About the HGRP
Who we are
The Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership is the UK’s foremost research body into the history of the Holocaust and genocide.
Partnered with
Our Mission
To re–frame public engagement, education, and heritage practice about the history and memory of the Holocaust and genocide.
Our Partners
The Wiener Holocaust Library
The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Formed in 1933, the Library’s unique collection of over one million items includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs and eyewitness testimony.
Holocaust Survivors’ Friendship Association
The Leeds-based Holocaust Survivors’ Friendship Association, in partnership with the University of Huddersfield, runs the Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre on the University campus. The Centre is the first of its kind in the North of England and is home to the interactive and multimedia exhibition Through Our Eyes.
Holocaust Research Institute
The Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London is one of the leading academic centres of its kind in Europe. The Institute’s mission is to promote research into the Holocaust, its origins and aftermath, and to examine the extent to which genocide, war and dictatorship can be understood as defining elements in the history of the twentieth century.
University of Huddersfield
A university that is inspiring global professionals. TEF Gold Award and Times Higher Education University of Year 2013. The University of Huddersfield is a growing centre of research and excellence and we always push the boundaries of knowledge.
Our Staff
Alessandro Bucci
Dr Alessandro Bucci is Co-Director of the Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre at the University of Huddersfield.
Anthony Landes
Anthony Landes is Chair of The Wiener Holocaust Library and someone who has close family connections to the Holocaust.
Alexander von Lünen
Dr Alexander von Lünen is Senior Lecturer in Modern German History and Course Leader of the new MA in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Huddersfield.
Barry Doyle
Barry Doyle is Professor of Health History and Head of History, English, Linguistics and Music at the University of Huddersfield.
Barry Langford
Professor Barry Langford is Professor of Film Studies and Head of the Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Ben Barkow
Ben Barkow is Chair of the Holocaust Survivors’ Friendship Association.
Chelsea Sambells
Dr Chelsea Sambells is a Lecturer and Research Fellow in Modern European History at the University of Huddersfield and Head of Research at the Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre.
Christine Schmidt
Dr Christine Schmidt is Deputy Director and Head of Research at The Wiener Holocaust Library, London.
Dan Stone
Professor Dan Stone is Professor of Modern History and Director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Imogen Dalziel
Dr Imogen Dalziel is Programme Co-ordinator for the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership and Administrator for the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Paris Chronakis
Dr Paris Papamichos Chronakis is Lecturer in Modern Greek History at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Pedro Correa Martín-Arroyo
Dr Pedro Correa Martín-Arroyo is currently a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow at the Holocaust Research Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Rebecca Jinks
Dr Rebecca Jinks is Lecturer in Modern History at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Robert Eaglestone
Professor Robert Eaglestone is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Simone Gigliotti
Dr Simone Gigliotti is Senior Lecturer in Holocaust Studies and Deputy Director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Tim Thornton
Professor Tim Thornton is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield.
Toby Simpson
Dr Toby Simpson is Director of The Wiener Holocaust Library, the world’s oldest archival and library collection relating to the Holocaust and Nazi era.