In the 2nd seminar of our series, @mollyconisbee.bsky.social @cendeathsociety.bsky.social gave us a whistle-stop tour of attitudes to grief & loss from pre-Reformation England to the present day.

If you missed it, the recording is now available here: griefcentre.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/events

This is today! There's still time to sign up if you're speedy!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Our next seminar is next Weds! Sign up now to hear @mollyconisbee.bsky.social @cendeathsociety.bsky.social explore how her research into grief through history has influenced her counselling work. We can't wait!

www.goodgrieffest.com/events/uob-g...

@leseldawson.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social

The first seminar of our new series is now available on YouTube! Thanks again to Christy Denckla @hsph.harvard.edu @harvard.edu for a fascinating discussion exploring a public health perspective on grief & bereavement with @lucyselman.bsky.social.

Watch here: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk/events

Check out this reel of our launch event in July!

Thanks to everyone who joined us, incl our speakers @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social, Judith Squires & Chrissie Thirlwell, & poets Kat Lyons & Malaika Kegode. The Centre launch was kindly funded by the BNSSG ICB. Reel by Isis Blake.

youtu.be/g_McAJiGIxE

We're very excited for the first seminar in our brand new series!

Join us at 2pm BST on Weds (30th July) to hear Dr Christy Denckla from @hsph.harvard.edu @harvard.edu discuss a public health perspective on grief & bereavement.

Register here (it's free!) www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Jessica Jacobson from Birkbeck, University of London; & @emilyharrop.bsky.social @cumedicengage.bsky.social.

We can't wait!

Future sessions will feature @mollyconisbee.bsky.social @cendeathsociety.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social; @sbajwah.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social; @catrionamayland.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social; @leseldawson.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social;

Our first speaker is Prof Christy Denckla from @hsph.harvard.edu @harvard.edu, who will join us on 30 July to discuss a public health perspective on grief & bereavement: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

We are delighted to announce our new seminar series showcasing inspiring research & scholarship – locally, nationally & internationally – to connect Bristol to a global conversation about grief & loss.

To find out more & join our mailing list, visit griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk

Wonderful to see this article about the Grief Centre on BBC News Bristol. It features two of our brilliant collaborators, Kat Lyons & Helen Acklam, who share their experiences of grief & how they turned to creativity to understand & process them:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkddxy4zl2o

Thanks to everyone who came to the launch of the Bristol Centre for Grief Research & Engagement. It was great to celebrate the new centre with colleagues, friends & collaborators. Together we hope to change the way that grief is seen, spoken about & supported. More photos coming soon!

It was a huge honour to welcome the fabulous @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social to Bristol Uni for the first ever @griefcentrebris.bsky.social & @goodgrieffest.bsky.social event.

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us -- here are some snaps of the day

Don't miss our first event next Friday 9 May. We can't wait to welcome Dr Kathryn Mannix to Bristol for an interview with Andrew Blades @bristoluni.bsky.social.

Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

In partnership with @goodgrieffest.bsky.social, we are delighted to be welcoming @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social to @bristoluni.bsky.social for our very first public engagement event, as part of #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek. Tickets are limited & available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

@griefcentrebris.bsky.social unites our research, scholarship, policy and civic engagement @bristoluni.bsky.social including the ground-breaking @goodgrieffest.bsky.social. Find out more at www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

The Bristol Centre for Grief Research & Engagement launches today! Based @bristoluni.bsky.social, our interdisciplinary & multidisciplinary research into grief, death & loss aims to increase understanding of these fundamental aspects of being human. griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk