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Building on the work of the Swansea University Public Views During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PVCOVID) project, this study aims to look retrospectively at public attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, focused on the accounts of those who have been bereaved by COVID-19.

This qualitative research will document, explore and analyse people’s own accounts of loss, bereavement and grief during the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring also their reflections of how the pandemic was handled, the support they received or did not receive and what might have been done differently.

The PVCOVID project and its research team has been discussed or quoted in a variety of media including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, BBC Newsnight, BBC World Service, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, The i, and New Scientist. The research has also fed into policy, government an scientific advisory documents and processes at the Welsh and UK-level, and has been published in a number of academic journals. Building on the PVCOVID project, the Coronavoices project seeks to have similar impact, speaking the people’s truth to power.