Back to work today, with a shiny new article (albeit based on my very-old-feeling PhD) waiting in my inbox!
doi.org/10.1177/2050...
If you teach or research on religion and science, religion and medicine, or worldviews, I think it would make a fresh addition to your bibliographies.
03.11.2025 10:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Interviews take less than an hour, via Teams, at a time convenient to you (and I promise Iβm really friendly!)
(You should be 18+ and UK-based).
Feel free to email me (jennifer.riley@abdn.ac.uk) or reach me on here β Iβd be so pleased to hear from you.
(Please share for reach!)
23.07.2025 10:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Do you have experience of
β΄οΈ HINDU β΄οΈ SIKH β΄οΈ MUSLIM β΄οΈ AFRO-CARIBBEAN β΄οΈ
Or other UK minority funeral practices?
Itβs so important to recruit diverse interview samples for research studies, and at the moment Iβm simply not getting that right. Iβd love your help to do better.
23.07.2025 10:04 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Dr Jennie Rileyβs presentation on public engagement
Dr Renasha Khanβs presentation on reframing research and accessibility
Dr Rob Barward Symmons presentation on engaging with media
Fantastic PGR/ECR workshop this morning exploring public engagement, framing research and accessibility, and engaging with media by the excellent @jen-studies-death.bsky.social @renasha.bsky.social @robb-s.bsky.social
Lots of fantastic tips and insight which I look forward to putting into practice.
15.07.2025 11:59 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
ASDS Monthly Postdoctoral Support Group β July 2025 β The Association for the Study of Death and Society
The next @asdsdeath.bsky.social postdoc meeting is on Wednesday 23rd July at 8am BST (A slight change of date, I'm afraid, as I'll be running a conference!) Book via tinyurl.com/3u4jc7vn or sign up for reminder emails at tinyurl.com/2x2nuxae (right hand side!)
10.07.2025 13:15 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Grave Goods
Death and Law Β· Episode
My wonderful colleagues in the @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social Law school invited me to talk about grave goods (and grave...bads?) for their Death and Law Podcast. You can catch me here! open.spotify.com/episode/4OPy...
08.07.2025 10:13 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A green and white advert for the Association for the Study of Death and Society (ASDS) early career mentoring scheme, featuring an enthusiastic quote from a former participant, and the new ASDS logo.
After enthusiastic feedback on the pilot, the
@asdsdeath.bsky.social PGR/ECR 2025-26 mentoring scheme is open for applications - closing 8/9/2025!
Further information is available at deathandsociety.org/mentoring/ - or feel free to get in touch by email.
25.06.2025 07:22 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
The next @asdsdeath.bsky.social postdoc sesh is on Wednesday 25th June at 8am BST. We'd love to have you!
tinyurl.com/2tx6acc2
16.06.2025 16:35 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Dr Jennifer Riley on stage, next to a coffin and a round table. TEDx Aberdeen displayed at the back.
What do you want to be buried with?
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, @jen-studies-death.bsky.social's TEDx talk draws on her research into contemporary grave goods, and why we need and want them. Watch now: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/what-d...
06.06.2025 10:16 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
WHY DO WE PUT THINGS IN GRAVES WITH OUR DEAD? DR JENNIFER RILEY
Opening Ceremony Podcast Β· Episode
Enjoyed the TEDx talk? Fill your boots with an hour of grave goods* conversation via tinyurl.com/ykrb3syv - it was such a joy to join Jess on her podcast, to talk potatoes, the persistence of ritual, and ancient mesopotamian sex toys
*Content warning for miscarriage
23.05.2025 13:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It's TEDx talk time π
20.05.2025 10:24 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A Dr Riley double bill at New Insights into Scottish Deathways today. A lovely start to 2025 conferences, and a welcome chance to start drilling into two quite different ways of conceptualizing contemporary Scottish death & dying
25.04.2025 16:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It was an excellent night to be an Aberdeen Divine wearing a black jumpsuit ππΌππΌ
18.04.2025 18:47 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
April 2025 2025 ASDS Post-doctoral Support Group
An informal support group for researchers of ageing, dying and death who have completed their doctoral studies/PhD
The next @asdsdeath.bsky.social postdoc session is on 30th April 2025 - & you can sign up at tinyurl.com/env5w2hz . Please note the change in time - this is the time of year when different global summer time shifts go bananas ππ€― - 9am BST, 11am EEST, 8pm NZST!
