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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. Unheard Voices: The Poetry of the Gallipoli Campaign

    Event
    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    “Unheard Voices: British, Anzac, and Turkish Poetry of the Gallipoli Campaign” is a one-day conference funded by the AHRC-funded Gateways to the First World War Public Engagement Centre.

    Bronze sculpture Turkish soldier carrying a wounded Anzac soldier
    Bronze by Prof. Tankut Oktem: Turkish soldier carrying wounded Anzac soldier

  2. Brighton and Hove in World War 1

    Event
    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    Strike a Light Arts and Heritage and Fabrica Gallery welcome you to a free event day exploring Brighton and Hove during WWI and showcasing...

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    The Orange Lilies event poster
    The Orange Lilies event poster

  3. CALL FOR PAPERS: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the Battlefields, and the commemoration of the Great War

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    CALL FOR PAPERS: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the Battlefields, and the commemoration of the Great War

    A conference for PhD students and early career researchers

    Photo: War Grave Soissons1928
    Photo: War Grave Soissons1928

  4. Billy Youth Engagement Project wins National Lottery support for World War One munitions factories project

    Project

    Billy Youth Engagement Project has been awarded a national Lottery grant of £9700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund -(HLF) for an exciting project, “Sharing stories of WW1 Munitions...

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    Billy Youth Project members playing table tennis
    Billy Youth Project members playing table tennis

  5. Sanitation, Sand and Shells - Exhibition Launch Event

    Event
    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    Free Event but please advance RSVP: jason.semmens@museumofmilitarymedicine.org.uk

    Event Launch Flyer including photo of Alfred M. Cockburn
    Event Launch Flyer including photo of Alfred M. Cockburn
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