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Launch of the Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement at the House of Commons

Posted on December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 by capcbristol

By Lucy Selman, Professor of Palliative and End of Life Care, Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol

Last week (9 December 2025) saw the launch of the Bristol Centre of Grief Research and Engagement at the House of Commons in London. Generously hosted by Christine Jardine MP, the event brought together around 60 people, including grief experts from the UK, Ireland and USA, MPs, charity leaders, doctors, academics, artists and campaigners. All are working, in different ways, to change how grief is understood, supported and talked about in the UK. Being in the room together was a powerful reminder that this work really is stronger when we do it collectively.

The launch event

We were honoured to hear from a brilliant line-up of speakers. Prof. Guy Poppy CB FMedSci, Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Bristol, spoke about the value of interdisciplinary … Read more