The Department of German is now providing assistance to the Gateways to the First World War project at Kent, to provide support in translation of documents from and relating to World War I.
Gateways to the First World War is one of five AHRC-funded public engagement centres established with the aim of bringing together academics and members of the public in commemorating the centenary of the First World War. The Centre is a multi-university initiative to provide help in memorial, commemoration and historical research into all aspects of the history of the war.
The project was launched earlier in the year, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of war, with a study day on campus attended by Dr Deborah Holmes and Dr Heide Kunzelmann, from the department, and His Excellency Dr Emil Brix, Austria’s Ambassador to the UK.
For advice on finding resources for research as part of the Gateways project, please see the page here: www.kent.ac.uk/ww1/resources.html