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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · 8d

Pleased to share that our ESRC project on living at home with advanced progressive illness has started!

Based in @cendeathsociety.bsky.social we are working across the universities of Bath, Hull, York, Durham & Cardiff to understand reaching the end of life at home

www.bath.ac.uk/projects/liv...

Living with Advanced Progressive Illness at Home

This project is funded by Economic and Social Research Council

www.bath.ac.uk

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Jun 1

Yup too! 🎉

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · May 16

I have news 🥰 🤩☀️

Thank you to everyone who inputted into this and to whoever sent me a lovely congratulatory mug - there was no note to say who it was from! 🙏

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · May 15

Come and work with us at Bath!

www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

ED12721 Lecturer in Qualitative Methods (fixed-term) - Jobs at Bath

www.bath.ac.uk

Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Mar 16

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

How Covid-19 changed the way we die

The pandemic forced many people in England and Wales to reflect how they might die with dignity, and the numbers of those wanting to die at home is on the rise

www.theguardian.com

Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Mar 4

Thank you so much!

Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Mar 4

My daughter got to write on the @cendeathsociety.bsky.social
coffin that lives in my office today. Little wins 🥰

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John MacArtney @johnmacartney.bsky.social · Feb 17

@katewoody.bsky.social and I had a great chat with Lynne Innes on the Talking About Bereavement podcast about our 'Is Everyone a “Loved One”?' blog.

We explain why we wrote it and the feedback we have had:
open.spotify.com/episode/01Mg...

Blog: endoflifestudies.academicblogs.co.uk/is-everyone-...

'Loved Ones' - An appropriate catch-all or a problematic phrase

Talking about Bereavement · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Feb 26

Death friends on here, can you recommend a book (pref audio book) that is a good overview of religious beliefs at the end of life and beyond? One that is easily digestible and not too intense! Thanks

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Feb 10

Excellent day at @mariecurieeolc.bsky.social research summit with @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social @natashabradley.bsky.social @libbysallnow.bsky.social and @ncb.org.uk Alison Penny plus many more 🙏

You were missed @johnmacartney.bsky.social

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Jan 21

Whoop! Can’t wait already @DDD17_2025 @asdsdeath.bsky.social

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Dec 19

Good fun doing some recording for @cendeathsociety today with @CatrionaBrickel 🎬

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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne @tuffrey-wijne.com · Dec 13

Hurray, we won Best Poster 1st Prize with this poster on being researchers with a learning disability employed at a university #SeattleClub2024
Some excellent talks on inclusive research today - we've come far but still have a looooong way to go

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Dec 10

😭🫶🏼 same here @annayahprosser.bsky.social

Annayah M.B. Prosser @annayahprosser.bsky.social · Dec 9

LONG LIVE! ⭐ 😭Last Eras Tour surprise song set ever got me like 😭 Going to need mine and @katewoody.bsky.social
's advice after this is over 🫠 theconversation.com/the-end-of-t... The story isn't mine anymore 🎶

The end of Taylor Swift’s Era’s tour will be a loss for many – here’s how to handle it, according to experts and fellow fans

The tour has been going on for a long time and has been a source of stability for many.

theconversation.com

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Dec 7

Watched the live stream this morning GMtT time 😭

Naomi Joseph @naomijoseph.com · Dec 6

The Eras Tour ends Sunday and if you can't imagine a world without it, expert in social identities and events @annayahprosser.bsky.social and grief expert @katewoody.bsky.social (both Swifties) have great advice to get you through it. @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/the-end-of-t...

The end of Taylor Swift’s Era’s tour will be a loss for many – here’s how to handle it, according to experts and fellow fans

The tour has been going on for a long time and has been a source of stability for many.

theconversation.com

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Dec 5

🥰 🫶🏼 a pleasure working with you too @annayahprosser.bsky.social

Annayah M.B. Prosser @annayahprosser.bsky.social · Dec 5

Kate is an expert on the sociology of death and grief, and suggested we work on this together after seeing my blog from earlier this year (blogs.bath.ac.uk/business-and...). It's been an honour to collaborate with her on this and find solace in this end together.Thanks again @katewoody.bsky.social!

Are you ready for it? What to expect from the Eras Tour

Taylor Swift has a dramatic impact on her fans in a variety of ways, as Dr Annayah M.B. Prosser will examine in her contribution to upcoming book The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Taylor Swift, edited…

blogs.bath.ac.uk

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Dec 5

I’m going to be so sad this weekend!

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Kate Woodthorpe @katewoody.bsky.social · Dec 5

Another career goal achieved: writing about #taylorswift

University of Bath News & Media @uniofbathnews.bsky.social · Dec 5

The #ErasTour is wrapping up and for Swifties it's leaving a blank space, including @annayahprosser.bsky.social and @katewoody.bsky.social. Drawing on their expertise in identity, events and grief, they're sharing research-based tips to navigate post-tour blues
theconversation.com/the-end-of-t...

The end of Taylor Swift’s Era’s tour will be a loss for many – here’s how to handle it, according to experts and fellow fans

The tour has been going on for a long time and has been a source of stability for many.

theconversation.com

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Sweet Rhubarb @sweetrhubarb.bsky.social · Nov 15

Death mavens of Bluesky, we have a starter pack!
Suggestions welcome as we grow our network.
go.bsky.app/4wBJ2v2

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John MacArtney @johnmacartney.bsky.social · Nov 21

Reposting as @katewoody.bsky.social and will be interviewed about our blog on a podcast in the new year ☺️

Let us know if there is anything you want us to discuss...

endoflifestudies.academicblogs.co.uk/is-everyone-...

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · Nov 12

Oooh just seen 'Death, Dying and Bereavement
New Sociological Perspectives' is available for pre-order. I hope library will get a copy (or perhaps it will come out in paperback to be cheaper) www.routledge.com/Death-Dying-...

Death, Dying and Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives

While death, dying and bereavement are universal life events, the social conditions under which death takes place are fundamental in shaping how it is experienced by the individual. Bringing together ...

www.routledge.com

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