Continuing Bonds: Exploring the meaning and legacy of death through past and contemporary practice.
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Bradford
Department Name: Faculty of Life Sciences
Abstract
This project will examine a dialogue about death and dying between the clinical and historical disciplines. The aim of the project is two-fold: to demonstrate tangibly how archaeology can inform our current attitudes to death and dying, and thereby help shape policy and practice; and to explore the value of collaboration between health care professionals and archaeologists. The diverse methods of dealing with death and the dead uncovered by archaeologists will bring a different perspective to our current attitudes and therefore contribute towards a necessary re-examination of today's taboo status of death as an inevitable human experience.
Death is rarely discussed in everyday life mostly for fear of the emotions it raises. This has considerable consequences for individuals and families in decision-making in illness and frailty of old age. The fundamental hypothesis underpinning this work is that through introducing the topic of death through archaeological examples, discussions of death can become more commonplace, more emotionally detached and hopefully more familiar. Through bringing this topic back into the conversational realm, many fears can be alleviated and practicalities and preferences can be discussed.
Through creating a compendium of insights into death through time, particularly the fundamental resonance of bereavement, loss and commemoration, the project will shape thinking on how contemporary practice and historical perspectives can be mutually informed. It offers a more enlightened approach to a fundamental and inevitable moment in our human lives.
The project will test out this approach with both lay audiences and with students and professionals in health, social and spiritual care, including nursing students, spiritual care practitioners, counsellors, and medical students. It will seek to use materials to prompt reflection and examination of participants' own familial and cultural approaches to death, commemoration and continuing bonds with those that have died. It will also draw on the past to explore the concept of ancestors, and how this relates to contemporary considerations of legacy, continuing bonds, and the prospect of ourselves as ancestors of future generations. This will be achieved through a series of thematic workshops with the stakeholder groups and an action research approach, with each workshop informing future workshops, as well as working towards an exhibition intended for the public. Stakeholder workshops will run in conjunction with two 'Dying Awareness Week' events on the theme of Continuing Bonds, which will include a public audience, and will be the primary dissemination event for exhibition materials.
Towards the close of the project, an exploratory workshop will be held with secondary teachers, to assess the viability of introducing material into schools as part of a 'Death Education', with this the focus of work beyond the current project.
The project will provide a foundation for further interdisciplinary approaches to fundamental issues of life and death, demonstrating how disciplines which are apparently diverse can aid, inform, and mutually benefit from each other.
This project builds on an existing programme of research undertaken by the PI and CoIs, which has developed networks between archaeology and healthcare, and explored the ideas raised here with stakeholders, including palliative nurses, spiritual care practitioners, and academics in health care, receiving overwhelming support for project development. A successful pilot workshop has also taken place, organised by CoI(1) during Dying Awareness Week (May 2014), where the PI delivered a keynote lecture. The networks and support for this research are in place and growing, creating an exciting and new interdisciplinary approach to attitudes to death, dying, legacy, and memory, and a tangible demonstration of the impact of humanities research.
Death is rarely discussed in everyday life mostly for fear of the emotions it raises. This has considerable consequences for individuals and families in decision-making in illness and frailty of old age. The fundamental hypothesis underpinning this work is that through introducing the topic of death through archaeological examples, discussions of death can become more commonplace, more emotionally detached and hopefully more familiar. Through bringing this topic back into the conversational realm, many fears can be alleviated and practicalities and preferences can be discussed.
Through creating a compendium of insights into death through time, particularly the fundamental resonance of bereavement, loss and commemoration, the project will shape thinking on how contemporary practice and historical perspectives can be mutually informed. It offers a more enlightened approach to a fundamental and inevitable moment in our human lives.
The project will test out this approach with both lay audiences and with students and professionals in health, social and spiritual care, including nursing students, spiritual care practitioners, counsellors, and medical students. It will seek to use materials to prompt reflection and examination of participants' own familial and cultural approaches to death, commemoration and continuing bonds with those that have died. It will also draw on the past to explore the concept of ancestors, and how this relates to contemporary considerations of legacy, continuing bonds, and the prospect of ourselves as ancestors of future generations. This will be achieved through a series of thematic workshops with the stakeholder groups and an action research approach, with each workshop informing future workshops, as well as working towards an exhibition intended for the public. Stakeholder workshops will run in conjunction with two 'Dying Awareness Week' events on the theme of Continuing Bonds, which will include a public audience, and will be the primary dissemination event for exhibition materials.
Towards the close of the project, an exploratory workshop will be held with secondary teachers, to assess the viability of introducing material into schools as part of a 'Death Education', with this the focus of work beyond the current project.
The project will provide a foundation for further interdisciplinary approaches to fundamental issues of life and death, demonstrating how disciplines which are apparently diverse can aid, inform, and mutually benefit from each other.
This project builds on an existing programme of research undertaken by the PI and CoIs, which has developed networks between archaeology and healthcare, and explored the ideas raised here with stakeholders, including palliative nurses, spiritual care practitioners, and academics in health care, receiving overwhelming support for project development. A successful pilot workshop has also taken place, organised by CoI(1) during Dying Awareness Week (May 2014), where the PI delivered a keynote lecture. The networks and support for this research are in place and growing, creating an exciting and new interdisciplinary approach to attitudes to death, dying, legacy, and memory, and a tangible demonstration of the impact of humanities research.
Planned Impact
Who will benefit from this research?
1) Public sector groups, including health-care professionals, spiritual care practitioners, counsellors and teachers
2) The Dying Matters coalition
3) Policy-making bodies around NHS and care settings
4) Wider public
How will they benefit from this research?
1) The project will inform the practice of nurses and other healthcare professionals in their work with dying patients and their families, improving confidence though an increased understanding of historical and cultural approaches to death, legacy and memory. Previous research has demonstrated the utility of narratives in enabling healthcare professionals to contextualise grief and loss. Our hypothesis is that an increased understanding of historical and cultural approaches to death, legacy and memory through facilitating exploration and discussion of dying, death, mortuary rituals will help practitioners examine their own attitudes and current practices. This in turn will lead to improved confidence, courage and thereby compassionate care of the dying and their families (DH 2012). A longer term impact will be on secondary teachers: during the final phase of the project, an exploratory meeting will assess the value of the project in working towards a 'Death Education'.
2) The Dying Matters Coalition, who strive to "help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life" (Dying.Matters, 2013), will benefit through the provision of a new and innovative approach to dealing with death, desperately called for by researchers and policy-makers alike (Moon, 2010, DH, 2008, Cox et al., 2013). The establishment of dialogue and discussion about current issues surrounding death are often accompanied by strong emotions and polarised debate; research that informs this discussion using historical narratives based on archaeological findings will provide additional tools to contribute perspective to the discussion.
3) Changes in our stakeholder groups have the potential to inform future policy and planning in terms of treatment of our dying and dead, particularly around teaching medical and nursing professionals, as well as around hospital, hospice, care home and community settings. We anticipate that changes in attitudes will inform policy, planning and practice.
4) The project will contribute to an attitude change towards death and a breakdown of the current taboo of death as a subject, potentially allowing discussion of the topic in a more objective and less emotive way thus enabling people to think about their own death, legacy and bonds with their ancestors, both past and future, through participation in our Continuing Bonds workshops, accessing our project website, and through dissemination events, such as Death Café and Café Scientifique events. This has the potential for broader impact on issues of wellbeing, enabling both better deaths and better life (SGHD 2008). It will also provide new material for public talks and lectures, providing cultural enrichment for those interested in our human past.
References:
Cox, K., Bird, L., Arthur, A., Kennedy, S., Pollock, K., Kumar, A., Stanton, W. & Seymour, J. 2013. Public attitudes to death and dying in the UK: a review of published literature. BMJ Support Palliat Care, 3, 37-45.
DH 2008. End of life care strategy: promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life. London: Department of Health.
Moon, P. J. 2010. Pedagogy of mortality: a concept in progress. Journal of Loss & Trauma, 15, 325-338.
SGHD: Scottish Government Health Directorates, 2008. Living and Dying Well: a national action plan for palliative and end of life care in Scotland. Edinburgh: SGHD.
1) Public sector groups, including health-care professionals, spiritual care practitioners, counsellors and teachers
2) The Dying Matters coalition
3) Policy-making bodies around NHS and care settings
4) Wider public
How will they benefit from this research?
1) The project will inform the practice of nurses and other healthcare professionals in their work with dying patients and their families, improving confidence though an increased understanding of historical and cultural approaches to death, legacy and memory. Previous research has demonstrated the utility of narratives in enabling healthcare professionals to contextualise grief and loss. Our hypothesis is that an increased understanding of historical and cultural approaches to death, legacy and memory through facilitating exploration and discussion of dying, death, mortuary rituals will help practitioners examine their own attitudes and current practices. This in turn will lead to improved confidence, courage and thereby compassionate care of the dying and their families (DH 2012). A longer term impact will be on secondary teachers: during the final phase of the project, an exploratory meeting will assess the value of the project in working towards a 'Death Education'.
2) The Dying Matters Coalition, who strive to "help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life" (Dying.Matters, 2013), will benefit through the provision of a new and innovative approach to dealing with death, desperately called for by researchers and policy-makers alike (Moon, 2010, DH, 2008, Cox et al., 2013). The establishment of dialogue and discussion about current issues surrounding death are often accompanied by strong emotions and polarised debate; research that informs this discussion using historical narratives based on archaeological findings will provide additional tools to contribute perspective to the discussion.
3) Changes in our stakeholder groups have the potential to inform future policy and planning in terms of treatment of our dying and dead, particularly around teaching medical and nursing professionals, as well as around hospital, hospice, care home and community settings. We anticipate that changes in attitudes will inform policy, planning and practice.
4) The project will contribute to an attitude change towards death and a breakdown of the current taboo of death as a subject, potentially allowing discussion of the topic in a more objective and less emotive way thus enabling people to think about their own death, legacy and bonds with their ancestors, both past and future, through participation in our Continuing Bonds workshops, accessing our project website, and through dissemination events, such as Death Café and Café Scientifique events. This has the potential for broader impact on issues of wellbeing, enabling both better deaths and better life (SGHD 2008). It will also provide new material for public talks and lectures, providing cultural enrichment for those interested in our human past.
References:
Cox, K., Bird, L., Arthur, A., Kennedy, S., Pollock, K., Kumar, A., Stanton, W. & Seymour, J. 2013. Public attitudes to death and dying in the UK: a review of published literature. BMJ Support Palliat Care, 3, 37-45.
DH 2008. End of life care strategy: promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life. London: Department of Health.
Moon, P. J. 2010. Pedagogy of mortality: a concept in progress. Journal of Loss & Trauma, 15, 325-338.
SGHD: Scottish Government Health Directorates, 2008. Living and Dying Well: a national action plan for palliative and end of life care in Scotland. Edinburgh: SGHD.
Organisations
- University of Bradford (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF READING (Collaboration)
- York Cemetery Trust (Collaboration)
- York Army Museum (Collaboration)
- Bradford Bereavement Support (Collaboration)
- Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Collaboration)
- Trinity College Dublin (Collaboration)
- York Minster (Collaboration)
- Speakers Corner Bradford (Collaboration)
- MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Child Bereavement UK (Collaboration)
- Leeds Museums and Galleries (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF YORK (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD (Collaboration)
- Cruse Bereavement Care (Collaboration)
Publications
Booth J
(2021)
Dying to talk? Co-producing resources with young people to get them talking about bereavement, death and dying
in Voluntary Sector Review
Booth, J.
