Funeral costs, affordability and public provision

Research from the University of Bath has shaped policy linked to the affordability and subsequent support available for UK funerals.

Beatrice Godwin Memorial Lecture

Recording: Beatrice Godwin's contribution to recognising and retrieving how people deploy their senses of self when living with later stage dementia.

BBC Radio 4 Interview: Kate Woodthorpe

Kate Woodthorpe explains how the coronavirus pandemic has led to a rise in direct cremation in BBC Radio 4's You & Yours [From 20:05]

What we've learned about bereavement during the pandemic

Dr Hannah Rumble has written for The Conversation with Professor Karen West, on their research into the experience of bereavement during the pandemic.

LISTEN: End of life care and bereavement support amid COVID-19

Podcast: Dr John Troyer, Dr Chao Fang, Dr Jo Wilson and Dr Paula Smith discuss end of life care and bereavement support amid COVID-19.

Centre for Death and Society Covid-19 information and resources

A collection of information and resources to do with the effects of Covid-19 on death and society.

Good Grief Festival: public engagement and grief research during COVID-19

Recording: Associate professor in palliative and end of life care Dr Lucy Selman in conversation with CDAS Director Dr John Troyer.

COVID-19: Thinking about families -our own and others

In Conversation: Jo Wilson, clinical lead for advanced care planning at the Royal Free Hospitals, and Paula Smith, Senior lecturer at University of Bath.

Planning for the Pandemic's Dead: Reflections on a Year of Turbulence

Recording: Disaster recovery expert Professor Lucy Easthope in conversation with CDAS Director Dr John Troyer.

COVID-19 Trauma of Funerals

Recording: London Funeral Director Hasina Zaman in conversation with CDAS Director Dr John Troyer.

Covid 19 - Death and Intellectual Disability

Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones will be talking to Professor Stuart Todd about the healthcare of those with intellectual disabilities during the pandemic.

“You are on mute” – On change and continuity in funerals during a pandemic

Dr Dan O'Brien will discuss with Sue Chard the changes in funerals and challenges of continuity during recent years and in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.