The Annual Lecture "Latest News on Grief", March 2025

The annual lecture 'Latest News on Grief' took place on Wednesday, March 12th, at the Unit for Bereavement Research in the Aula at Aarhus University.

Once again, we would like to thank everyone for attending, and we look forward to hopefully seeing many of you again next year, at approximately the same time. The exact date will be announced here on the website during the autumn of 2025.

On behalf of Maja O'Connor, Head of the Unit for Bereavement Research

The Program "Latest News on Grief" 2025

19:00 – 19:10: Welcome by Head of the Unit for Bereavement Research, Professor Maja O’Connor 
19:10 – 19:25: Grief in other cultures with a focus on Greenland by Ph.D. student Frida Ramsing 
19:25 – 19:40: Griefbots: When technology can bring the dead 'back to life' by Research Assistant Laura Skov Illum 
Pause (19:40 – 20:20) – 'Art Exhibition on Loss and Grief – A creative meeting place' 
20:20 – 20:35: What do young children say about grief? by Research Assistant Malene Hoffmann Buskbjerg 
20:35 – 20:50: Community on Grief at the Danish Cancer Societyby Psychologist Rikke Smedegaard Rosbjerg and Nurse Lil Kirkegaard Olesen 
20:50 – 21:00: Concluding remarks for the evening by Professor Maja O’Connor 
21:00 – : Opportunity to speak with the speakers

Slides from the lecture