⭐️Death and Power⭐️

The 2026 CDAS Annual Conference is now LIVE

100 speakers with two free evening events

17-19 June all online

Join us!

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⭐️Death and Power⭐️

The 2026 CDAS Annual Conference is now LIVE

100 speakers with two free evening events

17-19 June all online

Join us!

www.bath.ac.uk/events/centr...

📥April 2026 CDAS newsletter out now 📥

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Beatrice Godwin's Memorial Lecture Join us in our series on remembering Beatrice Godwin and her work.

Beatrice Godwin Memorial Lecture

Aspiring a good death with dementia: on experiences of loss, connection and future-making

Join us online on 6th May 6pm - 7pm BST for our annual lecture with Natashe Dekker

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The long death of Adolf Hitler: the negotiation of memory over time This CDAS seminar marks the publication of Caroline’s new book ‘The long death of Adolf Hitler: an investigative history’.

The death of a dictator, the visibility of their body, and resulting conspiracy is the focus of our next seminar with Caroline Sharples on:

The Long Death of Adolf Hitler

April 2nd 6pm - 7pm BST
Online, free

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⭐️ March 2026 CDAS newsletter OUT NOW ⭐️

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Digital Remains: Grief and Mourning in a Digitally Entangled World Ylva Hård af Segerstad Open seminar at CDAS

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...

Bereavement Network Europe and Centre for Death and Society Webinar The impact of traumatic death on social networks: Reflecting on grief and bereavement support in the context of sudden deaths

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!

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Our first ‘26 CDAS newsletter… out now! ⬇️

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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 ⬇️

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The Light That Lasts — Roseberry Road Studios The Light That Lasts / Bruce Munro A photography exhibition of Bruce Munro’s light installations, to celebrate Dorothy House Hospice’s 50th anniversary and new partnership with Roseberry Road Studi...

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!

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December 2025 CDAS newsletter out now

Including our annual conference CALL FOR PAPERS!

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International Fellowships 2026 The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.

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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Experiences of Grief in Ethnically Diverse Communities: Panel Discussion and Film Launch - Good Grief How is grief experienced in diverse cultural, ethnic and religious communities? What support would be beneficial? And how well do current services meet the needs of all bereaved people? Join us to dis...

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’? Death and its continuing aftermath in the UK today What do ‘we’ ‘know’ and how? (Part 1). This is the first of a two part collaboration between the University of Bath and The Open University.

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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Grief and bereavement support: in conversation with Jenni Thomas OBE and Anna May This one hour interview with Jenni Thomas OBE and Anna May, in conversation with the University of Bath's Centre for Death and Society(CDAS)…

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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Death and power: call for papers

Submit your abstract to our 2026 Annual
Conference!

17-19 June, online

www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Death during conflict: what can we learn from the aftermath of death in war You are warmly invite to this panel discussion with Yumna Masarwa, Naomi Pendle, Isaac Hillary and Oliver Walton- online and in 3 East 3.5

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Death during conflict: what can we learn from the aftermath of death in war You are warmly invite to this panel discussion with Yumna Masarwa, Naomi Pendle, Isaac Hillary and Oliver Walton- online and in 3 East 3.5

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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Death during conflict: what can we learn from the aftermath of death in war You are warmly invite to this panel discussion with Yumna Masarwa and Safa Suliman , hosted by Naomi Pendle- online and in 3 East 3.5

⬇️ 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.

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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