On this page, you can find more information on our activities for researchers and stakeholders. We aim to reach a broad public, so please consider yourself invited!
On 13 October 2026, our second public symposium will take place. We will meet in Antwerp for talks, discussions and workshops on the environmental impact of funerary practices, as well as the ethical questions related to sustainability concerns. You can find the full programme and a registration link on this page. (Note that the symposium takes place in Dutch!)
We organize lunch lectures on a regular basis. On 12 November 2026, we welcome esteemed researcher Robert Neimeyer for a lecture in Antwerp. More information will follow, but be sure to save the date!
In the first week of February 2027, we will host an academic winter school on the Philosophy of the Dead Body at the University of Antwerp. The winter school website will be added here later this year.
We are very excited to be organizing the 18th edition of the Death, Dying and Disposal conference (DDD18) of the ASDS-network in September 2027. For this, we are collaborating with many partners working on death studies in Flanders. On 17 September, there will be an online conference day, followed by an in-person conference in Antwerp from 22 until 24 September 2027. We are looking to create an inspiring conference filled with academic, social and cultural events. We will soon create a website and are planning to launch our Call for Abstracts in the Autumn of 2026. Stay tuned!
We also organize a monthly online reading group. You can find more information on what we are reading every session the reading group page. Everyone is welcome to join us!
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