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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. Kent in the First World War: On Film

    Event

    Discover the unique stories of Ashford and Kent in the First World War through three local films which explore the role of women, the housing of Belgian refugees, and Kent’s important role as a front-line coastal defence...

  2. Dolly-cakes, Cigarettes and Booby-Trapped Pianos: The YMCA and the German Spring Offensive, 21 March – 18 July 1918

    Blog Post
    A blogpost by Emma Hanna

    A blogpost by Dr Emma Hanna, Gateways to the First World War.

  3. To End All Wars? Geopolitical Aftermath and Commemorative Legacies of the First World War

    Event

    In August In Flanders Fields Museum and CEGESOMA organises the international conferece To End All Wars?

    Tourists in Ypres, Whit Monday, 1919. © Jeremy Gordon-Smith
    Tourists in Ypres, Whit Monday, 1919. © Jeremy Gordon-Smith
  4. Marking Conscientious Objectors Awareness Week in Dundee, 18th-19th May 2018

    News

    At a time when fighting for King & Country meant everything, to make a stand against war was not an easy decision. Learn what it meant to be a Conscientious Objector during WW1, and about the men who took that stance...

    COs at a work camp at Ballachulish around October/Nov 1916. Image reproduced with permission of Dr Billy Kenefick
  5. Looking back; looking forward: reflections on the First World War centenary

    Event
    Gateways Event

    Join us for a free event at the University of Kent on Tuesday 12 June reflecting on the First World War centenary period.

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