Demystifying Death Week 2025
Taking place across Scotland from 5-11 May, Demystifying Death Week is about shining a light on death, dying and bereavement in Scotland. We are encouraging people to get involved by holding in-person and online events that bring death, dying and bereavement into the limelight.
Below is a list of events registered so far - these pages will be updated over the coming weeks. If you are organising an event that you’d like us to feature, please get in touch.
The Dying Process with Professor Tim Morgan
Organised by NHS Grampian Chaplaincy Department
Tuesday 6th May, 2pm
Online via MS Teams
This event is open to the public.
A series of talks and educational sessions have been planned for the week by the NHS Grampian Chaplain. These will all take place on Teams and cover everything from Power of Attorney and funeral planning to spiritual care at the end of life and support for grieving children.
You are invited to a talk by Professor Tim Morgan on the dying process.
Register here.
How to donate your body to Scientific Research
Organised by NHS Grampian Chaplaincy Department
Tuesday 6th May, 12:30pm
Online via MS Teams
This event is for NHS Grampian staff.
A series of talks and educational sessions have been planned for the week by the NHS Grampian Chaplain. These will all take place on Teams and cover everything from Power of Attorney and funeral planning to spiritual care at the end of life and support for grieving children.
Staff are invited to a talk by Professor Simon Parson on How to donate your body to Scientific Research.
Register here.
Learning to talk about death: Grave goods as a tool for a tricky topic
Organised by NHS Grampian Chaplaincy Department
Tuesday 6 May, 10am
Online via MS Teams
This event is open to the public.
A series of talks and educational sessions have been planned for the week by the NHS Grampian Chaplain. These will all take place on Teams and cover everything from Power of Attorney and funeral planning to spiritual care at the end of life and support for grieving children.
Join Dr Jennifer Riley of the University of Aberdeen for her talk ‘Learning to talk about death: Grave goods as a tool for a tricky topic’.
Register here.
Funeral Planning
Organised by Ardgowan Hospice In partnership with HSCP Inverclyde and MacMillan Cancer Support Benefits team
6 May, 10am - 12 noon.
Broomhill Gardens and Community Hub, Greenock PA15 4QD
This activity is open to the public.
Death and dying are often seen as taboo subjects and not something we openly talk about in society today. Come along to this event as part of Demystifying Death Week, and hear from local undertakers, law firms, Macmillan Cancer Support Benefits team and a representative from Ardgowan Hospice to answer any questions you have.
“Much Ado About Dying” film screening and Death Café
Organised by Duncan Place Community Hub
Tuesday 6th May. Film 2pm-3:30pm. Death Café 3:45pm-4:45pm.
Duncan Place, 4 Duncan Place, Leith, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH6 8HW
This free event is open to the public. Adults aged 16+. Booking in advance is required.
Join us at Duncan Place Community Hub, Tuesday 6th May, for a film screening of Much Ado About Dying. Simon cares for his eccentric Uncle David in the last years of his life. This intimate and bittersweet documentary deals candidly with themes of old age, infirmity, and mortality. Watch the trailer here.
Following the film, attendees have the option to participate in a Death Café. More information on what a Death Café is here and on the event page.
This event is free, but advance booking is required. Book here or email events@duncanplace.org.
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care and their Demystifying Death Week small grants scheme, we can offer this as a free event.
Image credit: Duncan Place and Cosmic Cat Films
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