Dying to Talk: Compassion, Co-production and the Young Person's Voice
in Journal of Applied Youth Studies
Buster L
(2018)
54 Are modern day palliative care nurses ritual specialists?
Büster L
(2023)
Mediating worlds: the role of nurses as ritual specialists in caring for the dead and dying
in Mortality
Büster L
(2018)
From Plastered Skulls to Palliative Care: What the Past Can Teach Us About Dealing with Death
in AP: Online Journal in Public Archaeology
Croucher K
(2020)
Archaeology and contemporary death: Using the past to provoke, challenge and engage.
in PloS one
Croucher K
(2019)
The Living and the Dead: Creative Conversations between Past and Present
Croucher K
(2017)
Keeping the dead close: grief and bereavement in the treatment of skulls from the Neolithic Middle East
in Mortality
Title | Cemetery Case Studies Booklet |
Description | This booklet contains information, images, and activities relating to cemeteries. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Impact | The booklet was used in schools as part of Dying to Talk's festivals of the dead - it encouraged young people to talk more openly about death, dying, and bereavement. It also is being used with young people at a local cemetery. |
Title | Continuing Bonds Dying Matters Week Exhbition, Gallery II, University of Bradford |
Description | Exhibition showcasing project materials and outcomes. |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Impact | One of the largest audiences to the Gallery space of recent exhibitions. Open to the public. Attended by at least 128 people. Feedback included: "A well thought-out exhibition by experts from different disciplines. Enables a greater perspective on death" and "'Peaceful setting, excellent posters, early analyses very thought-provoking" |
URL | https://continuingbonds.live/continuing-bonds-exhibition/ |
Title | Continuing Bonds Dying Matters Week Exhibition, Leicester Cathedral |
Description | Exhibition compiled by Lindsey Büster, Christina Faull and the Continuing Bonds team as part of Dying Matters Awareness week. The exhibition featured materials from the project as well as prompts for audience responses. |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | Members of the public engaged with the exhibition through writing of 'Post-it' notes within the exhibition, as well as through social media using #continuingbonds. The exhibition has since been requested for display at Kettering Hospital. |
Title | Continuing Bonds Dying Matters Week Online Exhibition |
Description | An online version of a physical exhibition displayed at Leicester Cathedral. Compiled by Lindsey Büster, Christina Faull and project team, and supported by University of Bradford placement student, Haaroon Ahmed. |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | Increased public awareness of project and engagement with the Dying Matters Awareness Week agenda. |
URL | https://continuingbonds.live/online-exhibition/ |
Title | Continuing Bonds Dying Matters week exhibition |
Description | A portable exhibition based on project materials, aimed at prompting discussion around death and dying as part of Dying Matters Awareness week. Presented at 'Let's Talk Death' events in Bradford at the University of Bradford, Marie Curie Hospice Bradford, Sunbridge Wells, Speakers Corner and The Life Centre. Compiled by Lindsey Büster. Supported by University of Bradford placement student Haaroon Ahmed. |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | Public engagement with members of the public around the topics of death and dying, as well as increased awareness of project. |
Title | Continuing Bonds Online Exhibition |
Description | Online version including some of the materials showcased in our project exhibition (May 2018). |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | Online presence and awareness raising, enabling those who were unable to personally visit the exhibition to view some of the project materials |
URL | https://continuingbonds.live/online-exhibition/ |
Title | Continuing Bonds artwork |
Description | A collaborative piece of artwork featuring the hand prints of our workshop participants. As with their participation in the workshops, their handprints are both highly personal and individual, while also being anonymous. The artwork recalls some of the earliest archaeological artworks seen in cave paintings. Designed and led by Lindsey Büster. |
Type Of Art | Artwork |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | The artwork is valuable in providing a transition activity at the end of our workshops, which deal with death and dying. As well as producing a creative piece of artwork, the role of participating is valuable - leaving a permanent imprint of engagement with the project. As well as being both personal and anonymous, and recalling ancient cave paintings, the art work also speaks to the common use of the motif of a hand in palliative care work. |
Title | Dying 2 Talk Recipe Book |
Description | The booklet was created by our young ambassadors and contains recipes related to different funeral cultures around the world. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Impact | The booklet encouraged open discussion in the Dying 2 Talk festivals on the role of food in funerals. |
Title | Dying 2 Talk video |
Description | The Dying 2 Talk team created a video that incorporated team members to discuss the work of the project. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Impact | The video was used to show the work of the project, including the aims of the project, the work that was carried out by the project team, and images/ outputs from the project at events and talks. |
Title | Dying 2 Talk website |
Description | In 2022 we created the Dying 2 Talk website - the website has all relevant information associated with the project as well as creative outputs from the project. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Impact | The website has been used to access project information, the resources created by the project ambassadors, slides from professional events and any other relevant project information. |
URL | https://dying2talk.org |
Title | Dying to Talk Illustrated Colouring book |
Description | The colouring book was created by our young ambassadors and edited by the project team - the book contains images featuring skeletons, urns, dancing pall bearers and other death related imagery. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Impact | The book was received very positively at our festival of the dead events by teenagers of all ages. |
Title | Dying to Talk video |
Description | Co-produced video with young people in Bradford, inspired by the Continuing Bonds project. Video aimed at encouraging young people to talk about death and bereavement, building resilience in young people. |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Impact | Video well received with trial of two school groups - reported changed attitudes among staff and pupils. |
URL | http://www.bradford.ac.uk/Dying-to-talk |
Title | Ellis the Elephant: A Children's Book on Death and Bereavement |
Description | This book was created by our young ambassadors and disseminated at the Festival of the Dead events held in local schools. The book contains a story of an elephant who suffers loss - the story was written and illustrated by our ambassadors. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Impact | Many young people took the booklet home to share with their younger siblings who have been bereaved. |
Title | Illustrated Grieving Zine |
Description | A zine created by our young ambassadors which features poems and other forms of creative writing. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Impact | The zine was positively received by students at our festival of the dead events and helped us to develop an activity surrounding creative writing and death. |
Title | Workshop laminates |
Description | Laminates. Images of archaeological and ethnographic materials are drawn together to create a resource. Compiled by Lindsey Büster. |
Type Of Art | Image |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | We are monitoring long-term impact. The laminates are one of the main tools used during our workshops which aim to change values, attitudes and beliefs around death and dying. |
Description | Key project findings confirm the success of the project in meetings its aims and objectives. Headlines include: 94% agreed that archaeological materials can be used to facilitate discussions about death, dying, bereavement and loss, or training in this area; 83% agreed that the workshops made them think about death, dying and bereavement in different ways; and 57% agreed that the workshops will impact how they approach death, dying and bereavement in their professional practice. Several components worked towards success: providing a safe space for participants to discuss the topic; creating cognitive dissonance through the use of challenging case studies, which enabled participants to critically evaluate their biases and 'normal' practices; and voluntary participation. Findings from the project have also been published in Plos One 2020 in the paper entitled 'Archaeology and contemporary death: Using the past to provoke, challenge and engage'- authors: Karina Croucher ,Lindsey Büster, Jennifer Dayes ,Laura Green, Justine Raynsford, Louise Comerford Boyes, and Christina Faull. |
Exploitation Route | Heath and social care professionals and students: Our evidence suggests that workshop participants will think differently about death dying and bereavement as a result of the workshops, impacting on both their personal and professional lives. A change has taken place around expectations of what is considered to be the 'right' or 'normal' way to treat the dead, with perceptions and biases challenged through exposure to the diverse nature of practices from archaeological and ethnographic sources. Furthermore, our results suggest that confidence levels around talking about death and dying are improved for those who were not confident at the outset. The Dying Matter Coalition: our approach has demonstrated that there is value in using archaeology to encourage discussion around death and dying, so helping the agenda to encourage more people to discuss their thoughts, wishes and plans ahead of the last phases of life. In particular, our public engagement activities have received positive feedback around willingness to discuss death. We anticipate that for policy-making bodies and educators, changes in attitudes will inform future policy, planning and practice. For academic audiences, other archaeologists are interested in our findings around the use of archaeology with different audiences, particularly around health and social care areas. We are also contributing towards understanding of interdisciplinary research, through the integration of archaeology, nursing, palliative medicine, and psychology - we anticipate that our findings around such a diverse multi disciplinary team will inform future research projects. |
Sectors | Education Healthcare Leisure Activities including Sports Recreation and Tourism Culture Heritage Museums and Collections |
URL | http://www.continuingbonds.live |
Description | Our immediate audience is a non-academic one, as our workshop participants were health and social care professionals and students. 187 people came to one of the 31 workshops held in Bradford and Leicester, and 41 people came to more than one workshop. Changes in attitudes and understandings have been brought about through our workshops and are beginning to impact professional practice. 83% of participants said that the workshop made them think about death, dying and bereavement in different ways. 57% said that they believed the workshops would have an impact on how they approach death, dying and bereavement in their professional practice. All bar 10 of our participants would recommend the workshops to their colleagues. 93% of our participants who were asked the question (which was introduced part way through the project) "do you think archaeological materials can be used to facilitate discussions about death, dying, bereavement and loss, or training in this area" answered 'yes' (with just one person saying 'no', the others 'don't know'). The project led to a follow-on project, Continuing Bonds: Creative Dissemination, which used project findings to inspire creative writing: Workshops were held with members of the public, leading to a published anthology and celebration events. Original project aims to normalise death, dying, bereavement and grief in contemporary society were upheld: stories, experiences and opinions given in the original workshops together with archaeological materials were used as inspiration for creative writing and poetry. The project inspired an interdisciplinary collaboration, 'Dying to Talk', consisting of educators and charitable organisations in Bradford, co-producing a film with young people in Bradford aimed at promoting discussion of death and dying, and building resilience for young people. The film was used in two events organised by the project team with Bradford Schools - a 'festival of the dead' which used the film as springboard for discussion, and a number of hands-on activities designed to engage in talk about death and dying. The film and festivals were popular, and received feedback such as 'It's made me more comfortable with the idea of death' and ' it will help shape a generation that deals with death in a more 'healthy' way'. Teacher comments included 'It was valuable because you created a fun environment to talk about death and burial even though it is not a fun topic to talk about' and 'The energy created was very positive and the difference of opinions and practice shared created an environment where our learners were able to talk about their own experiences'. Teachers also reported improved exam results for those who participated. The project team are exploring ways to build on this success and the potential to inform a 'death education' in schools and build resilience in young people. The project team are investigating further avenues for impact, including discussion with the National Association for Palliative Care Educators. The project resources are also being used in teaching nursing students at the University of Bradford. Members of the public have been engaged in our Dying Matters Week exhibitions and events, and some have reported later that involvement had led to immediate conversations at home and in the workplace around death and dying, helping to normalise discussions around these problematic topics. The project team have successfully developed a CPD toolkit in collaboration with health practitioners and grief specialists. This was done in association with Manchester Metropolitan University, Trinity College Dublin and Cruse bereavement care. The toolkit is shortly available for free download in the form of an app, clients can use the material produced from the Continuing bonds project to encourage conversation about death, dying and bereavement in an accessible manner. We also held workshops with professionals (those working in end of life/ death care - including therapists, hospice workers, counsellors etc.) surrounding the release of the app - this was met with overwhelmingly positive feedback. We have also received AHRC Follow-on Funding for our 'Continuing Bonds: Dying to Talk' project which looks to encourage conversation on death, dying and bereavement amongst young people in Bradford and Wolverhampton (with University of Wolverhampton and Child bereavement UK). The project will recruit and work along side young ambassadors in local schools, assisting the project team in creating resources, holding activities such as the 'festival of the dead', and interacting with young people on the topic of death/dying. Materials used to facilitate discussion have been as a result of the Continuing Bonds project. Individual testimonials have been collected from original Continuing Bonds participants, which have directly informed a case study for REF 2020. The testimonials evidence profound personal and professional positive change as a result of participating in the project. Continuing Bonds research was one of the projects contributing to the Queens Anniversary Prize 2021, awarded to the School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences for the societal impact of heritage and archaeology. |
First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Education,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
Impact Types | Cultural Societal Policy & public services |
Description | Child Bereavement UK - Bradford Advisory Group |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | Influencing decisions of Child Bereavement UK - Bradford Advisory Group. Significant group due to the high child mortality levels in Bradford. |
Description | Continued professional development: running of a project work for CRUSE Bereavement Support (Skipton) |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Eleven out of 28 participants reported that the workshop had made them feel more confident in talking about death, dying and bereavement (DDB), and the same number reported that it had impacted the way they would approach DDB in the future. 26/28 said they would recommend the workshop to a colleague. |
Description | Continued professional development: running of two project workshops for Wakefield Hospice |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | For most participants there was a perceived value in terms of Continued Professional Development, with 14/21 saying they would recommend the workshop to a colleague. However, this was our least successful in terms of chanced confidence levels for participants, something we are investigating further. |
Description | End of Life Care Team Based Learning training session, University of Bradford |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Session delivered to c.180 nursing students around raising awareness of diversity of cultural practice in death, dying and bereavement. Session showcased project materials and widened understanding of the topic for participants. |
Description | Running workshop as part of CPD for Bradford Bereavement Service |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Influenced the training of bereavement counsellors. Participants reported an immediate change in their attitudes, values and beliefs around death - long term change is yet to be quantified. |
Description | Building Resilience Wellbeing and Cohesion in Displaced Societies Using Digital Heritage |
Amount | £84,297 (GBP) |
Funding ID | AH/S005951/1 |
Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2019 |
End | 01/2022 |
Description | COLLABORATION, CAPACITY AND IP DEVELOPMENT GRANTS: CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT. Death, Bereavement and Loss Resources for Young People |
Amount | £19,819 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Bradford |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 06/2018 |
Description | Continuing Bonds: Creative Dissemination |
Amount | £42,499 (GBP) |
Funding ID | AH/S005196/1 |
Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2019 |
End | 09/2019 |
Description | Continuing Bonds: Dying to Talk - Young people creating Compassionate Communities |
Amount | £78,410 (GBP) |
Funding ID | AH/V008609/1 |
Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2021 |
End | 12/2022 |
Description | Continuing Bonds: Toolkit for counselling professionals; Research Development Fund |
Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Bradford |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2019 |
End | 04/2020 |
Description | Humanities Strategic Civic Engagements Funds |
Amount | £9,940 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2023 |
