A short while ago, I went to my local library to grab some new books for my daughter who is 10. While she loves living in a world of magic and fantasy where dragons abound, I came across a book that was outside of that genre – Joanne Levy’s “Sorry for your Loss.” As a… Continue reading →
My doctoral study began with a question: what if choosing when to die became as commonplace – and as accessible – as a trip to the corner shop? As part of my practice-based doctoral research at the University of Falmouth’s School of Design, I have been investigating how design can ignite conversations around topics we… Continue reading →
This blog was written by Louise Piper, a University of Glasgow student studying for an MSc in End of Life Studies. German twin sisters, 89-year-old Alice and Ellen Kessler, died together at their home in Grunwald, Germany by assisted dying. Alice and Ellen had lived and worked together for decades. They were both former professional… Continue reading →
As the University of Glasgow prepares to close for the winter break, I find myself reflecting on a significant personal milestone: the first Christmas without my mother. She lived a full, truly remarkable, and stubbornly independent life, dying just shy of her 97th birthday earlier this year. After her death, I returned to my teaching… Continue reading →
written by Gina Tarditi, PhD student with the Glasgow End of Life Studies Group When I began the online Master’s programme in End of Life Studies at the University of Glasgow in January 2021, I never imagined that I would form a lasting bond with my fellow students, all from different countries and cultures, that… Continue reading →
Written by Graeme Hendry, MSc., NMP, RN In 2022, I was fully immersed in the University of Glasgow’s End of Life Studies MSc. Programme. The module entitled Cultural Representations of Death and Dying invited me to create a unique, artistic representation of the end of life. I chose to create a painting depicting the death… Continue reading →
Between 2019 and 2023, I led a research study called Dying in the Margins. This was funded by UKRI and supported by Marie Curie. The study was an attempt to better understand the experiences of people dying at home in circumstances of financial hardship and deprivation in the UK. Uniquely, we used a variety of visual methods to capture… Continue reading →
Written by Annemarie Samuels and David Clark The contribution of the social sciences to the field of palliative and end of life care has been steadily growing in recent decades. With that we see emerging centres of interest: conducting research and teaching students in areas such as sociology, anthropology, psychology or health and social policy. New… Continue reading →
