@cendeathsociety
Works leading research centre at the University of Bath, UK. Were interested in the social contexts of death, dying and bereavement. https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-death-society/
In Bath next Wednesday?
Join us at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution for our public lecture on digital remains with Ylva Hård af Segerstad
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Contested decision-making about life-sustaining treatment ….Is current law and practice fit for purpose?
Public lecture at Oxford University & online:
Further info and registration for the event at:
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
The impact of traumatic death on social networks
Our next seminar co-hosted with Bereavement Network Europe featuring Georgie Akehurst
5th March 5pm - 6pm GMT, online.
Free and all welcome
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February 2026 newsletter out now
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Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract to the CDAS conference on Death and Power.
🗺️ We had submissions from 32 countries!
We will now review the abstracts and get back to everyone in the next few weeks.
Death and Power
There’s still time to submit!
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
Our first ‘26 CDAS newsletter… out now! ⬇️
www.bath.ac.uk/publications...
Start 2026 as you mean to go on…
… And get your abstract before the deadline
Death and Power: the CDAS annual conference
Deadline 2nd Feb. All online. Submit today ⬇️
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
Our local hospice Dorothy House Hospice Care’s 50th anniversary is being celebrated by a new and limited time only exhibition in Bath with Rosebury Road Studios
13-25 January
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With so much going on in the world the theme of our annual conference feels more pertinent than ever:
Death and Power
Call for papers open until 2nd February. Submit your abstract now!
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
December 2025 CDAS newsletter out now
Including our annual conference CALL FOR PAPERS!
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Want to work with CDAS for two years?
Are you an early career researcher outside the UK?
Then this The British Academy scheme might be for you ⬇️
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Upcoming seminar at Virginia Tech ⬇️
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Due to unforeseen circumstances we are cancelling our seminar next week. Thank you to all who signed up and the speakers.
Our colleagues at @goodgrieffest.bsky.social have their own seminar and film next week, which you can find out more about here: www.goodgrieffest.com/events/exper...
Decolonising grief
Join us for our next seminar co-organised with The Open University on the continuing aftermath of death.
Tuesday 2nd December 7pm - 8pm online
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As part of 2025 Children’s Grief Awareness Week we are delighted to release our interview with Jenni Thomas OBE and Anna May of the The Student Grief Network on the impact of parental bereavement
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#!ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025
Death and power: call for papers
Submit your abstract to our 2026 Annual
Conference!
17-19 June, online
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
Join us this week for our seminar
Death during conflict: what we can learn from the aftermath of war
Thurs 13th Nov 5pm GMT, hybrid
With Yumna Masarwa, Naomi Pendle, Isaac Hillary & Oliver Walton
As part of special issue ed. by Naomi, Tal Morse & Fisayo Ajala
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⬇️ Our next CDAS seminar ⬇️
Dying in conflict: what can we learn from the aftermath of death in the wars in Gaza, Ukraine and South Sudan
With Yumna Masarwa, Ph.D and Safa Suliman
13th November 5pm - 6pm GMT
Hybrid, no charge.
Join us.
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Our October 2025 newsletter is OUT NOW, feat. news and upcoming events including two of our own:
13th November: death during conflict
2nd December: Decolonising grief
Both online, both free!
Pls share with your networks
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For Black History Month we're highlighting research that impacts identity, belonging, and cultural continuity for Black people.
George Gumisiriza’s PhD reviews Africa’s oldest death practice, whilst addressing inequalities in this area of research.
bit.ly/46LRdZO
What. A. Day.
Today was our welcome back to CDAS colleagues, with food, conference planning and lectures. Thank you to all who came, including a great student turn out at the end of the day for Edward Kirton-Darling’s public lecture on investigating the deaths people who are homeless
Exciting new Post-Doctoral Researcher opportunity at University College Cork on changing attitudes on body disposal in Ireland.
Apply here: bit.ly/3IPsonZ
⭐️ New job alert claxon! ⭐️
Based at the The University of Manchester with CDAS you’ll be working with Profs Kate Reed and Kate Woodthorpe on a three year study on death administration.
Deadline for applications is 09/10/25
Please share with your networks
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Still time to submit your abstract!
A collection of Molly's slides. The top one reads 'What can we learn from history about grief, loss and bereavement?' The main text reads: Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement seminar series: https://griefcentre.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/
In the 2nd seminar of our series, @mollyconisbee.bsky.social @cendeathsociety.bsky.social gave us a whistle-stop tour of attitudes to grief & loss from pre-Reformation England to the present day.
If you missed it, the recording is now available here: griefcentre.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/events
Upcoming Mortal event in Derby on 2nd October ⬇️
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🚨🚨🚨The CfP for the 2025 BSA #Death, #Dying and #Bereavement symposium is now open! This year's theme is #Care and #Caring, and the University of Nottingham is hosting us. Please submit your abstracts by Tuesday 30th September to bsaddb@gmail.com. We're looking forward to reading them!
Too Poor to Die
Free online book seminar with Amy Shea
Still time to sign up, one week to go!