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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. Gateways to the First World War Study Days 2015

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    In 2015, Gateways is running four study days in Kent designed to provide advice on researching key themes of the First World War and developing centenary projects.

    World War One: Women working in a factory. Wellcome Library, London.
    World War One: Women working in a factory. Wellcome Library, London.

  2. Football Remembers Week kicks-off on 6 December!

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    The British Council, FA, Football League and Premier League invite all schools, football clubs and academies, fans and avid young historians to join the British Council and all of football in a mass-participation event....

    Football Remembers
    Football Remembers

  3. Well-Remembered Voices: Exploring First World War theatre at The Marlowe, Canterbury

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    On Tuesday 11 November 2014, Gateways held a public study day on First World War theatre at The Marlowe, Canterbury, which involved primary source workshops, talks from researchers, and rehearsed readings of wartime plays...

    Well-Remembered Voices, 11 November 2014.
    Well-Remembered Voices, 11 November 2014. All photographs courtesy of Leila Sangtabi, University of Kent.

  4. In Flanders Fields Museum and the University of Kent joint seminar series in Ypres

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    In Flanders Fields Museum and the University of Kent have organized a series of eight seminars on the First World War for 2014-2015, accessible to all.

    The Cloth Hall, Ypres
    The Cloth Hall, Ypres

  5. The Bigger Picture: Reflections on the Great War

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    On Saturday 1 November 2014 Gateways' Professor Mark Connelly introduced an evening of readings of original works of literature inspired by the Great War at the SaveAs Writers awards ceremony in Canterbury.

    Draft of 'Dulce et Decorum est' by Wilfred Owen
    Draft of 'Dulce et Decorum est' by Wilfred Owen. This item is from The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford (www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit); © The English Faculty Library, University of Oxford / The Wilfred Owen Literary Estate.
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