04.04.2025 08:38 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
βAddressing the voices and experiences of disabled and neurodivergent individuals within religious contexts is essentialβ β book now for βReligion, Disability and Neurodivergenceβ a BSA Sociology of Religion event, 29 March, King's College London https://tinyurl.com/5fhstycw
βAddressing the voices and experiences of disabled and neurodivergent individuals within religious contexts is essentialβ β book now for βReligion, Disability and Neurodivergenceβ a BSA Sociology of Religion study group event, 29 March, King's College London tinyurl.com/5fhstycw
14.03.2025 10:40 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
tinyurl.com/yrkybkjd
March's @asdsdeath.bsky.social postdoc group is on Wednesday 19th at 8am GMT (pm NZDT, 10am EET, 11am EEST). I'd love to see you there!
06.03.2025 09:57 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Welcome to Grave Goods Wrapped!
Hours of staring at boob doodles & so so worth it - I've had so much fun working on this collab already (and lots more to come - watch this space!)
20.02.2025 12:32 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Have you got grave goods thoughts to share, but not the time for a full interview? You can submit those here tinyurl.com/mwvwjxmk
(And if you are interested in being interviewed? You can find out more here - tinyurl.com/ve4pwp54 )
(any and all sharing very gratefully received!)
20.02.2025 11:07 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The February @asdsdeath.bsky.social postdoc session is on Wednesday 19th at 8am GMT (pm NZDT, 10am EET, 11am EEST). Old hats and new faces equally welcome - we'd love to see you there β¨π» tinyurl.com/2s3njdpc
06.02.2025 14:14 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The deadline to submit abstracts for this yearβs SocRel conference has been extended until 14.02.2025, 12noon (GMT). For more info on the call for papers, abstracts & submission: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
Many thanks to those who have already submitted abstracts for consideration.
05.02.2025 11:32 β π 6 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
β¨ 2025 Postdoc Support Group Dates β¨ January's meeting sign-up is tinyurl.com/y2pfxa57 - 8am BST (9pm NZDT, 10am EET, 11am EEST). Follow @asdsdeath.bsky.social and sign up to the newsletter for updates.
08.01.2025 15:29 β π 2 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
β¨ 2025 Postdoc Support Group Dates β¨ January's meeting sign-up is tinyurl.com/y2pfxa57 - 8am BST (9pm NZDT, 10am EET, 11am EEST). Follow @asdsdeath.bsky.social and sign up to the newsletter for updates.
08.01.2025 15:29 β π 2 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
The 2025 SocRel call for papers is live!
Submit by 7th February 2025 to join us for the 50th anniversary conference at Durham University, 14th - 16th July.
More info at tinyurl.com/5n7z488d
19.12.2024 10:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
December ASDS Post-doctoral Support Group
An informal support group for researchers of ageing, dying and death who have completed their doctoral studies/PhD
Final @asdsdeath.bsky.social postdoc group meeting of the year is next Wednesday 11th December at 8am BST (9pm NZDT, 10am EET, 11am EEST) - I'd love to see you there! tinyurl.com/yfneczkb
04.12.2024 10:58 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
INTERVIEWEES WANTED β CAN YOU HELP?
If youβre over-18, UK based, and have personal or professional thoughts about grave goods youβd be happy to share, I would just love to hear from you.
For info: www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/divinit... or reach me at Jennifer.riley@abdn.ac.uk
(Please consider sharing!)
