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Much is moving in society around bereavement and mourning. So on 20 October, Ferm opened a place of solace in the garden of its headquarters in Wijgmaal. With COCO, we were also present, to help endorse why we think the focus on serious illness, dying and loss in our society is so important.

Inspirational guide for places of solace (BE) (Link in dutch) In collaboration with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ferm organized a study to gain more insight into what is going on around places of solace, what activities are organized and what is needed.

A significant proportion of employees will encounter end-of-Life experiences during their professional life. Such experiences affect employees and their colleagues’ health and wellbeing, but also the work environment in terms of productivity and safety.

VUB Compassionate Communities centre of expertise (COCO) invites postdoctoral candidates to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF). This call is now open and will close on 13 September 2023.

Deborah De Moortel en Steven Vanderstichelen spreken in de 'Welgemeend' podcast over compassionate communities en compassionate workplaces   In de podcast 'Welgemeend' (BE) (Link) spreekt Franne Mullens met verschillende experten uit heel diverse domeinen over them...

Together with 'Bald is also a haircut', the Fika House presents a two-part podcast 'Fika Encircles', about living with and after illness and about the shaky balance between being sick and healthy.

In a recently published blog for the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), our colleague Prof.

Enlightenment, connection and wonder: Caroline Pauwels (1964-2022)  Honorary rector Caroline Pauwels is no longer with us. She passed away last week, Friday 5 August, just one day after fellow honorary rector Paul De Knop.

On Thursday 4 August, our Honorary Rector Paul De Knop passed away. Everyone who met him was impressed by his powerful personality, his drive, his vision and his dry, straightforward sense of humour. He passionately loved his university and the VUB community.

"Themes such as grief, dying and serious illness are part of life. Yet we find it difficult to talk about them, let alone deal with them.