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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Coming soon: Good Grief Spring Festival 17-19 April 2026! 🌱A weekend of free online conversations about grief, resilience & hope. Speakers include: Julia Samuel MBE, David Kessler, Joseph Coelho OBE, Dr Lucy Hone, Prof. Mary-Frances O'Connor & Dr Frank Anderson 👉More info at: tinyurl.com/5n6nsmwe

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Spring Festival 2026 - Good Grief

Join Julia Samuel MBE, David Kessler, Joseph Coelho and more for free online events exploring grief, resilience and hope.

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined our London launch, kindly hosted by @cajardinemp.bsky.social at the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk. The Grief Centre aims to make a genuine difference through interdisciplinary research that deepens our understanding of grief & improves support when it matters most

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

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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

📣New paper: Shifting to online and telephone bereavement support provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study of bereavement service provider perspectives and lessons learnt for current practice Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49 Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Did you catch Drs Bajwah & Mayland's seminar about their Equitable Bereavement Care study? The recording is now on our website! & you can learn more about grief in diverse communities at a @goodgrieffest.bsky.social #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek panel next Thurs: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

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...

Equitable Bereavement Care for All Ethnicities. Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement Seminar Series Thurs 20 Nov 2025

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

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

A collection of Molly's slides. The top one reads 'What can we learn from history about grief, loss and bereavement?' The main text reads: Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement seminar series: https://griefcentre.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

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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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

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

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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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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

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...

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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

The flyer for the seminar series. Please visit https://griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk/events for more information

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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

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'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.

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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!

Attendees pouring out from Goldney House and walking across the lawn

Jimmy Edmonds, Mary-Frances O'Connor and Anna Brown smiling at the camera

The Grief Centre team: Jenny Birchall, Rachel Hare, Lucy Selman, Lesel Dawson and Chloe Shaw

Poet Malaika Kegode giving a reading under a canopy of trees

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

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

Audience members listening to Kathryn Mannix. Some are making notes.

Photo credit: Isis Blake

Kathryn signing an audience member's book. Other copies of her two books are visible on the table.

Photo credit: Isis Blake

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

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...

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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

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

People hugging. @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social @leseldawson.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social‬ @mariecurieuk.bsky.social
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