29.11.2024 10:39 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A picture of Dr Jennie Riley presenting her talk 'Grave Matters: Death and Identity' with a coffin on stage and a bar of chocolate in her left hand. Letters on stage spell out 'TEDxAberdeen'
A picture of Dr Jennie Riley presenting her TEDxAberdeen talk on the TEDx red dot carpet, with a coffin on the stage and a bar of chocolate in her left hand
A group photo of all the presenters and supporters of TEDxAberdeen 2024. The screen in the background reads 'Identity.'
Back onto Bluesky with a splash after my TEDxAberdeen talk. More to come when the videos are ready, but a moment to relish the joy and hard work paid off! #TEDx
18.11.2024 16:11 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Some ASDS postdocs planning before I log off for the year. I love this little group, and I'd love for you to join us in 2024! But for now, may each of you awkwardly introduce the topic of death, cryonics or funerals over a seasonal family meal, as I always do πππ
22.12.2023 13:26 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Final year PhD candidate at the University of York, Events Officer BSA SocRel.
Researching contemporary witchcraft practice, lover of bats, professional caffeine consumer, wife enthusiast. π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπͺπΊ
An independent charity that seeks to fund blue skies research and scholarship. Follow this channel for details on upcoming grant deadlines, published research, scheme opening dates, grant announcements, events, and more. https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/
Increasing understanding of grief, death & loss through collaborative research, education, advocacy & public engagement.
Visit our website: https://griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk
Est. 1495. News, research and study opportunities from the University of Aberdeen. We RT to share, not to endorse. linktr.ee/UniOfAberdeen
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Works leading research centre at the University of Bath, UK. Were interested in the social contexts of death, dying and bereavement.
https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-death-society/
Scottish foreign correspondent and author. Biographer of SΓ³crates. Currently writing a biography of PelΓ©. PortuguΓͺs and EspanΜol. #GGTTH SΓ£o Paulo/Madrid/Edinburgh
Lecturer in Sociology at Southampton Solent University | Research interests inc. everyday sustainable practices, climate action, vegan studies, food, culture, and religion
A registered charity established since 1874 to promote cremation and to provide information to the public on the practice of cremation.
The Association for the Study of Death and Society promotes the study of death in the arts, humanities, and social & allied sciences. Become a member today: deathandsociety.org
Theologian and ethicist in Scotland. Minister's husband. Baker. Librarian.
PhD candidate in Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen. Researching how the performance of symbolic actions in liturgy impacts the espoused theology of participants. Opinions are my own, except where they are not. He/him.
Vicar @newboldparishchurch. Following a person, Jesus/the truth, not dogma/a set of truths. Seeking inclusion, mercy, diversity, being real with doubt. Against coercion, manipulation, abuse of power. Interests--birding, walking, local food.
Views my own
Associate Professor of Theology & Ethics at Northwest Seminary & College & ACTS Seminaries. Host of Personalist Manifesto(s).
Professor, Dept of Theology & Religion, Durham University, UK. Sociologist of religion. Chair of BSA sociology of religion study group. Researching neoliberal religion and worldview diversity in UK universities. Pacifist and Quaker.
PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen studying dyslexia and engaging with the Bible π
@SGSAH funded π
Cumberland Lodge Fellow π»
Autism and Theology Podcast host ποΈ
@zoestrong_ on TikTok π
Lecturer in Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen. Living and exploring issues of trauma, church-leaving, and social justice. Scottish and Greek. Dachshund person. She/Her π©π»βπ«π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ¨πΎ https://linktr.ee/drkatiecross
PhD candidate & Teaching Fellow in Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen. Researching Christian women & experiences of anxiety. Research interests inc. mental health, neurodiversity, trauma & ecotheology. Veganπ±
Organist, ordinand, sacristan at @cor-mirfield.bsky.social.
Lay member of General Synod @churchofengland.bsky.social. Ally π³οΈβπ.
PhD student, researching Levinas and forgiveness at @unibirmingham.bsky.social
