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Gateways to the First World War is a centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Our aim is to encourage and support public interest in the centenary through a range of events and activities such as open days and study days, advice on access to materials and expertise, and signposting for other resources and forms of support.
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  1. The First World War and The Western Isles: Projects, Funding and Reflections on the Centenary

    Event
    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is co-hosting this free event with two of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded First World War Engagement Centres; Gateways to the First World War and Living Legacies 1914-18....

    Iolaire Memorial by windy_ https://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/4000651106/in/photolist-76wocd-oXeyjJ-oGLCEZ-oXeyC9-2Zd96i

  2. Voices of the Home Fronts: Reflections and legacies of the First World War

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    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    Join us for a lively exchange of ideas at this two-day conference which, through the use of unusual and underused sources, such as material culture, will illuminate the histories of post-war societies, examine the impact...

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    TNA EXT 1/315 Pt2: Women Come and Help poster, First World War
    TNA EXT 1/315 Pt2: Women Come and Help poster, First World War

  3. Trench Brothers

    Event

    A new music theatre work commemorating the contributions of ethnic minority soldiers during the First World War through music, theatre and puppetry, bringing to life their hopes and fears, their longing for home, their...

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  4. Europeana Research Grants Programme 2018: Call for Submissions

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    Europeana is inviting applications to their Research Grants Programme which is open to early career scholars of all nationalities and in any field of the humanities.

    Eligible projects must:

    Military band - photographer unknown, 1915, Rolf Kranz/Europeana
    Military band - photographer unknown, 1915, Rolf Kranz/Europeana

  5. Accessing Archives: A study day for First World War community heritage researchers

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    Gateways Event
    Organised by Gateways to the First World War

    Are you involved in a First World War community research project? Are you interested in finding out more about the huge variety of historical records that are available to researchers?

    Visitors to one of the Imperial War Museum's art galleries at Crystal Palace in May 1921. © IWM (Q 17028)
    Visitors to one of the Imperial War Museum's art galleries at Crystal Palace in May 1921. © IWM (Q 17028)
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