Centre for Open Thanatology
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The Centre for Open Thanatology is the Open University’s interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study & education of death, dying, loss, & grief across the life course & in diverse contexts. Directors: Prof Erica Borgstrom & Dr Joanne Jordan.
Register now for ‘Decolonising’ ‘grief’? Death and its continuing aftermath in the UK today: What do ‘we’ ‘know’ and how? (Part 1*) Tuesday 2nd December 7-8pm GMT, Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath, online.
‘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.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Register now for ‘Decolonising’ ‘grief’? Death and its continuing aftermath in the UK today: What do ‘we’ ‘know’ and how? (Part 1*) Tuesday 2nd December 7-8pm GMT, Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath, online.
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Do you teach about dying, death, grief, or end of life care? Need some free resources for your class or assignments? We've got lots of great short articles, animations, and interactives you could use on our Open Thanatology Hub on OpenLearn. www.open.edu/openlearn/he... #ThanatologyThursday
Open Thanatology Hub
Check out the FREE content from Open Thanatology, The Open University’s interdisciplinary research group for the study and education of death, dying, loss and grief.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Do you teach about dying, death, grief, or end of life care? Need some free resources for your class or assignments? We've got lots of great short articles, animations, and interactives you could use on our Open Thanatology Hub on OpenLearn. www.open.edu/openlearn/he... #ThanatologyThursday
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Many thanks to Betsy Thomas for the wonderful review of Exit Strategy in Mortality journal @ouliterature.bsky.social @openthanatology.bsky.social @ouhealtharts.bsky.social
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November 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Many thanks to Betsy Thomas for the wonderful review of Exit Strategy in Mortality journal @ouliterature.bsky.social @openthanatology.bsky.social @ouhealtharts.bsky.social
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
Ever thought about writing to work through or express your grief? Tried nature writing? Explore more in this short article - www.open.edu/openlearn/he...
#ThanatologyThursday
#ThanatologyThursday
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ever thought about writing to work through or express your grief? Tried nature writing? Explore more in this short article - www.open.edu/openlearn/he...
#ThanatologyThursday
#ThanatologyThursday
Do you teach about dying, death, grief, or end of life care? Need some free resources for your class or assignments? We've got lots of great short articles, animations, and interactives you could use on our Open Thanatology Hub on OpenLearn. www.open.edu/openlearn/he... #ThanatologyThursday
Open Thanatology Hub
Check out the FREE content from Open Thanatology, The Open University’s interdisciplinary research group for the study and education of death, dying, loss and grief.
www.open.edu
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Do you teach about dying, death, grief, or end of life care? Need some free resources for your class or assignments? We've got lots of great short articles, animations, and interactives you could use on our Open Thanatology Hub on OpenLearn. www.open.edu/openlearn/he... #ThanatologyThursday
PhD Funding Available - see below - and the successful candidate will be a member of the Centre for Open Thanatology
Interested in doing a funded PhD at the Open University? We have an opportunity to explore what dying well means to people living with dementia. Please see the link below for more information and don't hesitate to get in touch to discuss further! wels.open.ac.uk/sites/wels.o...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
PhD Funding Available - see below - and the successful candidate will be a member of the Centre for Open Thanatology
It's #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek. One of our members (Poppy) has co-authored a new book on this topic - Supporting Bereaved Children in the Primary Classroom: Helping Children Process Death, Grief and Loss. www.amazon.co.uk/Supporting-B...
Supporting Bereaved Children in the Primary Classroom: Helping Children Process Death, Grief and Loss: Amazon.co.uk: Palastanga, Emma L., Gibson, Poppy, Greenhalgh, Marie: 9781032874487: Books
Buy Supporting Bereaved Children in the Primary Classroom: Helping Children Process Death, Grief and Loss 1 by Palastanga, Emma L., Gibson, Poppy, Greenhalgh, Marie (ISBN: 9781032874487) from Amazon's...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek. One of our members (Poppy) has co-authored a new book on this topic - Supporting Bereaved Children in the Primary Classroom: Helping Children Process Death, Grief and Loss. www.amazon.co.uk/Supporting-B...
Did you know that Open Thanatology is now a Centre at The Open University? We're growing our research and collaboration, both within and beyond the OU, focusing on the study and education of death, dying, loss, and grief across the life course and in diverse contexts. #ThanatologyThursday
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Did you know that Open Thanatology is now a Centre at The Open University? We're growing our research and collaboration, both within and beyond the OU, focusing on the study and education of death, dying, loss, and grief across the life course and in diverse contexts. #ThanatologyThursday
We are now officially the Centre for Open Thanatology at The Open University!!!! Here are a few quotes from the recent announcement of our Centre status from @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social as shared within the Faculty (see thread)...
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We are now officially the Centre for Open Thanatology at The Open University!!!! Here are a few quotes from the recent announcement of our Centre status from @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social as shared within the Faculty (see thread)...
Interested in doing a PhD? The OU is currently advertising its Grand Union ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships. Closing date is noon on Jan 7th 2026. Find out more: university.open.ac.uk/employment/g...
The Open University
Grand Union ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership StudentshipsThe Open University Stipend: Approximately £20,780 per annum Closing Date: Midday – Wednesday 7th January 2026Interview date: Early February ...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Interested in doing a PhD? The OU is currently advertising its Grand Union ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships. Closing date is noon on Jan 7th 2026. Find out more: university.open.ac.uk/employment/g...
