New research project aims to change how people talk about death and grief

Press release issued: 26 January 2022

Grief effects everyone but is still very much a taboo subject in the UK. A new research project - Good Grief Connects - led by the University of Bristol aims to change society's attitude towards grief, death and dying thanks to funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.

The aim of the two-year project will be to help shift the public conversation around death and grief and create a more inclusive, compassionate and open society, by:

Working with partners to deliver and evaluate three pilot projects that will help support diverse communities in talking about grief, death and dying and accessing the support they need
Developing an online Grief Hub which will provide resources to increase understanding of grief, bereavement and the end of life, and signpost to information and services
Supporting and disseminating best practice from across the UK in community engagement and development around grief, death and dying.

Thanks to National Lottery players, the grant of £299,815 will see the two-year research project, Good Grief Connects, begin in April.

Read the full University of Bristol press release