In January 2015, Gateways to the First World War launched its Research Fund, which provides support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council for members of the Gateways research network working with community partners to develop First World War projects.
The centre is pleased to announce that it has now awarded funding to four new projects examining under-researched areas of First World War history.
Professor Alison Fell (University of Leeds): Edie’s War: First World War Nurse Diaries. This project will focus on Sister Edie Appleton’s diaries, and will feed into Alison Fell and Christine Hallett's ongoing research into First World War nursing. It is a collaborative project working with Sara Robinson - a freelance theatre producer and Edie's great-niece - the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, the National Archives and other partners, who will use the primary source material to develop a well-researched and innovative theatrical production, and to engage potential audiences in a number of public events.
Dr Rebecca Gill (University of Huddersfield): Adult Education and the Great War in Yorkshire: A Community History Project.
This project will explore adult education and the Great War in Yorkshire, with a focus on the history of the Workers’ Educational Association and Huddersfield Technical College (predecessor of the University of Huddersfield). The project has been co-designed by university academics at Huddersfield and Leeds, the WEA, and the archive service of the University of Huddersfield (Heritage Quay) to produce a set of resources to allow future learners to explore this hidden history.
Find out more about the project here.
Dr Stefan Manz (Aston University): The Stobs Internment Camp and the Borders Region during World War I. Local Memories, Global Contexts.
A team of researchers from a number of universities will be working with the Hawick Heritage Hub and the Scottish Borders Council Archaeology Service to develop research into the Stobs internment camp for 'enemy aliens' which was established near Hawick in Scotland during the First World War. The project will culminate with a study weekend for the general public on 18-19 June 2016.
Find out more about the project here.
Dr Ross Wilson (University of Chichester): Chichester and the Great War.
Researchers from the University of Chichester will work with the Chichester Community Development Trust to recruit and train volunteers for this project, which builds upon the success of the HLF-funded Graylingwell Heritage Project. This team will examine the role of Chichester during the First World War as a place of mobilisation, a place for care, charity and recuperation and as a site of remembrance.
Find out more about the project here.
Further information on each of these projects will be available soon on our Project pages. Full details of the Gateways Research Fund can be found here.