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If you're local to Dumfries, join us on Nov 25th to discuss death and grief. Tickets are free but registration is required. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/opening-co...
Opening Conversations On Assisted Dying, Death and Grief
A joint Open University in Scotland and University of the West of Scotland event, where assisted dying, death and grief will be explored.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If you're local to Dumfries, join us on Nov 25th to discuss death and grief. Tickets are free but registration is required. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/opening-co...
New OpenLearn article - Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday.
You can read it here:
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#ThanatologyThursday #RememberanceSunday
You can read it here:
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#ThanatologyThursday #RememberanceSunday
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New OpenLearn article - Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday.
You can read it here:
www.open.edu/openlearn/ed...
#ThanatologyThursday #RememberanceSunday
You can read it here:
www.open.edu/openlearn/ed...
#ThanatologyThursday #RememberanceSunday
Last few tickets remaining so book yours now before they're gone!
If you're local to Dumfries, join us on Nov 25th to discuss death and grief. Tickets are free but registration is required. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/opening-co...
Opening Conversations On Assisted Dying, Death and Grief
A joint Open University in Scotland and University of the West of Scotland event, where assisted dying, death and grief will be explored.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Last few tickets remaining so book yours now before they're gone!
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Happy Halloween! Last treat from our suite of new OpenLearn articles: Mastering our fear of death with the Jack-o’-lantern
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October 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Happy Halloween! Last treat from our suite of new OpenLearn articles: Mastering our fear of death with the Jack-o’-lantern
www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital www.open.edu/openlearn/en... #ThanatologyThursday
Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Imagine you’re a parent and your child is dying or has died in a hospital. How could the hospital and staff best support you? Drawing on the insights of parents, Walking the Walk has adapted to ...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital www.open.edu/openlearn/en... #ThanatologyThursday
And if you want to find resources by Open Thanatology members, you can browse ORO and refine by 'Open Thanatology'
Why deposit your research in Open Research Online (ORO)?
✔️ Meet OU’s Code of Practice
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Depositing isn’t just required - it maximises impact. Start today 👉 https://ow.ly/RyhE50XcXyy
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✔️ Meet OU’s Code of Practice
✔️ Share work freely across the globe
✔️ Boost visibility, readership and citations.
Depositing isn’t just required - it maximises impact. Start today 👉 https://ow.ly/RyhE50XcXyy
#OpenAccessWeek
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
And if you want to find resources by Open Thanatology members, you can browse ORO and refine by 'Open Thanatology'
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SPEAKING OF WHICH, COME AND LISTEN TO ME BANG THIS PARTICULAR DRUM FOR A FULL HOUR NEXT WEEK
Our member @sophiemhistory.bsky.social is speaking at Werrington NEXT WEEK on the development and impact of the railway on Victorian Peterborough.
Come along if you can!
Come along if you can!
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
SPEAKING OF WHICH, COME AND LISTEN TO ME BANG THIS PARTICULAR DRUM FOR A FULL HOUR NEXT WEEK
How to celebrate Halloween with young children -- new article on OpenLearn with some practical and inclusive tips
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October 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
How to celebrate Halloween with young children -- new article on OpenLearn with some practical and inclusive tips
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When the skeletons won’t go home: what the law says after Halloween
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October 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
When the skeletons won’t go home: what the law says after Halloween
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Ever wonder if trick-or-treating is legal or not in the UK? In a new OpenLearn article, Marc Cornock weighs in. www.open.edu/openlearn/so...
October 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Ever wonder if trick-or-treating is legal or not in the UK? In a new OpenLearn article, Marc Cornock weighs in. www.open.edu/openlearn/so...
New short article out now! -- Between life and death: what Halloween reveals about our fear of the afterlife -- www.open.edu/openlearn/he...
October 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
New short article out now! -- Between life and death: what Halloween reveals about our fear of the afterlife -- www.open.edu/openlearn/he...
In the lead-up to Halloween, #ThanatologyThursday treats will be peppered throughout the week. Keep an eye out for new OpenLearn articles by Open Thanatology members, and let us know what you're curious about this time of year.
October 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
In the lead-up to Halloween, #ThanatologyThursday treats will be peppered throughout the week. Keep an eye out for new OpenLearn articles by Open Thanatology members, and let us know what you're curious about this time of year.
This may be of interest to @openthanatology.bsky.social folk!
Researching a legal moment that was supposed to change everything - whether it did or not? The call for papers for 'Moments of Rupture' is open until 23 October!
Free, online conference in November, hosted by the Open Universities legal histories research cluster.
#LegalHistory #cfp
Free, online conference in November, hosted by the Open Universities legal histories research cluster.
#LegalHistory #cfp
The Open University
Moments of Rupture Online 20-21 November 2025Some legal and social changes are so profound that they create what seem to be moments of rupture: breaks between the ‘before’ and ‘after’. These moments c...
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October 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This may be of interest to @openthanatology.bsky.social folk!
One of our members, Korina, has written about the narrative practices of death, dying and mourning in her recent book chapter. oro.open.ac.uk/102428/ #ThanatologyThursday
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October 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
One of our members, Korina, has written about the narrative practices of death, dying and mourning in her recent book chapter. oro.open.ac.uk/102428/ #ThanatologyThursday