End | 12/2024 |
Description | Lisa Jardine Grant 2023 Round 2 |
Amount | £1,200 (GBP) |
Funding ID | LJ23\R2\2097 |
Organisation | The Royal Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2024 |
End | 10/2024 |
Description | Museum and Universities Partnership Initiative project - led by Lindsey Büster |
Amount | £800 (GBP) |
Organisation | Arts Council England |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2017 |
End | 01/2018 |
Description | Royal Institution Freer Fellowship |
Amount | £18,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | The Royal Institution of Great Britain |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2023 |
End | 09/2024 |
Description | White Rose Consortium PhD studentship |
Amount | £45,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | White Rose University Consortium |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2024 |
End | 03/2027 |
Description | White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership |
Amount | £45,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | White Rose University Consortium |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2022 |
End | 10/2026 |
Description | Co-production |
Organisation | Bradford Bereavement Support |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | University of Bradford, staff time (PI, CoI and postdoctoral support); |
Collaborator Contribution | MYMUP, working on developing the resources; Speakers' Corner Bradford, local community group working with us on community involvement of young people; Bradford Bereavement Services and Child Bereavement UK, working on bereavement support and resilience-building in our project. |
Impact | Co-produced video - www.bradford.ac.uk/dying-to-talk; Festivals of the Dead (with Bradford school children); Booth et al Academic paper (see publications) |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Co-production |
Organisation | Child Bereavement UK |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | University of Bradford, staff time (PI, CoI and postdoctoral support); |
Collaborator Contribution | MYMUP, working on developing the resources; Speakers' Corner Bradford, local community group working with us on community involvement of young people; Bradford Bereavement Services and Child Bereavement UK, working on bereavement support and resilience-building in our project. |
Impact | Co-produced video - www.bradford.ac.uk/dying-to-talk; Festivals of the Dead (with Bradford school children); Booth et al Academic paper (see publications) |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Co-production |
Organisation | Speakers Corner Bradford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | University of Bradford, staff time (PI, CoI and postdoctoral support); |
Collaborator Contribution | MYMUP, working on developing the resources; Speakers' Corner Bradford, local community group working with us on community involvement of young people; Bradford Bereavement Services and Child Bereavement UK, working on bereavement support and resilience-building in our project. |
Impact | Co-produced video - www.bradford.ac.uk/dying-to-talk; Festivals of the Dead (with Bradford school children); Booth et al Academic paper (see publications) |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Co-production |
Organisation | University of Bradford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | University of Bradford, staff time (PI, CoI and postdoctoral support); |
Collaborator Contribution | MYMUP, working on developing the resources; Speakers' Corner Bradford, local community group working with us on community involvement of young people; Bradford Bereavement Services and Child Bereavement UK, working on bereavement support and resilience-building in our project. |
Impact | Co-produced video - www.bradford.ac.uk/dying-to-talk; Festivals of the Dead (with Bradford school children); Booth et al Academic paper (see publications) |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Co-production |
Organisation | University of Wolverhampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | University of Bradford, staff time (PI, CoI and postdoctoral support); |
Collaborator Contribution | MYMUP, working on developing the resources; Speakers' Corner Bradford, local community group working with us on community involvement of young people; Bradford Bereavement Services and Child Bereavement UK, working on bereavement support and resilience-building in our project. |
Impact | Co-produced video - www.bradford.ac.uk/dying-to-talk; Festivals of the Dead (with Bradford school children); Booth et al Academic paper (see publications) |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Continuing Bonds: Dying to Talk |
Organisation | Child Bereavement UK |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | UoB team - project development and management |
Collaborator Contribution | Child Bereavement UK - specialist expertise. |
Impact | The project has only just begun so outcomes are yet to come to fruition. |
Start Year | 2021 |
Description | Death, Dying and Bereavement: Past, Present and Future (Museum and Universities Partnership Initiative project) |
Organisation | Bradford Metropolitan District Council |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Project led by Lindsey Büster. Contributed project leadership and organisation, time in kind, as well as room hire and refreshments for project meeting. |
Collaborator Contribution | Time contributed by project partners: Leeds Museums and Galleries, University of York, York Minster and Bradford Museums and Galleries. Room hire and refreshments provided by York Minster |
Impact | Three collaborative meetings, research network established, webpage (https://ddbyorkshire.wordpress.com), project report, attendance at MUPI closing conference in Birmingham (02-02-2018) |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Death, Dying and Bereavement: Past, Present and Future (Museum and Universities Partnership Initiative project) |
Organisation | Leeds Museums and Galleries |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Project led by Lindsey Büster. Contributed project leadership and organisation, time in kind, as well as room hire and refreshments for project meeting. |
Collaborator Contribution | Time contributed by project partners: Leeds Museums and Galleries, University of York, York Minster and Bradford Museums and Galleries. Room hire and refreshments provided by York Minster |
Impact | Three collaborative meetings, research network established, webpage (https://ddbyorkshire.wordpress.com), project report, attendance at MUPI closing conference in Birmingham (02-02-2018) |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Death, Dying and Bereavement: Past, Present and Future (Museum and Universities Partnership Initiative project) |
Organisation | University of York |
Department | Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Project led by Lindsey Büster. Contributed project leadership and organisation, time in kind, as well as room hire and refreshments for project meeting. |
Collaborator Contribution | Time contributed by project partners: Leeds Museums and Galleries, University of York, York Minster and Bradford Museums and Galleries. Room hire and refreshments provided by York Minster |
Impact | Three collaborative meetings, research network established, webpage (https://ddbyorkshire.wordpress.com), project report, attendance at MUPI closing conference in Birmingham (02-02-2018) |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Death, Dying and Bereavement: Past, Present and Future (Museum and Universities Partnership Initiative project) |
Organisation | York Army Museum |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Project led by Lindsey Büster. Contributed project leadership and organisation, time in kind, as well as room hire and refreshments for project meeting. |
Collaborator Contribution | Time contributed by project partners: Leeds Museums and Galleries, University of York, York Minster and Bradford Museums and Galleries. Room hire and refreshments provided by York Minster |
Impact | Three collaborative meetings, research network established, webpage (https://ddbyorkshire.wordpress.com), project report, attendance at MUPI closing conference in Birmingham (02-02-2018) |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Death, Dying and Bereavement: Past, Present and Future (Museum and Universities Partnership Initiative project) |
Organisation | York Cemetery Trust |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Project led by Lindsey Büster. Contributed project leadership and organisation, time in kind, as well as room hire and refreshments for project meeting. |
Collaborator Contribution | Time contributed by project partners: Leeds Museums and Galleries, University of York, York Minster and Bradford Museums and Galleries. Room hire and refreshments provided by York Minster |
Impact | Three collaborative meetings, research network established, webpage (https://ddbyorkshire.wordpress.com), project report, attendance at MUPI closing conference in Birmingham (02-02-2018) |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Death, Dying and Bereavement: Past, Present and Future (Museum and Universities Partnership Initiative project) |
Organisation | York Minster |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Project led by Lindsey Büster. Contributed project leadership and organisation, time in kind, as well as room hire and refreshments for project meeting. |
Collaborator Contribution | Time contributed by project partners: Leeds Museums and Galleries, University of York, York Minster and Bradford Museums and Galleries. Room hire and refreshments provided by York Minster |
Impact | Three collaborative meetings, research network established, webpage (https://ddbyorkshire.wordpress.com), project report, attendance at MUPI closing conference in Birmingham (02-02-2018) |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Grave Goods project |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration with the AHRC Grave Goods project - two joint conference papers delivered. Planning for future research. |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration with the AHRC Grave Goods project - two joint conference papers delivered. Planning for future research. |
Impact | Conference papers at: Death, Dying and Bereavement in the 21st Century Conference; Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference; Contribution from existing project at the Grave Goods conference 'Objects and the Dead', British Museum 2019. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Grave Goods project |
Organisation | University of Reading |
Department | Institute for Environmental Analytics |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration with the AHRC Grave Goods project - two joint conference papers delivered. Planning for future research. |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration with the AHRC Grave Goods project - two joint conference papers delivered. Planning for future research. |
Impact | Conference papers at: Death, Dying and Bereavement in the 21st Century Conference; Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference; Contribution from existing project at the Grave Goods conference 'Objects and the Dead', British Museum 2019. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | PsyArEtAn Project collaboration between the Schools of Psychology and Archaeology |
Organisation | University of Bradford |
Department | School of Life Sciences Bradford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The school of archaeology and the Continuing Bonds project were involved in project collaboration - archaeological, ethnographic and anthropological materials were used to facilitate discussions surrounding the body and food, aimed to question stereotypes and open dialogue around what can be a challenging topic. The collaborative project used methods developed from the Continuing Bonds Project. |
Collaborator Contribution | The School of psychology lended their expertise in eating disorders and contributed towards the collaboration by introducing psychological materials that could be used in tandem with the archaeological, ethnographic and anthropological materials to open up conservations on difficult topics surrounding food and the body. |
Impact | The use of questionnaires before and after the discussion cafes as part of this pilot collaboration indicated that participants exhibited higher levels of satisfaction with their own body image, and felt positively impacted by the discussions, particularly how the PsyArEtAn model had facilitated conversations that individuals would not usually feel comfortable, or eager to address. These positive implications could be useful in the field of clinical and education psychology This has also resulted in the creation of two Summer placements in collaboration with the School of Psychology at the University of Bradford. |
Start Year | 2023 |
Description | Toolkit Consultation Session 1 (24th March 2020) |
Organisation | Cruse Bereavement Care |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Collaboration was initiated by the Continuing Bonds Team at the University of Bradford to develop a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) toolkit. Contribution by the research team included provision of archaeological and ethnographic case studies, editing, formatting, content creation and app/website development. |
Collaborator Contribution | Professional consultation was provided by psychologists, counsellors and psychology academics to develop a Continued Professional Development toolkit which aims to integrate the use of archaeological/ ethnographic case studies to open up discussions with clients on death, dying, bereavement and grief. Collaborators included Dr Jennie Dayes of Manchester Metropolitan University, Caroline Lloyd of Trinity College Dublin, Martin Truelove of Cruse Bereavement Care and Laurie Bryant (grief representative). Collaborators contributed expertise on grief and bereavement theories and content, and on layout/ format of toolkit as well as academic and personal written contributions. |
Impact | Collaboration was multidisciplinary and included those from the fields of psychology, archaeology and counselling/ bereavement care (in a volunteer capacity via Cruse). The collaboration resulted in a CPD toolkit which will be freely available to any professional working with the bereaved. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Toolkit Consultation Session 1 (24th March 2020) |
Organisation | Manchester Metropolitan University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration was initiated by the Continuing Bonds Team at the University of Bradford to develop a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) toolkit. Contribution by the research team included provision of archaeological and ethnographic case studies, editing, formatting, content creation and app/website development. |
Collaborator Contribution | Professional consultation was provided by psychologists, counsellors and psychology academics to develop a Continued Professional Development toolkit which aims to integrate the use of archaeological/ ethnographic case studies to open up discussions with clients on death, dying, bereavement and grief. Collaborators included Dr Jennie Dayes of Manchester Metropolitan University, Caroline Lloyd of Trinity College Dublin, Martin Truelove of Cruse Bereavement Care and Laurie Bryant (grief representative). Collaborators contributed expertise on grief and bereavement theories and content, and on layout/ format of toolkit as well as academic and personal written contributions. |
Impact | Collaboration was multidisciplinary and included those from the fields of psychology, archaeology and counselling/ bereavement care (in a volunteer capacity via Cruse). The collaboration resulted in a CPD toolkit which will be freely available to any professional working with the bereaved. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Toolkit Consultation Session 1 (24th March 2020) |
Organisation | Trinity College Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration was initiated by the Continuing Bonds Team at the University of Bradford to develop a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) toolkit. Contribution by the research team included provision of archaeological and ethnographic case studies, editing, formatting, content creation and app/website development. |
Collaborator Contribution | Professional consultation was provided by psychologists, counsellors and psychology academics to develop a Continued Professional Development toolkit which aims to integrate the use of archaeological/ ethnographic case studies to open up discussions with clients on death, dying, bereavement and grief. Collaborators included Dr Jennie Dayes of Manchester Metropolitan University, Caroline Lloyd of Trinity College Dublin, Martin Truelove of Cruse Bereavement Care and Laurie Bryant (grief representative). Collaborators contributed expertise on grief and bereavement theories and content, and on layout/ format of toolkit as well as academic and personal written contributions. |
Impact | Collaboration was multidisciplinary and included those from the fields of psychology, archaeology and counselling/ bereavement care (in a volunteer capacity via Cruse). The collaboration resulted in a CPD toolkit which will be freely available to any professional working with the bereaved. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Toolkit Consultation Session 2 (27th March 2020) |
Organisation | Cruse Bereavement Care |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Collaboration was initiated by the Continuing Bonds Team at the University of Bradford to develop a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) toolkit. Contribution by the research team included provision of archaeological and ethnographic case studies, editing, formatting, content creation and app/website development |
Collaborator Contribution | Professional consultation was provided by psychologists, counsellors and psychology academics to develop a Continued Professional Development toolkit which aims to integrate the use of archaeological/ ethnographic case studies to open up discussions with clients on death, dying, bereavement and grief. Collaborators included Dr Jennie Dayes of Manchester Metropolitan University, Caroline Lloyd of Trinity College Dublin, Martin Truelove of Cruse Bereavement Care and Laurie Bryant (grief representative). Collaborators contributed expertise on grief and bereavement theories and content, and on layout/ format of toolkit as well as academic and personal written contributions. |
Impact | Collaboration was multidisciplinary and included those from the fields of psychology, archaeology and counselling/ bereavement care (in a volunteer capacity via Cruse). The collaboration resulted in a CPD toolkit which will be freely available to any professional working with the bereaved. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Toolkit Consultation Session 2 (27th March 2020) |
Organisation | Manchester Metropolitan University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration was initiated by the Continuing Bonds Team at the University of Bradford to develop a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) toolkit. Contribution by the research team included provision of archaeological and ethnographic case studies, editing, formatting, content creation and app/website development |
