Centre for Death and Society (CDAS)

Centre for Death and Society (CDAS) Academic Centre dedicated to the study and research of social aspects of death, dying and bereavemen

The Centre for Death & Society (CDAS) was established in September 2005 and is based in the Department of Social & Policy Sciences at the Univeristy of Bath. Our internationally recognised research on social aspects of death, dying and bereavement focuses on:

1) the experiences of people facing death and bereavement
2) practice and policy concerning the dying, the dead, and the bereaved
3) how

end-of-life practices require yet can also foster community development
relationships between the living and the dead
4) how all this is influenced by economics, politics, inequality, social networks, technology and culture. Our research is carried out by:

a) our members, who have expertise in a range of social sciences
b) our network of associates with expertise in complementary disciplines and professions
c) our community of doctoral students.

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20/05/2026

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12/05/2026

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A good death with dementiaAs part of our national Dying Matters week led by Hospice UK we are holding our annual Beatric...
05/05/2026

A good death with dementia

As part of our national Dying Matters week led by Hospice UK we are holding our annual Beatrice Godwin Memorial Lecture

Tomorrow 6th May 6pm - 7pm BST, online, free to attend

With Natashe Dekker organised by Diana Teggi

Join us in our series on remembering Beatrice Godwin and her work.

New blog: the Political Language of GriefBy our CDAS visiting professor Jane Ribbens McCarthy
03/05/2026

New blog: the Political Language of Grief

By our CDAS visiting professor Jane Ribbens McCarthy

This essay examines “grief” as a politically and culturally embedded concept, arguing for a decolonial rethinking that challenges its individualizing, Anglophone assumptions and opens space for more plural, justice-oriented understandings of death and mourning.

⭐️ New CDAS book out now on Innovation at the End of Life ⭐️Order your library copy today!
29/04/2026

⭐️ New CDAS book out now on Innovation at the End of Life ⭐️

Order your library copy today!

This book presents original research, insight and analysis on innovative methods, theories, topics and issues at the end of life and in death's aftermath. Stemming from the University of Bath's Centre for Death and Society Annual Conference in 2023 and a subsequent special issue of the journal Morta...

⭐️Death and Power⭐️The 2026 CDAS Annual Conference is now LIVE100 speakers with two free evening events 17-19 June all o...
21/04/2026

⭐️Death and Power⭐️

The 2026 CDAS Annual Conference is now LIVE

100 speakers with two free evening events

17-19 June all online

Join us!

Explore ideas of death and power at this three-day conference, which will include roundtable sessions, keynote talks, workshops, and interactive sessions.

15/04/2026

📥April 2026 CDAS newsletter out now 📥

Beatrice Godwin Memorial LectureAspiring a good death with dementia: on experiences of loss, connection and future-makin...
14/04/2026

Beatrice Godwin Memorial Lecture

Aspiring a good death with dementia: on experiences of loss, connection and future-making

Join us online on 6th May 6pm - 7pm BST for our annual lecture with Natashe Dekker

Join us in our series on remembering Beatrice Godwin and her work.

The death of a dictator, the visibility of their body, and resulting conspiracy, is the focus of our next seminar with ...
23/03/2026

The death of a dictator, the visibility of their body, and resulting conspiracy, is the focus of our next seminar with Caroline Sharples on:

The Long Death of Adolf Hi**er

April 2nd 6pm - 7pm BST
Online, free

This CDAS seminar marks the publication of Caroline’s new book ‘The long death of Adolf Hi**er: an investigative history’.

⭐️ March 2026 CDAS newsletter OUT NOW ⭐️
18/03/2026

⭐️ March 2026 CDAS newsletter OUT NOW ⭐️

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