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Centre for Death and Life Studies

The Centre for Death and Life Studies (CDALS) exists to foster and conduct research into life-values, beliefs and practices that relate to living and dying.
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Welcome to CDALS

The Centre seeks to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary approaches wherever possible between the humanities, the social and life sciences and medicine. It also benefits from the support of Durham University's Institute of Advanced Study.
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Abbey House on a sunny Autumnal day
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Call For Papers

Call for papers for an upcoming virtual conference organized by Tatiana Konrad, Chantelle Mitchell, and Savannah Schaufler as part of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) project "Air and Environmental Health in the (Post-)COVID-19 World."

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Enquiries about CDALS should be sent via the email below.

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    • Centre for Death and Life Studies

    Professor Douglas J. Davies FBA, Director
    Abbey House
    Palace Green
    Durham
    DH1 3RS, UK

     

    Tel: +44 (0)191 334 3943