Collaborator Contribution | Professional consultation was provided by psychologists, counsellors and psychology academics to develop a Continued Professional Development toolkit which aims to integrate the use of archaeological/ ethnographic case studies to open up discussions with clients on death, dying, bereavement and grief. Collaborators included Dr Jennie Dayes of Manchester Metropolitan University, Caroline Lloyd of Trinity College Dublin, Martin Truelove of Cruse Bereavement Care and Laurie Bryant (grief representative). Collaborators contributed expertise on grief and bereavement theories and content, and on layout/ format of toolkit as well as academic and personal written contributions. |
Impact | Collaboration was multidisciplinary and included those from the fields of psychology, archaeology and counselling/ bereavement care (in a volunteer capacity via Cruse). The collaboration resulted in a CPD toolkit which will be freely available to any professional working with the bereaved. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Toolkit Consultation Session 2 (27th March 2020) |
Organisation | Trinity College Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration was initiated by the Continuing Bonds Team at the University of Bradford to develop a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) toolkit. Contribution by the research team included provision of archaeological and ethnographic case studies, editing, formatting, content creation and app/website development |
Collaborator Contribution | Professional consultation was provided by psychologists, counsellors and psychology academics to develop a Continued Professional Development toolkit which aims to integrate the use of archaeological/ ethnographic case studies to open up discussions with clients on death, dying, bereavement and grief. Collaborators included Dr Jennie Dayes of Manchester Metropolitan University, Caroline Lloyd of Trinity College Dublin, Martin Truelove of Cruse Bereavement Care and Laurie Bryant (grief representative). Collaborators contributed expertise on grief and bereavement theories and content, and on layout/ format of toolkit as well as academic and personal written contributions. |
Impact | Collaboration was multidisciplinary and included those from the fields of psychology, archaeology and counselling/ bereavement care (in a volunteer capacity via Cruse). The collaboration resulted in a CPD toolkit which will be freely available to any professional working with the bereaved. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Toolkit Consultation Session 3 (31st March 2020) |
Organisation | Cruse Bereavement Care |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Collaboration was initiated by the Continuing Bonds Team at the University of Bradford to develop a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) toolkit. Contribution by the research team included provision of archaeological and ethnographic case studies, editing, formatting, content creation and app/website development |
Collaborator Contribution | Professional consultation was provided by psychologists, counsellors and psychology academics to develop a Continued Professional Development toolkit which aims to integrate the use of archaeological/ ethnographic case studies to open up discussions with clients on death, dying, bereavement and grief. Collaborators included Dr Jennie Dayes of Manchester Metropolitan University, Caroline Lloyd of Trinity College Dublin, Martin Truelove of Cruse Bereavement Care and Laurie Bryant (grief representative). Collaborators contributed expertise on grief and bereavement theories and content, and on layout/ format of toolkit as well as academic and personal written contributions. |
Impact | Collaboration was multidisciplinary and included those from the fields of psychology, archaeology and counselling/ bereavement care (in a volunteer capacity via Cruse). The collaboration resulted in a CPD toolkit which will be freely available to any professional working with the bereaved. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Toolkit Consultation Session 3 (31st March 2020) |
Organisation | Manchester Metropolitan University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration was initiated by the Continuing Bonds Team at the University of Bradford to develop a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) toolkit. Contribution by the research team included provision of archaeological and ethnographic case studies, editing, formatting, content creation and app/website development |
Collaborator Contribution | Professional consultation was provided by psychologists, counsellors and psychology academics to develop a Continued Professional Development toolkit which aims to integrate the use of archaeological/ ethnographic case studies to open up discussions with clients on death, dying, bereavement and grief. Collaborators included Dr Jennie Dayes of Manchester Metropolitan University, Caroline Lloyd of Trinity College Dublin, Martin Truelove of Cruse Bereavement Care and Laurie Bryant (grief representative). Collaborators contributed expertise on grief and bereavement theories and content, and on layout/ format of toolkit as well as academic and personal written contributions. |
Impact | Collaboration was multidisciplinary and included those from the fields of psychology, archaeology and counselling/ bereavement care (in a volunteer capacity via Cruse). The collaboration resulted in a CPD toolkit which will be freely available to any professional working with the bereaved. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Toolkit Consultation Session 3 (31st March 2020) |
Organisation | Trinity College Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration was initiated by the Continuing Bonds Team at the University of Bradford to develop a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) toolkit. Contribution by the research team included provision of archaeological and ethnographic case studies, editing, formatting, content creation and app/website development |
Collaborator Contribution | Professional consultation was provided by psychologists, counsellors and psychology academics to develop a Continued Professional Development toolkit which aims to integrate the use of archaeological/ ethnographic case studies to open up discussions with clients on death, dying, bereavement and grief. Collaborators included Dr Jennie Dayes of Manchester Metropolitan University, Caroline Lloyd of Trinity College Dublin, Martin Truelove of Cruse Bereavement Care and Laurie Bryant (grief representative). Collaborators contributed expertise on grief and bereavement theories and content, and on layout/ format of toolkit as well as academic and personal written contributions. |
Impact | Collaboration was multidisciplinary and included those from the fields of psychology, archaeology and counselling/ bereavement care (in a volunteer capacity via Cruse). The collaboration resulted in a CPD toolkit which will be freely available to any professional working with the bereaved. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Title | Continuing Bonds Toolkit |
Description | The toolkit was created by members of the continuing Bonds team in 2021-22 in collaboration with psychologists, counsellors, bereavement workers and academics. The toolkit assists practitioners in integrating archaeological case studies into their therapeutic approach with the recently bereaved. The toolkit will be free to download in 2022. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Impact | The product has been showcased at a recent Queen's Anniversary evening at the City Hall in Bradford. The product was well received by viewers and has been well received by professionals ahead of release. |
URL | https://cb-toolkit.bradford.ac.uk/ |
Description | 'BEYOND THE BINARY': FUNERARY ARCHAEOLOGY, GENDERED IDENTITY, AND ITS IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of the European Association of Archaeologists Conference in Belfast 2023, Dulcie newbury presented their PhD work entitled, ''BEYOND THE BINARY': FUNERARY ARCHAEOLOGY, GENDERED IDENTITY, AND ITS IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING' with methods inspired by the Continuing Bonds and Dying to Talk projects. The paper was met with great feedback and encouraged a rich discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | 'Beyond the Binary': Funerary Archaeology, Gender Identity, and Its Impact on Mental Health and Wellbeing |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of the Theoretical Archaeology Conference, PhD student Dulcie Newbury presented their work in a paper entitled, 'Beyond the Binary': Funerary Archaeology, Gender Identity, and Its Impact on Mental Health and Wellbeing. The project used Continuing Bonds project methods. The paper was met with positive feedback and encourgaed engaging discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | 'Enchanted garments' from the bog: conference paper by Mel Giles (University of Manchester) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | This paper was presented by Mel Giles at the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference at the University of Norwich in December 2023. The paper discussed the bog bodies and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://tagnorwich2023.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/uea-climate-tag-abstracts-book.pdf |
Description | 'i' newspaper / The Independent |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Article written by Lindsey Büster and Jennifer Dayes, entitled 'Can the Victorians teach us how to talk about death?' in I Newspaper run by The Independent (Thursday 17th August 2017, p. 31). International readership. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/death-rites-of-the-past-grieving-bereave... |
Description | 13 Academics Series: The Archaeology of Grief |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Dr Karina Croucher and the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects was featured on the University of Bradford blog entitled '13 Academics'. The blog is seen worldwide as it is on the university website by potential students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Advisory Panel Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | On the 9th of March we had an advisory panel meeting regarding the future of the project and an update on where we are currently with the project - advisory panel includes those working in the funeral industry, in schools, in bereavement care, as chaplains and in academia. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Advisory Panel Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | On the 21st of October we had a meeting with our professional advisory panel on the project progress and on the delivery of our festival of the dead in local schools - our panel included people working with the funeral industry, in school, as chaplains, in academia and in bereavement care. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Aftering podcast interview - Can archaeology teach us about grief? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Jennie Dayes discussed the work of the Continuing Bonds project on a podcast channel called 'Aftering' with Valerie Vetter. Jennie discussed hoe the archaeological materials used in the Continuing bonds project had helped other in talking about death, dying and bereavement- drawing attention to the importance and relevance of the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://soundcloud.com/aftering_podcasts/aftering-can-archeology-teach-us-about-grief |
Description | Ambassador Briefing Session |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | This session allowed project members to meet with the selected ambassadors for the first time. Here, the team could outline the aims of the project with the ambassadors and what was expected of them in their role. We also gave ambassadors the opportunity to ask any questions they may have had. They allowed us to clarify any aspects of the project they may have had questions about and discuss previous work on the Continuing Bonds Project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Day Out: Manchester |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | On the 5th of March 2022 we held a celebration event with some of our young ambassadors - we met up for a meal and discussed the project and it's benefits. Ambassadors reported how much they loved working on the project and that they found it beneficial/ impactful. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Ambassador Meet Up |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 9th of October, members of the Dying 2 Talk team met up with 6 young ambassadors in the Wolverhampton area at the University of Wolverhampton. In the meeting, we discussed how schools can create a compassionate community for young people, the use of archaeology in talking about bereavement, and the development of resources to use during the festival of the dead events. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 2nd of October, members of the Dying 2 Talk team met up with 5 ambassadors from the Bradford area. We discussed how schools can implement a compassionate community, the use of archaeology when discussing bereavement, and the development of resources to use in local schools as part of the festival of the dead events. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 2nd December we held an online ambassador meeting to discuss the project so far, gather feedback from ambassadors, and plan for the upcoming festivals of the dead in local schools. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | The Dying 2 Talk project held an online meeting with members of the team and the young ambassadors. The meeting discussed the upcoming field trip to the coffin works museum. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 30th of September the Dying 2 Talk team had a virtual meeting with the young ambassadors - here we discussed the development of resources for the school festival events, and the allocation of tasks within each development group - i.e. food group, music group, creative writing group, technology group, dance group, arts and crafts group. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | This session was held online by project members to discuss the project with ambassadors. The ambassadors completed an activity called 'this is me' which allowed them to talk about themselves, how they wanted to be remembered when they die and what they would like at their funeral. Ambassadors also developed a rule manifesto for the group to make sure everybody treated each other with respect. Ambassadors learned a lot in the session and enjoyed the funeral activity. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In July, the project team held an online meeting with ambassadors. The meeting allowed the team to check in with ambassadors, discuss their ideas for the project, and plan future meetings regarding resource development. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 14th of October we had a virtual meeting with our young ambassadors on the project progress, in person meet ups, festivals of the dead, and the use of archaeology. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In August the project team held an online meeting with ambassadors to discuss the development of resources for young people to be used in schools - activities were suggested by the young ambassadors and a brain storm on further development of resources to be used at the festivals of the dead events. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 21st of October we had a meeting with our young ambassadors to discuss with them on the progress of the project, our upcoming festival of the dead |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Think In Session |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | This meeting on July 23rd (online) was a 'think in' session with ambassadors - this allowed the ambassadors to brain storm their ideas for the project including the type of resources they wanted to develop, ideas for the festivals of the dead, and how we can get young people to engage in conversation surrounding death, dying and bereavement in local schools. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ambassador Think In Session |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | This meeting on July 30th (online) was a 'think in' session with ambassadors - this allowed the ambassadors to brain storm their ideas for the project including the type of resources they wanted to develop, ideas for the festivals of the dead, and how we can get young people to engage in conversation surrounding death, dying and bereavement in local schools. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Ancient Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Discussed the Contining Bonds and Creative Dissemination projects at an online 'Ancient Death Cafe' which drew on archaeological materials to prompt discussion and highlighted the project results |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Ancient death café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | In June 2022 Dr Karina Croucher gave a presentation as part of an Ancient Death Café session ran by Dr Melanie Giles of the University of Manchester. The session was received positively by fellow academics and the general public. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Annual Bereavement Conference - Bereavement Support: Striving for Excellence |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Paper delivered by Laura Green to over 200 delegates at the Bradford Bereavement Conference. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/book-your-place-at-bereavement-conference |
Description | Archaeology & Contemporary Death: Continuing Bonds and Dying to Talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dr Karina Croucher, Associate Professor at the University of Bradford, presented in the Department of History and Archaeology Research Seminar Series on 18 November 2021, exploring archaeology's relationship with contemporary practices and attitudes towards death. The talk was livestreamed with a positive reaction from the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGrlk4KNiAQ&list=PLzhwRTo-EiOtjgd5iTyJWGUmzQZZp0tEj&index=3 |
Description | Archaeology and Creative Writing Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A workshop run by Karina Croucher, Melanie Giles and Kath Mackay, and supported by Lindsey Büster. This workshop followed involvement with the ARHC Crossing Over Network. The workshop took place in Hull with members of the public. Participants reported a change in understanding of objects and the dead and their role in inspiring creative writing. Also a forum for talking about death and dying, prompted through the engagement with archaeological objects. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Archaeology and Heritage for wellbeing and cohesion: BReaTHe - Building Resilience Through Heritage |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | In 2023, Karina Croucher along with other University of Bradford team members presented the paper, 'Archaeology and Heritage for wellbeing and cohesion: BReaTHe - Building Resilience Through Heritage' at the British Association for Near Eastern Archaeology conference, Glasgow. The paper was met with positive feedback and prompted discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.banea.org/ |
Description | Archaeology and Heritage for wellbeing and cohesion: BReaTHe - Building Resilience Through Heritage. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Karina Croucher (University of Bradford), Adrian Evans,Owen Greene and Andrew Wilson presented the paper, 'Archaeology and Heritage for wellbeing and cohesion: BReaTHe - Building Resilience Through Heritage' at the 13th International Conference on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE). The paper was met with positive feedback and propmted questions and a rich discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://eventsignup.ku.dk/icaane13/programme |
