We have a great lineup for our Centre for Open Thanatology conference next week (Oct 21). Come join us to hear about members' latest research. Online and easy to register via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-centre...

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Join us for the 'The Centre for Open Thanatology Conference: Dialogue and Engagement with Death and Loss' online event

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Still time to register for our upcoming conference that is online on Oct 21. Theme is Dialogue and Engagement with Death and Loss. More info and registration via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-centre... #ThanatologyThursday

Recently shared the award-winning animation 'The unexpected places we choose to lay our dead to rest' on OpenLearn. You can watch it for free here: www.open.edu/openlearn/un...

The unexpected places we choose to lay our dead to rest

Watch this award-winning animation and question what you know about different cultural practices after someone dies.

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Registrations are now open for our upcoming conference on 21st October - online and full of fascinating talks! Book now to reserve your place! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-centre...

The Centre for Open Thanatology Conference-online

Join us for the 'The Centre for Open Thanatology Conference: Dialogue and Engagement with Death and Loss' online event

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We're seeing a lot of chat about tickets and queues for the Bayeux Tapestry and feel it's worth reminding you that @readingmuseum.bsky.social already has one and it's free to view whatsonreading.com/venues/readi...

Bayeux Tapestry Tours

The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the world’s most famous pieces of medieval art. It is 70 metres long, and chronicles the legendary tale of the Norman conquest of England, when William the Conqueror inva...

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Join us at @openthanatology.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social to explore all aspects death and loss. From changing funeral practices to careers in palliative care, from grieving divergently to existential disconnections and global change. This hybrid conference covers all this and more!

🎉 You’re invited! Join us for the Launch of The Centre for Open Thanatology: Dialogue and Engagement with Death and Loss - 23rd June ⭐ Keynote: Prof. Neil Thompson 🎙️ Live podcast recording: Dr Bethan Michael-Fox interviewing Dr Korina Giaxoglou. 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-...

Launch of the Centre for Open Thanatology

Join us for the 'Launch of the Centre for Open Thanatology: Dialogue and Engagement with Death and Loss'

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Studentships now available for the @openuniversity.bsky.social MA in Classical Studies! Open to state school teachers and/or students from Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Applications due by 1 June. Please share widely! More info + application form: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classi...

Learn more via: www.openmaterialreligion.org @shaftowheed.bsky.social

The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion

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Great to see @openthanatology.bsky.social colleagues talking about these issues! What else would you add to the discussion?

Dr Sophie Michell@sophiemhistory.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Last month, @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social, @saramackian.bsky.social and I recorded a podcast on what it's like to study death. We're all from very different disciplines but we found a lot of common ground. You can listen to it here www.open.edu/openlearn/he...

Friends! For the @openuniversity.bsky.social’s free learning platform I wrote a course: Exploring Ovid’s big ideas. It’s about Pacific Islander creation myth, monsters, Brazilian art, how stories change their meaning across time, British-Nigerian poetry, and of course… about Ovid. 💻🏺

Remi recently shared her experiences of grief in this article: Finding your way after the death of a significant person. Maybe you'll find it useful to read this #ThanatologyThursday

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

Grief is personal, shaped by culture, identity and experience. Bereavement professional Remi Martin reflects on loss, resilience, and navigating life after losing a significant person, especially ...

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Ancient ideas: where does the soul go? - find out more in this short article by Stephanie Holton. #ThanatologyThursday

Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?

Humans have grappled with the question of what happens after death for millennia. Across the ancient world, many different cultures developed their own answers and underworlds. The Ancient Greeks ...

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Do you teach about dying, death, grief, or end of life care? Need some free resources for your class or assignments? We've got lots of great short articles, animations, and interactives you could use on our Open Thanatology Hub on OpenLearn. www.open.edu/openlearn/he... #ThanatologyThursday

Open Thanatology Hub

Check out the FREE content from Open Thanatology, The Open University’s interdisciplinary research group for the study and education of death, dying, loss and grief.

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Interested in doing a funded PhD at the Open University? We have an opportunity to explore what dying well means to people living with dementia. Please see the link below for more information and don't hesitate to get in touch to discuss further! wels.open.ac.uk/sites/wels.o...

The bitter taste of death: mourning for the young in ancient Rome --- intrigued? Read more by Valerie Hope on ORO. oro.open.ac.uk/104224/ #ThanatologyThursday

Are you working on relations between bodies (living/dead/human/animal/other!) & ritual in the #ancient #Roman world? If so, maybe you'd like to submit a 300-word abstract for the session 'Bodies in Ritual Practices' at RAC/TRAC Aarhus, 21-23 May 2026?! See www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk/ractrac-2026...

New article added to our Open Thanatology Hub on OpenLearn - Ancient ideas: where does the soul go? www.open.edu/openlearn/wh... Short, fascinating read for this #ThanatologyThursday

Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?

Humans have grappled with the question of what happens after death for millennia. Across the ancient world, many different cultures developed their own answers and underworlds. The Ancient Greeks ...

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Are you interested in death, dying, loss, grief, and related topics, from historical studies to current issues? Then I'd recommend following @openthanatology.bsky.social and keeping an eye out for resources it shares.

Introducing... The Roman Mourner - a comprehensive analysis of the customs and rituals associated with mourning and death in ancient Rome. Find out more: bit.ly/4lMdRI6

Time for unboxing. Exciting to have my own copy at last! @bloomsburyclass.bsky.social @openthanatology.bsky.social.

Check out this fab new book from our member @valmhope.bsky.social on Romans' funeral rites and mourning. #deathstudies

Valerie Hope@valmhope.bsky.social · last yr.

Publication day! Just in time for essential summer reading (preferably by a pool with a cool drink). @bloomsburyclass.bsky.social @openthanatology.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/roman-mou...

Publication day! Just in time for essential summer reading (preferably by a pool with a cool drink). @bloomsburyclass.bsky.social @openthanatology.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/roman-mou...

A thing of beauty, & it’s in our garden #bloomscrolling #tinyjoys

See the recent short article added to our Open Thanatology Hub? If not, you can read about this #ThanatologyThursday. "Grief and the body: mourning in ancient Rome" by Valerie Hope shorturl.at/3eLgx

Not long til publication (10/07/25) @bloomsburyclass.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social. Appendices are already available online. So if you're desperate to know (and who wouldn't be!) how often Roman mourners pulled their hair, groaned and so forth, see www.bloomsbury.com/uk/roman-mou...

Great to see this out. Thanks due to the editors. And its Open Access, with a full PDF on the publisher's website: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Reminder that the call for these scholarships is open! Deadline 4pm on 3rd June!

Dr Christine Plastow@chrissieplastow.bsky.social · last yr.

Applications are open for MA studentships in Classical Studies at the Open University! Open to: - teachers in state schools/sixth-form colleges looking to develop provision of classical subjects - students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background More info: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classi...

Trying to embrace the beauty of dandelions for no-mow-May.....or alternatively feeding them to the rabbits. Timmy loves a dandelion feast. #tinyjoys #weedscrolling rather than #bloomscrolling

Applications are open for MA studentships in Classical Studies at the Open University! Open to: - teachers in state schools/sixth-form colleges looking to develop provision of classical subjects - students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background More info: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classi...