002

 

Trades Union Forum on "Flexicurity", Conference held in Esher/UK, organized in co-operation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

Date: 2/5 May 2002

 

April 2002

 

Conference held in Munich/Wildbad Kreuth on the future prospects of conservatism, organized by the Institute for German Studies/Birmingham and the Hanns-Seidel Stiftung.

Date: 19-21 April 2002

 

March 2002

 

Workshop held in Bremen on the impact of technical, organisational and policy changes on professional work in institutions in Germany and Britain.

Date: 22/23 March 2002

 

February 2002

 

Research conference held in Berlin on changes in the legal framework in which charities operate and on the role of charities in modern society.

Date: 21/22 February 2002


January 2002

 

Research conference held in Frankfurt on changing London-Frankfurt relations with the coming of a single European currency.

Date: 30 January 2002

 

Research conference held in London on patterns and trends in child poverty in the two countries.

Date: 24 January 2002