Description | Archaeology and Poetry Network |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Online workshop and network focused on archaeology and poetry, run by Abbi Flint who was a participant in the Continuing Bonds: Creative Dissemination project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Archaeology meets End-of-life Care, University of Bradford Guest Lecture |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Guest lecture delivered by Karina Croucher, discussing the project and its outcomes |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Archaeology meets psychology: Using the past to open up discussion around grief in a digital toolkit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | In September 2021, Dr Karina Croucher, Dr Eleanor Bryant and Aoife Sutton presented a conference paper entitled 'Archaeology meets psychology: Using the past to open up discussion around grief in a digital toolkit' at the Death, Dying and Disposal 15 conference which was held online due to Covod-19 restrictions. The conference session the paper was presented in was called 'Culture and Death: Digital Death'. The paper received great feedback from conference attendees and the team received more requests for information. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Arnos Vale Cemetery activity |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | After seeing the Dying 2 Talk project presentation at the Death and Culture Network conference, staff at Arnos Vale Cemetery held similar arts and crafts activities - including the coffin colouring activity. The staff reported that the activity allowed for participants to talk more easily about death and remembrance. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Art and Archaeology - creative practice workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Co led by Mel Giles, a creative practice workshop was held at the university of Leicester. Here, participnats engaged with the resources from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. A rich discussion was held throughout the workshop, and participants gave positive feedback on the session. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | BANEA (British Association for Near Eastern Archaeology Conference), Liverpool |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Mind the gap: the missing components of grief and bereavement in understanding funerary remains. Paper on Middle Eastern archaeology, inspired by working on Continuing Bonds project and research prior to it. Delivered by K Croucher |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/documents/BANEA,2019,(... |
Description | BBC Radio 4 Today Programme |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | As part of BBC radio 4 Today Programme, members of the Bradford death cafe were interviewed - including Prof Karina Croucher who mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | BBC Radio interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 10 minute radio interview for BCB about the project |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | BCB radio interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | As part of International Women's day, Prof Karina Croucher gave an interview to BCB radio discussing the work of Continuing Bonds and the Dying 2 Talk projects. The interview was met with positive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
URL | https://podcasts.canstream.co.uk/bcb/index.php?id=75611 |
Description | Bereavement and Archaeology: CPD for Psychologists and Counsellors (21st July session) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Our workshop looked at the use of our new CPD toolkit (developed with professionals, using Continuing Bonds project outcomes and expertise). The workshop discussed numerous aspects of the toolkit, including the use of archaeological and ethnographic material to facilitate conversations about death, dying, bereavement and grief. We also discussed models of grief including Intuitive and Instrumental Grief, Dual Process Model, Tasks of Mourning and Continuing Bonds. Materials from the toolkit were discussed during the session, and the workshop included a video section, engagement activities and group discussions. The workshop was attended by over 40 people. Feedback from the workshop was overwhelmingly positive- with attendees reporting an increased interest in the subject area, a change in their way of thinking about death and how they interacted with clients. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/continuing-bonds-university-of-bradford-30352393828 |
Description | Bereavement and Archaeology: CPD for Psychologists and Counsellors (23rd July session) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Our workshop looked at the use of our new CPD toolkit (developed with professionals, using Continuing Bonds project outcomes and expertise). The workshop discussed numerous aspects of the toolkit, including the use of archaeological and ethnographic material to facilitate conversations about death, dying, bereavement and grief. We also discussed models of grief including Intuitive and Instrumental Grief, Dual Process Model, Tasks of Mourning and Continuing Bonds. Materials from the toolkit were discussed during the session, and the workshop included a video section, engagement activities and group discussions. The workshop was attended by over 40 people. Feedback from the workshop was overwhelmingly positive- with attendees reporting an increased interest in the subject area, a change in their way of thinking about death and how they interacted with clients. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/continuing-bonds-university-of-bradford-30352393828 |
Description | Beyond the binary in the archaeology of death with Dulcie Newbury |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | This interview was broadcast on the Archaeodeath Youtube Channel by Prof Howard Williams. The interview focused on the work of PhD student Duclie Newbury who discussed their work which was inspired by the Continuing Bonds project. A rich discussion took place, with the boradcast reaching many across the world. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GtuwM47uxo |
Description | Bingley Grammar School Newsletter |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | In the November/December 2021 newsletter in Bingley Grammar School, Bradford, the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects were written about after a recent festival of the dead was held in the school. The newsletter highlighted that the festival was well received by students and teachers. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Bog Bodies; face to face with the past by Mel Giles |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Mel Giles delivered the talk, 'Bog Bodies; face to face with the past' at the Dorset Museum, mentioning the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. The audience was fully engaged with the talk, asking lots of questions afterwards. The talk was met with positive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Bradford Bereavement Network Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | In October 2022 Dr Karina Croucher chaired the Bradford Bereavement Network Meeting online, it is ran in collaboration with Child Bereavement UK. This was a great opportunity to discuss collaboration and good practice in the district. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Bradford Bereavement Network Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | In December 2022 Dr Karina Croucher chaired the Bradford Bereavement Network Meeting online, it is ran in collaboration with Child Bereavement UK. This was a great opportunity to discuss collaboration and good practice in the district. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Bradford Community Broadcast - Drive Time Show |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Radio discussion with Lindsey Büster and Karina Croucher during Dying Matter Awareness Week 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 17th of October 2023, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave prositive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 20th of June 2023, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave prositive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 18th of April 2023, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave prositive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 16th of January 2024, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave prositive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 16th of May 2023, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave positive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 21th of November 2023, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave prositive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 19th of December 2023, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave prositive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 20th of February 2024, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave prositive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 19th of September 2023, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave prositive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Bradford Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 18th of July 2023, a death cafe was held at Bradford City Library. Prof Karina Croucher is one of the death cafe facilitators and mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. Participants were able to discuss taboo topics such as death and bereavement further and gave prositive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Bradford Fringe Festival Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In September 2019 as part of the Bradford Fringe Festival a series of 3 Death Cafe sessions were held at local venues (Speakers Corner Bradford, and a local cafe, Bread + Roses, Bradford). The theme of the death cafes was humour, encouraging attendees to talk about the role of comedy and humour in helping through times of grief. The session was met with positive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://allevents.in/bradford/death-cafe/200017653949840?ref=past-event-page |
Description | Bradford Science Festival Interactive Exhibition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Members of the general public were invited to attend a workshop/ exhibit with the Continuing Bonds Project as part of the Bradford Science Festival. Attendees had the opportunity to learn about about how past cultures and people across the globe have dealt with death, and to think about our own legacies and practices. The workshop was met with positive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Bradford University Press Realise |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The University of Bradford issued a press realise on the 31st August 2021 entitled 'Dying to Talk: A Project to break down barriers for young people to speak about death and bereavement has received funding'. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.bradford.ac.uk/news/archive/2021/dying-to-talk.php |
Description | British Psychological Society Division of Counselling Psychology Conference (6th-7th July 2018), Newcastle |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Poster presented by Jennifer Dayes on 'Understanding difficulties with grief in the context of 'death etiquette'' |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.bps.org.uk/events/division-counselling-psychology-annual-conference-2018/programme |
Description | Café Scientifique lecture - Building Community Resilience Through Heritage |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Adrian Evans and Karina Croucher from the School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences at Bradford talked about their work with communities and how conversations about heritage can support resilience. Karina talked about death and dying, and how engaging with historical objects that portray death can help us talk about difficult subjects as part of the Continuing Bonds Project. Adrian focused on the BReaTHe project (Building Resilience Through Heritage) where photographs of historical sites were used to construct immersive realities for displaced people, and explain how these tools can prompt conversations that can help people deal with their difficult circumstances. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Coffin Works Museum Trip |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | The Dying 2 Talk project held an ambassador day out to the Coffin Works Museum in Birmingham. This was decided upon as it was an educational museum with a death related aspect. The ambassadors really engaged with the tour and felt they had learned a lot. This also allowed the ambassadors to bond and get to know each other more. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Conference Workshop entitled 'Using Archaeology to Develop Empathy Around Death, Dying, Bereavement and Grief' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Karina Croucher and Dr Jennie Dayes ran a workshop at the British Psychological Society: Division of Counselling Psychology Annual Conference 2019 in Cardiff.The workshop was held as part of the conferences schedule and was entitled 'Using Archaeology to Develop Empathy Around Death, Dying, Bereavement and Grief'. Attendees engaged with 4-5 archaeological/ethnographic case studies designed to provoke thinking about diverse aspects of death, dying, bereavement and grief. Individuals experienced a distinctive multi-disciplinary approach and took away both personal and professional growth.The workshop was met with great enthusiasm. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.bps.org.uk/events/division-counselling-psychology-annual-conference-2019/programme |
Description | Continuing Bonds - Past and Present: Using funerary archaeology to talk about death and dying today, & implications for archaeological interpretations of the past |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dr Karina Croucher gave a talk entitled 'Continuing Bonds - Past and Present: Using funerary archaeology to talk about death and dying today, and implications for archaeological interpretations of the past' as part of the University of Glasgow Archaeology Winter Seminars 2022-23. The seminar was free to attend and had around 40 people in attendance. Most of the audience were studying or working in archaeology, and responded positively to the project, asking engaging questions and asking for more information. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/events/archaeologyevents/seminars/ |
Description | Continuing Bonds - a creative workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In November 2023, team members Dr Jane Booth and Millie Booth-Boniface ran a workshop as part of the Kicking the bucket festival. The workshop allowed participants to engage with the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk project resources and materials. This resulted in rich discussion, conversations on taboo topics, and questions from workshop participants. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.kickingthebucketfestival.co.uk/continuing-bonds |
Description | Continuing Bonds Blog |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Dreaming, death and legacy. Blog written by Jennifer Dayes, Dec 2016. Encouraged social media engagement, including Twitter. Death and Culture Conference - thoughts and observations, written by Karina Croucher Sept 2016, raising profile for the project. Continuing Bonds or why David Bowie and archaeology have more in common than we think Blog written by Lindsey Buster, Sept 2016, raising profile, with social media engagement, leading to enquires. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | https://continuingbonds.live/blog/ |
Description | Continuing Bonds Dying Matters Week Public Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A version of our Continuing Bonds workshop delivered to members of the public during Dying Matters Awareness Week. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Continuing Bonds Newsletter |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | Newsletter to participants with project updates, compiled by Christina Faull |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://continuingbonds.live/workshops/ |
Description | Continuing Bonds Project Materials used in teaching |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Continuing Bonds material used at Manchester Metropolitan University by Dr Jennie Dayes as part of teaching Developmental Disorders in Childhood and Adolescents. Materials were used as part of teaching encouraged a lively discussion and questions amongst students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Continuing Bonds Website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | Project website to provide project information. Developed by Lindsey Buster and Jennie Dayes |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017 |
URL | http://www.continuingbonds.live |
Description | Continuing Bonds and Problematic Stuff: Archaeology Meets End-of-Life Care (Lindsey Büster, University of Edinburgh; 1st October 2019) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Around 20 UG and PG students, including some with health sciences backgrounds, attended an invited presentation by Dr Lindsey Büster to the Archaeology Society at the University of Edinburgh, where she discussed results from the Continuing Bonds Project and her own follow-on research regarding problematic stuff in the archaeological record. The talk was well received and inspired lots of personal discussions around death, dying and bereavement amongst the students at the pub afterwards! On the back of this, the Archaeology Society is keen to be involved in running an archaeology-themed Death Cafe during Mental Health and Wellbeing week 2019 (11th-15th November) (see separate entry for more details). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Continuing Bonds project newsletter July 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | Newsletter circulated showcasing project findings and news about the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://continuingbondslive.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/continuing-bonds-newsletter-summer-2018.pdf |
Description | Continuing Bonds, Dying to Talk and Mortuary Archaeology Today with Prof Karina Croucher |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | This interview was broadcast on the youtube channel Archaeodeath by Prof Howard Williams. Prof Karina Croucher discussed the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying to Talk projects - a rich discussion was had between both Prof Croucher and Prof Williams, leading to further questions being asked. This interview reached many across the world. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obWEXJ2tPzo |
Description | Continuing Bonds: Bradford Community Broadcast, Drive Time Show |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Interview during Dying Matters Awareness Week. Broadcast on local radio. Project approached afterwards by potential participants and interested members of the public. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2017 |
