CDAS Conference 2024 - Death and Communities
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Centre for Death & Society
CDAS is an internationally recognised research centre focusing on the interdisciplinary social aspects of death, dying and bereavement.
News
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The Humberside funeral home incident shows we need a better system for dealing with death
Responding to the shocking Hull Funeral Enquiry, Dr Kate Woodthorpe considers regulation of the sector in her piece for The Conversation.
Welcome to new CDAS co-director Dr Naomi Pendle
We are delighted to welcome Naomi to the role of CDAS co-director following Jeremy’s departure to pastures new
Not just ‘facts and lessons’? The changing role of UK public inquiries
As the COVID-19 Inquiry makes headlines, sociologists at the University of Bath turn their attention to the increased pressures on inquiries to do more
Colin Murray Parkes (1928-2024)
Honorary graduate Colin Murray Parkes OBE was the world’s leading expert on bereavement and was the cornerstone on which bereavement care was built.
LISTEN: Dr Kate Woodthorpe on the Sociology Journal Podcast
CDAS Director Kate Woodthorpe reflects on their recent Sociology Journal article in conversation with Ranjana Das and Jane McCarthy.
CDAS in Conversation
InConversation is a running series where CDAS members engage with experts from various fields to have a conversation about death, dying and bereavement.
Sociological Perspectives on Suicide
Joint event by the Centre for Death and Society and the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on the Sociology of Mental Health & Illness
Organisational learning, or organised irresponsibility?
A joint event by the Centre for Death and Society and International Sociological Association's Research Committee on the Sociology of Mental Health & Illness
Disenfranchised Death and Grief Today
A talk by Emeritus Professor Ken Doka, from the College of New Rochelle, NY, discussing new trends in understanding anticipatory and disenfranchised grief
Supporting Good Palliative Dementia Care
How do we do it and what is needed? A Beatrice Godwin Memorial Lecture
End of Life Care Decisions in Care Homes
This event brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss how end of life care is managed in care homes
Death - Exciting and New!
Caitlin Doughty and John Troyer in conversation on innovations in death, dying, end of life care and dead body disposal in the 21st Century.
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About the Centre for Death & Society
The Centre for Death & Society provides a forum for our community of researchers and practitioners to share their expertise in death, dying and bereavement.
Members of the Centre for Death & Society
Our members are mainly located within the Department of Social & Policy Sciences, although we welcome members from across the University of Bath.
Centre for Death & Society Newsletter 2023/4
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Organisations and resources with an interest in the study of death and dying
You can find details of useful resources and associated organisations who have a shared interest in death and dying with our Centre for Death & Society.
CDAS Visiting Fellows and Visiting Professors
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Our research
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Current Centre for Death & Society research projects
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Past Centre for Death & Society projects
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Centre for Death & Society publications
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