The Corpse Project Phase 1. (360G-Wellcome-110442_Z_15_Z)

£48,910

The Corpse Project aims ultimately to improve options for the body after death, through multidisciplinary research and public engagement. Our starting points are that burial and cremation as currently practiced are, generally, poor versions of ancient practices and fail to return the body to the natural cycle. The environmental implications of current and alternative practice are under-researched and poorly understood. This matters, given threats to soil health and wider ecosystems pressures. As important, the UK seems particularly affected by a loss of rituals around, and acceptance of, the dead body, which have historically provided a way to mourn, and to be reconciled to, death. The Corpse Project will aim to establish whether human and ecological well-being can benefit from a more open and informed consideration of the corpse. For the development year, key goals are: 1. Public knowledge and attitudes to the treatment of the corpse and 'ashes' surveyed, to include young pe ople and diverse communities. 2. Literature review (ecosystems and cultural). 3. Public exhibits around decomposition developed. 3. Networking, policy checking and other activity to prove project concept and build sustainability of future work (see below).

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 48910
Applicant Surname Churchill
Approval Committee Seed Committee, Medical Humanities
Award Date 2015-09-17T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2014/15
Grant Programme: Title Seed Award in H&SS
Internal ID 110442/Z/15/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Sophie Churchill
Partnership Value 48910
Planned Dates: End Date 2016-12-14T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2015-10-14T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London