Centre for Death & Society

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We publish a newsletter each month with information on our members, our research and publications, and work by our associates and networks. The newsletter also gives details of courses, events and conferences happening locally, nationally and internationally.

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Year Month Features
2013 July Conference 2013 review, A Date with Death, John Troyer does 'Meltdown', CDAS Seminar - Death's Playlist', DDD11 - last chance to book
2013 May CDAS Conference 2013, 'Deadness' exhibition, Welcome to Lisa MacCormick, National Funeral Exhibition, Cruse Annual Conference, Responding to a Mass Fatalities Scenario
2013

April

CDAS launches new look website; Dead & Buried Exhibition; Before I Die Festival; Dying Matters Open Day
2013 March CDAS seminar - Ilness, crisis and loss; Welcome to Dr Nina Jaloby; Dr John Troyer at SXSW; The Good Funeral Awards
2013 February Dead and Buried, project exhibition; win an artist for Arnos Vale; Childhood Bereavement Network Conference
2013 January Congratulations to Dr Tara Bailey; Engaging young people with death and natural burial - new project; 'DeadLine' performance in Bristol; Call for Papers - 14th Colloquium on Cemeteries
2012 December Graduation of 2nd cohort of FdSc students, Congratulations to CDAS Associate Dr Lucy Easthope; Parliamentary Roundable on funeral cost assistance for the vulnerable
2012 November CDAS website redesign; CDAS welcomes Dr Shahid Perwez; Consultation begins on ICCM Natural Burial Charter; New book, 'Understanding Reproductive Loss'
2012 October CDAS welcomes James Earl-Fraser, new research administrator; CDAS Conference 2013 - Call for Papers; Bristol's first Death Cafe
2012 September CDAS Seminar announcement, 'Children & Death'; Natural Burial - publication of a new book; John Troyer at TEDx Bristol
2012 July CDAS welcomes Lorna Templeton from September; New Edition of the Natural Death Handbook launched; UK Government responds to Bereavement Benefit Consultation
2012 June In memory of Dr Chang-Won Park; 'Dying in the Digital Age' CDAS hosts successful conference; CDAS research 'Affording a Funeral' featured on BBC
2012 May Embodying Loss Symposium; Changing Expectations of Death event; Call for Papers - BSA Study Group Death, Dying and Bereavement Annual Meeting
2012 April Spirituality and Ageing Symposium; CDAS Seminar - Mass Fatalities; 'The Future Cemetery' project; End of life care for adults with a learning disability
2012 March ESRC grant, 'Understanding and responding to those bereaved through substance misuse'; 'A Graceful Death' exhibition; At the Margins of Life and Death - Doctoral course
2012 January CDAS welcomes Trudi Gilbank and Hannah Rumble; 'Affording a Funeral' research project; Compassionate Communities UK; Funeralmap Funeral and Bereavement Convention
2011 December 1st Graduates receive FdSc in Funeral Services; Future Water Laboratory; PhD for Ann Malmah-Thomas; The Institute for Dark Tourism Research
2011 October CDAS Confernece 2012 - Call for Papers; 'Of Dolls and Murder' film premier; Call for papers - Mortality special issue: Martyrs and Martyrdom 2014
2011 September New project underway with St. Christopher's Hospice; CDAS seminar' Remains of the Dead'; PhD for Dr Paul Fitzpatrick; ;The Cost of Dying' makes headlines
2011 July CDAS Conference report, 'Death & Dying in the Digital Age'; Prof Tony Walter is new CDAS Director; World's first MSc in end of life ethics; Australian Bereavement Conference
2011 June New CDAS member, Rachel Ibrek; CDAS involved in Universities 'Twitter Marathon'; New technologies in death and dying
2011 May Prof. Allan Kellehear leaves Bath; Dr Kate Woodthorpe elected to BSA Council; NAFD 2011 Conference report; Call for papers - DDB Study Group
2011 April CDAS Seminar - Mourning and Memory; NEOLC Programme publishes guidance for staff responsible for care after death; Cruse publishes 2 new guides
2011 March CDAS collaboration with Dundee academic, Dr Wendy Moncur; CDAS Visiting Fellow in the media with research into deathbed visions; Dying Matters Awareness Week
2011 February Report published, 'Investigating mortuary services in hospital settings'; CDAS joins Facebook; Children's Hospice week
2011 January CDAS Seminar, 'Dying'; Dr Kate Woodthorpe in the media - current graveyard practices; Bereavement Resarch Forum AGM

 

 
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