Description | Continuing Bonds: Using (bio)archaeology for bereavement, grief and wellbeing - EAA conference paper |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of the European Association of Archaeologists Conference in Belfast 2023, a paper on the continuing bonds and dying 2 talk projects was presented by Prof Karina Croucher in the session, 'Making an impact: developing research in applied bioarchaeology'. The paper generated alot of discussion and questions from the audience who were very interested and engaged with the work of the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | http://www.montpellier-egyptologie.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_programme-book_online-29-Aug.p... |
Description | DMU Newsletter. Recruitment Article 1. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Article published in DeMontfort University's newsletter. Some participation enquiries following publication. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | DMU Newsletter. Recruitment Article 2. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Article published in DeMontfort University's newsletter. Some participation enquiries following publication. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Dance Group: Ambassador Working Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In September, a member of the Dying 2 Talk team held an online working meeting with an ambassador who was choreographing a dance as part of the project showcase. The young ambassador talked through what she had worked on, why she wanted to use dance as a medium and the song that she chose. The ambassador went on to perform the dance on video and at one of our festivals of the dead - she chose the medium of dance as she found it a good coping strategy after the loss of her grandmother. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Dead Good Festival, York |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presented on the topic 'Continuing Bonds and the Ancient Dead' - delivered by Lindsey Büster. Public engagement event as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week. Organisers reported that it had the largest number of attendees of the week's events |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.dyingmatters.org/event/yorks-dead-good-festival |
Description | Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In collaboration with a local Café - the Dying 2 Talk project held a death café to encourage discussions about death in an informal, non therapeutic setting. Participants enjoyed chatting about the project and found the event enjoyable. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Death Cafe (Lindsey Büster, University of Edinburgh; 27th February 2020) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Death Cafe's are a national movement to help us open up discussions around death, dying and bereavement (an unpopular subject for conversation in everyday life). This Death Cafe was requested by the Archaeology Society at the University of Edinburgh after the successful running of a similar event on 13th November 2019 as part of Mental Health and Wellbeing Week at the University of Edinburgh. Though bereavement is not traditional seen as a mental health issue, it is something which has/will affect all of us, and large proportions of the staff and student body at the University of Edinburgh (and indeed any university) at any one time. The Death Cafe was well received and confidence in talking about death, dying and bereavement had increased since the last event. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Death Cafe (University of Bradford) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Death cafe was held at The University of Bradford as a means to allow for meaningful conversations about death and dying. It was a group discussion with no particular agenda, this allowed for an open, non limiting discussion in death related topic. Participants enjoyed the experience and increased their awareness regarding other peoples opinions/ experiences with the topic. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://deathcafe.com |
Description | Death Cafe as part of Dying Matters week (May 2019) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of Dying Matters week a death cafe was held to encourage non morbid discussions about death and dying. Participants in the cafe reported positive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Death Cafe for Mental Health and Wellbeing Week 2019 (Lindsey Büster, University of Edinburgh; 13th November 2019) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Death Cafe's are a national movement to help us open up discussions around death, dying and bereavement (an unpopular subject for conversation in everyday life). This Death Cafe will run in the undergraduate common room in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology during Mental Health and Wellbeing Week at the University of Edinburgh, and is designed for attendance by both staff and students. Though bereavement is not traditional seen as a mental health issue, it is something which has/will affect all of us, and large proportions of the staff and student body at the University of Edinburgh (and indeed any university) at any one time. With the help of the Archaeology Society at the University of Edinburgh (see separate entry for presentation on 1st October 2019) and adopting the Continuing Bonds methodology, the Death Cafe was enhanced through the use of archaeological materials to act as catalysts for discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In January 2023 Dr Karina Croucher collaborated with City Library in Bradford and co-hosted a death café. The café incorporated activities from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - this was positively received by attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | An online death café was held as a collaboration between the Dying 2 Talk project and Dignital (University of Bradford). The café was attended by some members of the general public and allowed an open conversation on death, dying and bereavement in a non judgemental setting. This session was held on the 12th of May 2021. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In July 2022 Dr Karina Croucher collaborated with Bread and Roses Café in Bradford and co-hosted a death café. The café incorporated activities from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - this was positively received by attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=730779815025573&set=pb.100042806839716.-2207520000.&type=3 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In September 2022 Dr Karina Croucher collaborated with Bread and Roses Café in Bradford and co-hosted a death café. The café incorporated activities from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - this was positively received by attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=769787637791457&set=pb.100042806839716.-2207520000.&type=3 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In February 2023 Dr Karina Croucher collaborated with City Library in Bradford and co-hosted a death café. The café incorporated activities from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - this was positively received by attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In October 2022 Dr Karina Croucher collaborated with Bread and Roses Café in Bradford and co-hosted a death café. The café incorporated activities from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - this was positively received by attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=803468517756702&set=pb.100042806839716.-2207520000.&type=3 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In November 2022 Dr Karina Croucher collaborated with Bread and Roses Café in Bradford and co-hosted a death café. The café incorporated activities from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - this was positively received by attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=840993017337585&set=pb.100042806839716.-2207520000.&type=3 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In August 2022 Dr Karina Croucher collaborated with Bread and Roses Café in Bradford and co-hosted a death café. The café incorporated activities from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - this was positively received by attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=751851572918397&set=pb.100042806839716.-2207520000.&type=3 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In June 2022 Dr Karina Croucher collaborated with Bread and Roses Café in Bradford and co-hosted a death café. The café incorporated activities from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - this was positively received by attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=708703297233225&set=pb.100042806839716.-2207520000.&type=3 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | An online death café was held as a collaboration between the Dying 2 Talk project and Dignital (University of Bradford). The café was attended by some members of the general public and allowed an open conversation on death, dying and bereavement in a non judgemental setting. This session was held on the 10th of May 2021. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Death Café |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In May 2022 Dr Karina Croucher collaborated with Bread and Roses Café in Bradford and co-hosted a death café. The café incorporated activities from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - this was positively received by attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=683421196428102&set=pb.100042806839716.-2207520000.&type=3 |
Description | Death Café with University Students |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Death Café held as part of an archaeological module at the University of York- aim of the café was to openly discuss aspects of death and dying in an accessible manner. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Death and Culture Network Conference Presentation (Archaeology and Compassion) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | In September 2022 the Dying 2 Talk team presented a paper on the role of archaeology as a means of establishing compassion in schools - this was in response to the festival of the dead activities the project held in schools. The audience responded positively to the talk, with many asking for further information on the activities we presented. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Death and Culture Network Conference Presentation (Continuing Bonds) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Members of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects presented on the projects to colleagues at the Death and Culture Network in York. They audience responded positively to the project, asking questions and further information on the activities and the project itself. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/sociology/research/death-and-culture/ |
Description | Department of Psychology Research Seminar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | In March 2022 Dr Karina Croucher and Dr Eleanor Bryant presented on the Continuing Bonds project and the Dying to Talk project at the University of Bradford. The seminar was a research seminar within the Department of Psychology. Colleagues responded positively to the research presented. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | DigiDeath conference discussant on conference theme (Public Archaeologies of Digital Mortality) and the Continuing Bonds Project |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of the DigiDeath conference 2021, Karina Croucher held a talk as a live discussant on the themes surrounding the conference, including the representations of the dead online. As part of talk, Karina also presented the work of the Continuing Bonds project to an online audience of students, academics and members of the general public. The session sparked questions and conversation surrounding the themes of death and dying within the archaeological research/ teaching community, as well as amongst the general public. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/digideath-reviewed/ |
Description | Discussant - Grave Goods Conference, British Museum |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Dr Karina Croucher was the invited discussant at the Grave Goods Conference, Objects and the Dead, held at the British Museum. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/grave-goods/ |
Description | Disillusionent with the Tourist blog post |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | A blog post written by Jennifer Dayes: Disillusionent with the Tourist |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://continuingbonds.live/blog/ |
Description | Dying 2 Talk arts and crafts at Undercliffe Cemetery |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Undercliffe Cemetery volunteers held a Dying 2 Talk arts and crafts session with young people at Bradford Industrial Museum as part of an open day The event was free to attend - young people responded positively to the activities and were engaged in the archaeological and historical aspects. Young people enjoyed the activities which included sarcophagus drawing, coffin painting, Dying 2 Talk colouring book colouring, cemetery book activities, grave goods molding etc. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Dying 2 Talk arts and crafts at Undercliffe Cemetery |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Aoife Sutton-Butler held a Dying 2 Talk arts and crafts session with young people at Undercliffe Cemetery. The free event was held as part of the Halloween tour activities - young people responded positively to the activities and were engaged in the archaeological and historical aspects. Young people enjoyed the activities which included sarcophagus drawing, coffin painting, Dying 2 Talk colouring book colouring, cemetery book activities, grave goods molding etc. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Dying 2 Talk arts and crafts at Undercliffe Cemetery |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Aoife Sutton-Butler led a session at Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford which allowed young people to take part in arts and crafts activities from the Dying 2 Talk project. Young people came to the free session and tried the archaeological and historical inspired crafts which included sarcophagus drawing, coffin painting, grave goods molding, Dying 2 Talk project colouring book colouring, cemetery booklet activities etc. Young people reacted positively, they reported enjoying the activities and showing an interest in archaeology as a way to talk about death and dying. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Dying 2 Talk: A Death Conference on a Compassionate Community |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The Dying 2 Talk project held a free online conference in March 2022 - the conference will explored how we can implement and encourage a compassionate community within institutions, something more important than ever in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The conference which incorporated different aspects in the field of death and dying and had a range of speakers - including funeral directors, cemetery volunteers, academics etc. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dying-2-talk-a-death-conference-on-a-compassionate-community-tickets-... |
Description | Dying to Talk - Conference Paper - Death, Dying and Disposal 15 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dr Jane Booth, Dr Karina Croucher and Aoife Sutton presented a conference paper 'Dying to Talk' for the Death, Dying and Disposal 15 conference which was held online. The talk was held in the session entitled 'Covid-19 and Death VI'. The paper discussed the Dying 2 Talk project and the challenges/ importance in engaging young people in conversations surrounding death and dying during the Covid-19 pandemic. The paper was positively received. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://eu.eventscloud.com/website/4167/ |
Description | Dying to Talk Practitioner Event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | On the 9th of December 2021, the Dying 2 Talk project held a practitioner event online via Zoom. We had presentations from a range of professionals regarding a compassionate community and encouraging active discussion surrounding death with young people - speakers including a funeral director, academics, bereavement workers and a school principle. As the event was held online, people from all over Britain were able to attend. We spoke widely about the work of the Dying 2 Talk project which was very well received by attendees. A post event evaluation revealed attendees found the project interesting, useful and thought provoking. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dying-2-talk-practitioner-event-tickets-199727960707?aff=ebdsoporgpro... |
Description | Dying to Talk: Festival planning meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Professional working meeting to plan and execute upcoming festivals of the dead events in local schools - attended by Dying to Talk team members. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Dying to Talk? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | As part of the Being Human Festival, Dr Eleanor Bryant and Dr Karina Croucher led a sessions on the Dying to Talk project. According to the Being Human website, 'Being Human is the UK's national festival of the humanities. A celebration of humanities research through public engagement, it is led by the School of Advanced Study(Opens in new window) at the University of London, the UK's national centre for the pursuit, support and promotion of research in the humanities. The festival works in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council(Opens in new window) and the British Academy(Opens in new window) to support humanities public engagement across the UK.' The session ran for Dying to Talk was held as an interactive workshop, where participants were given the chance to investigate the past using archaeological artefacts from different time periods, discover how death and funerals are treated across the world, and discuss how death is represented today such as the media treatment of celebrity deaths and the role of social media in remembrance. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/dying-talk |
Description | Dying to Talk? Bradford event explore taboo topic |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In November 2022 Dr Karina Croucher and Dr Eleanor Bryant were both invited to partake in a radio interview discussing the Dying to Talk and Continuing Bonds project, as well as to promote the Being Human Festival session that they were both running. The interview was broadcast on BCB Bradford radio - resulting in attendees for the Being Human Festival session. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | E-bulletin - Leeds Bereavement Forum |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Leeds Bereavement Forum featured the details and contacts of the Dying to Talk project on the E-bulletin. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Enchanted Garments workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Mel Giles delivered a handling workshop in association with the Manchester Museum, mentioning the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. The workshop encouraged rich discussion and questions - participants gave positive feedback on the session. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/bodies-emotions-material-culture/2023/06/01/affective-artefacts-melan... |
Description | Facebook page |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Facebook page created |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.facebook.com/CBondsStudy/ |
