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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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Gateways at Broadwater Farm and Not Far from the Front.
  1. Our place in World War One with Dan Todman

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    Gateways Event
    Organised by Gateways to the First World War

    What was happening where you live a hundred years ago today?

    Women working at Teofani Cigarette Factory, Brixton, 1916 Reproduced with permission of Historic England.
  2. Physics and the Great War

    News

    On Saturday 13th June Gateways to the First World War supported 'Physics and the Great War' , a free one-day conference at St Cross College, University of Oxford.

    A sailor listening on a hydrophone on board a British armed trawler.
    A sailor listening on a hydrophone on board a British armed trawler. © IWM (Q 18990)
  3. Cinema in the First World War

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    Gateways Event
    Organised by Gateways to the First World War

    A talk by Dr Emma Hanna (University of Kent) followed by a screening of Gallipoli (Peter Weir, 1981) at the Duke of York's Picturehouse in Brighton.

    The open air cinema in Trafalgar Square opened in December 1917.
    The open air cinema in Trafalgar Square opened in December 1917. (©IWM Q54269)
  4. Your Community in the First World War: A Roadshow

    News

    The five First World War engagement centres are working together this autumn to run three free and open events featuring speakers, workshops, stalls and networking opportunities.

    Wartime wedding
    A wartime wedding. Photo reproduced courtesy of Nick Mansfield.
  5. Gateways at the WhitLit Festival, 17th May 2015

    Blog Post
    A blogpost by Emma Hanna & Helen Brooks

    X=0 by John Drinkwater (1917)

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