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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. Football & Peace

    Project

    Gateways' Dr Emma Hanna has acted as historical advisor to the HLF-funded Football and Peace project which brings young and older people together from all cultures to discover...

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  2. Healing War Through Art

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    Healing War Through Art is an exhibition on the Brighton Pavilion Hospital for Limbless Soldiers where, from 1916-1919, over 6,000 men were admitted for treatment, recuperation and retraining.

  3. Another Front: Bruges' Great War

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    Gateways Event

    We are delighted to welcome Professor Sophie de Schaepdrijver to the University of Kent to give a lecture as part of our Gateways to the First World War events programme.

    Bombing impact site near the Belgian army barracks in Bruges, raid of 15-16 October 1917. German post-card, City Archives Bruges.

  4. Lest We Forget Online Training

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    Would you like to help preserve your community’s First World War stories, memories and objects?

  5. Seminar: 'Lessons Learned - Japan’s Military and Bureaucratic Elite and the First World War' - Prof. Dr Jan Schmidt

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    Japan declared war on Germany on August 23, 1914.

    The cover of the widely read Japanese illustrated war magazine - the 'Truthful accounts of the European War (Ōshū sensō jikki)'
    The cover of the widely read Japanese illustrated war magazine - the 'Truthful accounts of the European War (Ōshū sensō jikki)'
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