Description | Festival of the Dead |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | 'Festival of the Dead' held with local school groups, showcasing Continuing Bonds and Dying to Talk project outcomes. Incredibly positive feedback around changed attitudes to death and bereavement, as well as teacher feedback that participation had directly influenced exam results for their learners. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.bradford.ac.uk/Dying-to-talk |
Description | Festival of the Dead: Bradford School Event (Bingley) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | On the 15th December 2021, Dying to talk project members and young ambassadors went into a local school in Bradford to hold a 'festival of the dead event'. The age range of the classes was between 14-15 years. The event activities allowed the opening up of conversation around death, dying and bereavement through the mediums of archaeology, arts/crafts, and creative writing. Activities included 'paint a death mask', 'paint a coffin', zine and poetry writing, grave good molding, grave good jewellery making etc. Pupils reported to teachers that they enjoyed the activities, and that they found it useful in talking about death and dying. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Festival of the Dead: Bradford School Event (Oastlers) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | On the 2nd of November 2022 the project team, undergraduate students, and young ambassadors held a festival of the dead event in a local Bradford school. We were given the opportunity to hold the event with most of the school - ranging from the ages of 12-17 years and totally c. 110 students. Students engaged in open discussion on death and dying facilitated through the mediums of archaeology, arts/crafts, and creative writing. Activities included paint you own death mask, paint a coffin, grave good molding, grave good jewellery making, write out an ancestral recipe, poem and zine creating etc. Students thoroughly enjoyed the activities, with teachers reporting very positive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Festival of the Dead: Bradford School Event (Oastlers) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | We held 'Festival of the Dead' event in a local school and interacted with classes ranging in age from 12 - 16 years. Project staff encouraged discussion on topics relating to death, dying and bereavement through the medium of archaeology, creative writing and arts/crafts. The school reported the young people enjoyed the day and that it was a great way to talk about death and dying. Activities included 'paint a death mask', 'paint a coffin', poetry and zine making, grave good molding, 'death book' colouring etc. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Festival of the Dead: Wolverhampton School Event (Our Lady and St Chad) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | On the 16th of December 2021, Dying to Talk project members and young ambassadors went into a local school in Wolverhampton to deliver a 'festival of the dead event'. The age of the class was c. 14 years, and the group size was c. 20. Pupils engaged in active conversation around the theme of death, dying, and bereavement through the mediums of archaeology, arts/crafts, and creative writing. Pupils reported to enjoyed the event, and teachers felt the event was a great way to open up conversations surrounding death. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
Description | Festival of the Dead: Wolverhampton School Event (Thomas Telford UTC) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | On the 26th of January 2020, project team members and ambassadors from the Dying 2 Talk project went into a local school to hold a 'festival of the dead' event. Students openly engaged in conservation surrounding death, dying and bereavement through the mediums of archaeology, arts/crafts, and creative writing. The ages of participants ranged between 12-17 years. Teachers reported the students enjoyed the activities and found it very interesting. Activities included 'paint a death mask', 'paint a coffin', poem and zine making, grave good molding etc. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Festival of the Dead: Wolverhampton University |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | On the 9th of November 2021, the Dying to Talk team held a workshop with Undergraduate social science students showcasing the festival of the dead events that we held with schools and the resources that we developed with the young ambassadors. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Festival of the dead blog post |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Blog post on the Continuing Bonds website writing about the Dying to Talk festival of the dead activities - the blog had an international reach, and local schools contacted project assistant regarding the festival events. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Food group - Ambassador Working Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 30th of September 2021, a Dying 2 Talk team member held a working meeting with some of the young ambassadors who were in the 'food group'. The food group worked on a recipe book of ancestral food and on funeral food in different cultures around the world. Tasks were allocated to ambassadors, including recipe selection, illustration, and editing of the book. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Funeral Zone Blog Post |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Blog post by Lindsey Büster entitled: Past and present: 10 funeral rituals remembering the dead |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.funeralzone.co.uk/blog/continuing-bonds |
Description | Funeral Zone Blog Post |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Blog post written by Jess Hanson following an interview with Lindsey Büster |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.funeralzone.co.uk/blog/continuing-bonds |
Description | Grave Goods - objects and death in later prehistory |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Mel Giles delivered a lecture entitled, 'Grave Goods - objects and death in later prehistory', as part of the University of Leicester research seminar series. As part of the talk, the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects was mentioned. The audienced asked enagging questions and gave positive feedback on the event. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://classicalassociation.org/events/university-of-leicester-research-seminar-professor-melanie-g... |
Description | Guest Blog for the Remember Me project |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A blog post written by Lindsey Büster: Enrgaving as Epitaph? Memorialising the Dead at the Sculptor's Cave, north-east Scotland. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://remembermeproject.wordpress.com/2017/06/06/engraving-as-epitaph-memorialising-the-dead-at-th... |
Description | Haunted History Chronicle Podcast |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In November, Aoife Sutton was a podcast guest on the haunted history chronicle podcast on the episode entitled 'A Journey in Death with Aoife Sutton' and talked about the work of the Dying 2 Talk Project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | How to engage young people in conversations about death, dying and bereavement - conference workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | As part of the Lifting the Lid international festival, members of the Continuing Bonds/ Dying 2 Talk team held an online workshop to discuss the work of the projects and to do activities with participants. The activities encouraged discussion on taboo topics and generated alot of questions from participants. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lifting-the-lid-international-festival-of-death-and-dying-tickets-714... |
Description | In person meeting with ambassadors (Bradford) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In August, the Dying 2 Talk team members held an in person meeting with the young ambassadors located in the Bradford area. Ambassadors took part in talking about archaeological case studies which encouraged open conversation on topics surrounding death, dying and bereavement. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | In person meeting with ambassadors (Bradford) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In July the Dying 2 Talk team held an in person meeting with Ambassadors in the Bradford area - the meeting was held on the University of Bradford Campus. At the meeting, ambassadors had the opportunity to meet staff members and other ambassadors in person, the first time on the project due to Covis-19 restrictions. The meeting allowed the ambassadors to look at the archaeological resources used in the continuing Bonds study and have a meaningful open discussion about bereavement amongst young people. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | In person meeting with ambassadors (Wolverhampton) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In July the Dying 2 Talk team held an in person meeting with Ambassadors in the Wolverhampton area - the meeting was held on the University of Wolverhampton Campus. At the meeting, ambassadors had the opportunity to meet staff members and other ambassadors in person, the first time on the project due to Covis-19 restrictions. The meeting allowed the ambassadors to look at the archaeological resources used in the continuing Bonds study and have a meaningful open discussion about bereavement amongst young people. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | In person meeting with ambassadors (Wolverhampton) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In August, Dying 2 Talk team members held an in person meeting with young ambassadors in the Wolverhampton area. The young ambassadors looked at archaeological case studies which allowed them to open up conservation surrounding death, dying and bereavement. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Inter-disciplinary Learning Forum: How can archaeology help us talk about death now? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Karina Croucher, Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Bradford will be talking to us about her project 'Continuing Bonds: exploring the meaning and legacy of death through past and contemporary practice'. Dr Croucher will introduced her research and provided some case studies in this interactive session. The sessions was ran as part of CPD at St Michael's hospice. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Interview / dedicated radio programme with Bradford Community Radio for Dying Matters Week |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Dedicated programme on BCB Radio highlighting the project in the context of Dying Matters Awareness Week. Programme led by Carole Moss. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | LOROS Hospice Research Newsletter |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
Results and Impact | Article by Christina Faull on 'Continuing Bonds and Dying Matters Awareness Week 8th-14th May', in LOROS Research News (June 2017): 7. Aimed at patients and families, as well as professional and volunteer organisers. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | LOROS Nourishing the Spirit Conference Workshop 'Diversity in spirit worlds: using archaeology to reflect and explore meaning and values' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | In November 2019 Dr Karina Croucher held a workshop entitled 'Diversity in spirit worlds: using archaeology to reflect and explore meaning and values'. The workshop was part of the LOROS Nourishing the Spirit Conference in Leicester. The conference was suitable for anyone interested in spiritual wellbeing and end of life care and bereavement, this workshop brought a unique archaeological perspective to participants. The workshop was met with positive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://allevents.in/leicester/nourishing-the-spirit-a-conference-on-spiritual-wellbeing/20001808577... |
Description | Let's Talk Death |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Presentations delivered at Bradford's 'Let's Talk Death' events as part of Dying Matters Awareness week. Sparked discussion on the day and follow up emails from participants to our project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
Description | Let's Talk Death - Death Cafes, Dying Matters Awareness Week |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A series of Death Cafes run by Laura Middleton-Green and the Let's Talk Death group at the University of Bradford and Marie Curie Hospice. Participants felt motivated to continue the conversations prompted in the Death Cafes |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Lets Talk's University of Bradford Podcast |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Dr Karina Croucher and Dr Eleanor Bryant went on the University of Bradford podcast entitled Let's Talk. In the episode, Dr Bryant and Dr Croucher talked about the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects - allowing a wider audience to learn more about the projects. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RY4ZCgXBy83eQE1Nngjkc?si=9bNjCWP2QKu5fTCs8s0zsg&nd=1 |
Description | MCN Education event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation at The Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale & Craven Palliative Care Managed Clinical Network, Education Event 7th December 2016, held at Marie Curie Centre, Bradford. The presentation primarily reached practitioners and highlighted our research, with an aim to also informing future workshop participants |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Marie Curie Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Karina Croucher ran an online workshop in collaboration with Marie Curie, showcasing the work and resources of the Contuing Bonds and Dying to Talk projects. This allowed for discussion and generation of conversation on difficult topics. Participants gave positive feedback on the workshop. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
Description | Meet Dying to Talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of the international festival on death and dying, Lifting the Lid, Dr Karina Croucher ran a session on the Dying to Talk project. Dr Croucher showcased the resources of the Dying to Talk project and discussed the project at length with audiences. The audiences responded positively to the project and outputs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://hopin.com/events/liftingthelid/registration |
Description | Museum University Partnerships Initative |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | This event is designed to bring universities (academics) and museums (heritage professionals) together to foster partnerships and collaborations which bring the results of cutting edge research projects to wider audiences and thus increase the impact and research of the former. In the case of Continuing Bonds, we were keen to foster links with regional museums in utilising their collections in the creation of bespoke temporary exhibitions which address issues surrounding death, dying and bereavement in the past and in contemporary society. Such exhibitions would prove particularly pertinent during national events such as Dying Matters Awareness week, held each May. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/work-with-us/current-projects/museum-university-partnerships-init... |
Description | Music Group: Ambassador Working Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In September, a Dying 2 Talk team member held a working meeting with young ambassadors part of the 'Music group'. This group created a song based on the project, created a music surrounding death play list, and sang a song on a video that meant something to them and talking about death. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | National Association of Palliative Care Educators Annual Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Running of two workshops for palliative care educators, gaining feedback on the value of our research and using archaeological materials to discuss death, dying and bereavement to palliative educators. Run by Karina Croucher and Laura Green. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Newsletter - School of Social, Historical and Political Sciences (University of Wolverhampton) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Jane Booth wrote about the work of the Dying 2 Talk project via the University of Wolverhampton School of Social, Historical and Political Studies internal newsletter. This allowed work about the project to be disseminated to a wider audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Online Archaeology Session |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | This session was held online and discussed an archaeological related activity the ambassadors completed. Ambassadors looked at a series of archaeological case studies related to death and dying to open up conversations about death related topics. This encouraged active discussion, and the ambassadors learned a lot in the session, including respecting other peoples practices regarding death. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Online Death Cafe 18th June 2020 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Death cafe was held with 40 attendees via Zoom (due to Covid-19 restrictions) . The event was held to provide a space to talk about death, dying, bereavement and loss (not intended as therapy) in an informal setting. The event also mentioned the Continuing Bonds Project and allowed the attendees to discuss death in a non morbid setting. Participants participated in a lively discussion and reported a positive impact on how they viewed/ discussed death, dying, bereavement and grief. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/organizations/events/past |
Description | Online Death Cafe 19th May 2020 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Death cafe was held with 40 attendees via Zoom (due to Covid-19 restrictions) as part of Dying Matters Week. The event was held to provide a space to talk about death, dying, bereavement and loss (not intended as therapy) in an informal setting. The event also mentioned the Continuing Bonds Project and allowed the attendees to discuss death in a non morbid setting. Participants participated in a lively discussion and reported a positive impact on how they viewed/ discussed death, dying, bereavement and grief. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/organizations/events/past |
Description | Panel Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The panel meeting was held online to introduce ourselves to our chosen panel members - this included those who worked in the funeral industry, those working in schools, those working with the recently bereavement, in academia or as chaplains. This allowed panel members to ask us questions, for us to ask panel members for any advice, and to discuss the project in more details. The meeting allow active discussion regarding the project and working with young people on a sensitive topic. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Panel Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | On the 12th of July the project held an online meeting with our advisory panel which consists of those working within the funeral industry, in schools, as university chaplains, in academia and with the recently bereaved. This panel meeting allowed some of the ambassadors to update the panel on what they had been doing in the project and the impact it was having on them. Some ambassadors showed their work from some of the activities they did as part of the project meetings. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Panel Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | This panel meeting was held online and allowed us to catch up with our advisory professionals after our first meeting with the ambassadors. We were able to ask for prefessional advice on any aspect of the project and interacting with young people. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Paper entitled 'Using funerary archaeology to support wellbeing and build resilience: Continuing Bonds; Dying to Talk and BReaTHe (Building Resilience Through Heritage)' delivered in the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference Session (Dec 2019), Heritage and Wellbeing session |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | In this session, projects were discussed that seek to use archaeology and heritage to promote wellbeing. The audience were educated on the use of archaeology as a prompt to talking about death and bereavement, topics which can been difficult to broach and are subject to many societal 'taboos'. It is widely recognised (by the NHS and World Health Organisation, among others) that normalising talk about dying can aid those at the end of life and their families, encouraging discussions about intentions and advance planning. Funerary archaeology can be a safe way in to discussing death, intrigued by practices which are different from own, conversations are sparked which quickly lead to sharing of experiences, fears and wishes. The talk helped helped encourage normalisation of talking about the dead through engaging with archaeological material. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/news-events/conferences/tag-2019/tagucl-ioa-conference-timetable?g... |
Description | Parent Briefing Session |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | This session held online to allow ambassador parents to attend and ask the team any questions they had about the project. The team also got to present the project, the aims of the project and the expected role of the young ambassadors. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Pathological Bodies: Public attitudes towards the display of historical potted specimens at two British Medical Museums |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of the European Association of Archaeologists Conference in Belfast 2023, team meber Aoife Sutton-Butler presented their paper, 'Pathological Bodies: Public attitudes towards the display of historical potted specimens at two British Medical Museums' on their PhD work with methods inspired by the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. The paper was met with positive feedback and allowed for a rich discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Potted death with Aoife Sutton-Butler |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | This interview was broadcast on the Archaeodeath Youtube Channel by Prof Howard Williams. The interview focused on the work of PhD student Aoife Sutton-Butler who discussed their work which was inspired by the Continuing Bonds project. A rich discussion took place, with the boradcast reaching many across the world. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Vjc5ISuAQ&t=111s |
Description | Press Release on the Student Room |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | 'A project to break down barriers for young people to speak about death and bereavement has received funding' - article about the project was released on www.thestudentroom.co.uk. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Press release on the Continuing Bonds Website- 'Archaeology and Bereavement: Upcoming CPD toolkit' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Press release to highlight the release of the Continuing Bonds Project CPD toolkit that was developed in collaboration with bereavement professionals. The purpose of the blog post was to draw attention to the newly developed resource that will be shortly available for download. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://continuingbonds.live |
Description | Public Outreach Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | In October 2022 Dr Lindsey Buster ran a public outreach workshop at Canterbury Christ Church University materials from the Continuing Bonds/ Dying to Talk projects. The material was positively received and the event was a great networking opportunity with other death researchers. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Queen's Anniversary Prize Celebration Event: Our Digital Heritage Exhibition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Supporters |
Results and Impact | On the 5th of March members of the Dying to Talk and Continuing Bonds teams were given the opportunity to showcase the work of the projects at the City Hall in Bradford. The work was exhibited as part of a QA Prize celebration event at an exhibit entitled 'Our Digital Heritage'. In attendance were the Lord Mayor and Mayoress, The University Vice Chancellor, and the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Radio Interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Interview with Bradford Community Broadcasting (BCB) on the Continuing Bonds Project (Dr Karina Croucher). The interview was broadcast to the general public with the intention of encouraging a discussion on death and archaeology. Audiences reported positive feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://bcbradio.co.uk |
Description | Radio Interview with Dr Karina Croucher and Dr Jennie Dayes. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The interview was broadcast on Radio Royal- a voluntary hospital broadcasting service serving the Bradford Royal Infirmary. Dr Karina Croucher and Dr Jennie Dayes were interviewed on The Truelove Show about the Continuing Bonds Project. The intention of the interview was to put out information about the project to the general public with the aim of encouraging thoughts and discussions about death and archaeology. Audiences reacted positively to the interview. Comments from listeners included "The poems & music really informed the discussion.","It was lovely to hear two speakers passionate about their subject.","I'd never heard about this project, it was fascinating.","Who'd have thought that archaeology would have so much to say about death & dying." and "It raised a lot of questions, & left me wanting to know more." These comments highlight the impact the project had on the general public, who showed a real interest in how archaeology can contribute to discussion about death today. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.mixcloud.com/radioroyalbradford/the-truelove-show-the-continuing-bonds-project-dr-karina... |
Description | Saltaire: People, Heritage and Place Installation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In 2023, as part of the People, Heritage and Place project, an immersive art installation was showcased at the historical Salt's Mill in Saltaire, West Yorkshire. The installation drew upon the artistic qualities of digital data developed by the 'Visualising Heritage' team at the University of Bradford, alongside heritage reinterpreted and reimagined by Saltaire Primary and Wycliffe Primary school children, led by artist Sharon Snaylam. The installation was met with positive feedback from visitors. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://saltaireinspired.org.uk/event/saltaire-people-heritage-place/ |
Description | Specimens Podcast |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | In October 2022, Aoife Sutton-Butler was a guest of the Specimens Podcast talking about research in death and dying. The Dying 2 Talk project was discussed and brought to the audiences attention. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/aoife-sutton-archaeology-researcher/id1534934940?i=10005844651... |
Description | Talk on death etiquette associated with Continuing Bonds (Dec 2020) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dr Jennie Dayes gave a talk on the topic of 'death etiquette' associated with the material from the Continuing Bonds project at Manchester Metropolitan University. The talk was given to both students and colleagues, and helped initiate conversations around the topic of death and dying in an accessible manner. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Talk on death etiquette associated with Continuing Bonds (Dec 2020) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dr Jennie Dayes gave a talk on the topic of 'death etiquette' associated with the material from the Continuing Bonds project at Manchester Metropolitan University. The talk was given to both students and colleagues, and helped initiate conversations around the topic of death and dying in an accessible manner. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Teach Out at the University of York (Dr Lindsey Büster; 3rd March 2020): Presentation on Continuing Bonds research & discussion of Death Cafés |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | This teach out took place during industrial action and included presentations on the research of post-graduate and post-doctoral students to a mixed audience of undergraduates, postgraduates and academic staff. I discussed the rationale behind and outcomes of the Continuing Bonds Project and used this as a platform to suggest the possibility of running a Death Café for staff and students in the near future- this request was well received and we will are finalising plans for the Death Café. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Technology Group: Ambassador Working Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In September, a Dying 2 Talk team member held a working meeting with the young ambassadors part of the 'Technology group'. This group was interested in developing a project website, creating a mine craft based activity for young people, and to create photos/videos for the project. Ideas were told at the meeting and tasks were allocated to team members. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Telegraph & Argus coverage of the Continuing Bonds Dying Matters Week 2018 exhibition - 'Ancient cultures' rituals and traditions used to spark conversations about death' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Newspaper article (written by Chris Young) on the Continuing Bonds exhibition, in Dying Matters Week 2018. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/16227645.Ancient_cultures__39__rituals_and_traditions_use... |
Description | The Conversation Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Online article in The Conversation, entitled 'What we can learn from death rites of the past will help us treat the dead and grieving better today'. Written by Lindsey Büster and Jennifer Dayes. International readership. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://theconversation.com/what-we-can-learn-from-death-rites-of-the-past-will-help-us-treat-the-de... |
Description | The Danes Graves Brooch; Object Histories - keynote presentation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of the Joint Iron Age Research Symposium and Later Prehistoric Finds Group Conference, M. Giles and S. Adams delivered the keynote presentation which mentioned the work of the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | The Sociological Imagination Module - Dying 2 Talk session |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | In 2023, Dr Jane Booth presented the findings of the Dying 2 Talk project to first year sociology students at the University of Wolverhampton for the module, 'The Socialogical Imagination'. Students discussed the project further and asked questions surrounding the project material. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | The States of Being(s): The Politics of the Body in Archaeology: TAG Norwich conference session 2023 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference held at the University of Norwich in December 2023, a conference session was held which discussed the body in archaeology. Much of the work mentioned was inspired by the Continuing Bonds project. Academics and students attended the all day session. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://tagnorwich2023.wordpress.com/2023/11/04/climate-tag-programme/ |
Description | The living and the dead: creative conversations between the past and the present |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | This session discussed the use of funerary archaeology to inspire creative writing. Karina and Aoife discussed death and dying and how engaging with historical and archaeological objects that portray death can help us talk about difficult subjects. Participants also had the option to have a go at their own creative writing (no experience necessary) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/society-centre-stage |
Description | Theatre in the Mill filming day with ambassadors |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Young ambassadors took part in a filing day at the theatre in the mill located on the university of Bradford campus. Ambassadors took part in interviews talking about the impact of the project and the use of archaeology in opening up conversations about death and dying. One ambassador performed a song she felt was related to death and bereavement (Funeral by Phoebe Bridgers) and another ambassador performed a dance they choreographed based on the life cycle. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Things in Jars: Museum Goers A{tudes Towards the Display of Fluid Preserved Medical Specimens, the Archaeological Skeleton and Mummified Remains |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | As part of the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference, team member Aoife Sutton-Butler presented their PhD work in their paper entitled, 'Things in Jars: Museum Goers Attitudes Towards the Display of Fluid Preserved Medical Specimens, the Archaeological Skeleton and Mummified Remains', which drew inspiration from the Continuing Bonds and Dying 2 Talk projects. The paper was met with psoitive feedback and encouraged a rich discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://tagnorwich2023.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/uea-climate-tag-abstracts-book.pdf |
Description | Understanding the Value of Heritage: A Young People's Showcase |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | In October 2022, Dr Jane Booth and one of the project's young ambassadors went to an Arts Connect event in Birmingham entitled Understanding the Value of Heritage: A Young People's Showcase. Dr Booth spoke about the project and showcased some of the resources created from the project with young people. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://artsconnect.co.uk/understanding-the-value-of-heritage-a-young-peoples-showcase/ |
Description | University of Wolverhampton death cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dr Jane Booth has been holding death cafes at the University of Wolverhampton in association with the Dying 2 Talk project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://deathcafe.com/ |
Description | Video recording for students |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Karina Croucher gave a talk on the Continuing Bonds project at University of Manchester, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, School of Nursing. The module was Midwifery and Social Work: Promoting effective practice in supportive and palliative care, Level 7 (MSc) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | WOW Death Cafe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Death Cafe during WOW (Women of the World) Festival, Bradford. Feedback was extremely positive, with participants stating how much they had gained from the conversations and how it would impact on their lives through their discussions at home and with families/friends/colleagues. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | What's the point of the past? Inaugural lecture by Prof Karina Croucher |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | In February 2024, Prof Karina Croucher delivered the University of Bradford inaugural lecture to mark their promotion to professor. The lecture highlighted the work of Prof Croucher, including the Continuing Bonds Project, Dying 2 Talk project, Breathe Project, and People, Heritage and Place. The lecture was presented in front of university peers - inclduing the vice chancellor and dean - and was streamed online. The lecture encouraged alot of discussion and questions from audience members. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
URL | https://www.bradford.ac.uk/events/public/bradford-inaugurals/ |
Description | Wolverhampton Art Gallery Filming Session |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | In October 2021 the Dying 2 Talk team met ambassadors based in the Wolverhampton area at the Wolverhampton Art Museum. Here, ambassadors talked about the project as part of a film and used the art present in the museum as a means to provoke discussion about death and dying. Ambassadors also tried 3D virtual modelling of graveyards in a local artist workshop, and they talked about the project further on film. The film was made by film students at the University of Bradford. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Workshop at Leeds Bereavement Forum Conference, Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A project workshop delivered to a new audience of bereavement professionals and volunteers. Part of engagement events at a regional level, aimed at reaching new audiences. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Writing Group - Ambassador Working Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | On the 28th of September, a Dying 2 Talk team member held a working meeting with the young ambassadors who were part of the 'writing group'. This group wanted to develop written resources/ activities to use at the school festival of the dead events to open up conversations about death, dying and bereavement. Tasks were allocated to members of the group, including developing a zine, poetry writing, and short story writing. After the groups meeting, the ambassadors went on to create a grieving zine, an anthology of poems, and a short story for children. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Wycliffe Primary School Artwork Showcase |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | The artwork developed as part of the People, Heritage and Place workshops held at local schools (Saltaire primary and Wycliffe primary) was showcased at Wycliffe Primary school. The presentation was met with positive feedback from viewers. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://saltaireinspired.org.uk/event/saltaire-people-heritage-place/ |
Description | Young Ambassador Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | On the 27th January 2022, we held an online meeting via zoom with our young ambassadors. Here we discussed the Dying 2 Talk project so far, the upcoming festival of the dead in a local school, and had a general catch up with team members. Young ambassadors were keen and enthusiastic about project work. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | ehospice article - Dayes, J. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Continuing Bonds: Archaeology meets End-Of-Life Care article in online resource, ehospice. Contact made with interested researchers in the UK and beyond, including a potential visit from a contact in Denmark. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.ehospice.com/ArticleView/tabid/10686/ArticleId/21175/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |