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Health, Sports & Psychology
Beyond belief: talking to the dead
Are paranormal experiences real? Can being 'spiritual' help with the way you feel about death, dying and grief? This film interactive delves into spiritual healing and your views on life after death...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Life or Death Decisions
Ever heard of advance care planning? Setting out what you’d want to happen to you if you became too unwell to make your own decisions doesn’t have to be morbid but can be incredibly helpful and give you peace of mind. Find out more in this interactive video simulation…
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Health, Sports & Psychology
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Explore interesting and challenging ideas around death, dying and grief. This free course, An introduction to death, dying and grief, invites you to think more deeply about death and dying and encourages you to think about it in different ways. This course will introduce you to different perspectives on death; ethical issues related to dying and...
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History & The Arts
Exploring immortality
To mark the new BA (Hons) qualification in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics (R45), Suzanne Newcombe and Carolyn Price discuss how researchers in Religious Studies and Philosophy investigate immortality.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
Experiencing the death of someone close can be profoundly impactful. As human beings, we are wired for relationships. In short, we need each other. Here Andy Langford shares insights about telephone support following a bereavement.
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Nature & Environment
Balloon releases – a touching celebration or an environmental tragedy?
Lots of balloons floating up into the sky can be a touching tribute or celebration, but environmentalists warn of their longer-term impact on wildlife once the balloons pop.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Death around the world
Although we all die, how we mark the end of a life varies between places and cultures. This article and associated animation explores different customs and traditions that people around the world perform in relation to death.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis
What is it like supporting someone who knows they have a life-limiting diagnosis? You might think it is depressing or incredibly difficult. While it can be hard, there is still scope for joy and love. In this article, Hazel Carter shares her experience of what it was like after her husband, Alan, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
You or someone else you know may be experiencing grief as a widow or widower and finding a way to cope through loss. In this article, Hazel Carter, who cared for her husband through motor neurone disease to the end of his life, describes her experience of grief and becoming a widow and about her thought-provoking insight into her journey from ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?
Maybe you’ve felt a profound sadness and hope about something at the same time, but unsure if that is grief. Explore this further with Neil Thompson’s examples about ambiguous loss and what it means.
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History & The Arts
Life After Death
Suzanne Newcombe discusses what happens to us after we die in this short video..
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital
For some staff in hospitals, dealing with serious injury and death may be a common occurrence. But it is often unchartered territory for family and friends when called in to visit someone they know. It can be a time of heightened emotions and confusion.