Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement
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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement
@griefcentrebris.bsky.social
Increasing understanding of grief, death & loss through collaborative research, education, advocacy & public engagement.
Visit our website: https://griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk
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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
In our 3rd seminar, @sbajwah.bsky.social & @catrionamayland.bsky.social will share insights from the Equitable Bereavement Care for All study, exploring why services are reaching fewer people from ethnically diverse communities & ways to improve support: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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
September 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is today! There's still time to sign up if you're speedy!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...
September 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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
September 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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
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August 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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
Launch of Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement
Here is a glimpse of the launch event for Bristol Centre of Grief Research and Engagement, co-directed by Prof. Lucy Selman and Dr Lesel Dawson. Prof. Mary-Frances O’Connor, Prof. Judith Squires and…
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August 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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...
July 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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
July 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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
'Grief isn't textbook - there is no way to grieve correctly'
The University of Bristol is hoping to change attitudes around grief by opening a new centre.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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!
July 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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
May 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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...
Our Weston-super-Mare event with @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social is sold out!
BUT... you can still grab a ticket for her Bristol Uni interview next Friday lunchtime
www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

#DyingMattersAwarenessWeek @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @hospiceuk.bsky.social
May 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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
April 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM