Time to think...

Time to Think: Open University journeys in British and Irish prisons during the years of conflict 1972-2000 is a unique oral history archive. The collection contains interviews on the educational journeys of Loyalist and Republican ex-prisoners, Open University staff who tutored in the prisons or were involved in administration of study from the Belfast Office, prison education staff and Open University students who worked in the prisons. It also includes reflective interviews with OU staff and the Time to Think team about gathering interviews and building the archive, alongside audio clips, course materials, films and other artefacts.

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First name Last name Role Summary
preview image XimenaArais-ManzanoOU staff, Tutored in prisonXimena Arias-Manzano worked as an Open University Associate Lecturer in Spanish in the H Blocks of...
preview image FionnaBarberOU staff, Tutored in prisonFionna Barber worked as an Associate Lecturer for The Open University in the Faculty of Arts and...
preview image DianaCarsonOU staff, Tutored in prisonDiana Carson worked as an Open University Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences and Social Policy...
preview image RuthDavenportTutored in prison, OU staffRuth Davenport has worked as an Open University Associate Lecturer in Law since 1998 and tutored...
preview image HelenEvansOU staff, Tutored in prisonHelen Evans joined The Open University as an Associate Lecturer in 1993 having previously worked as...
preview image EleanorGawOU staff, Tutored in prisonEleanor Gaw worked as a Tutor Counsellor for The Open University between 1977 and 1988 on Arts...
preview image RosemaryHamiltonOU staff, Tutored in prisonRosemary Hamilton has a degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Agricultural Chemistry from Queen’s...
preview image PatJessOU staff, Tutored in prisonPat Jess graduated in Geography from Queen’s University Belfast. She was an Open University...
preview image HeatherLairdOU staff, Tutored in prisonHeather Laird graduated in Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast. She worked as an Open...
preview image JoannaMcMinnOU staff, Tutored in prisonJoanna McMinn was an Associate Lecturer with The Open University between 1981 and 1992 teaching...
preview image JennyMeeganOU staff, Tutored in prisonJenny Meegan moved from England to Belfast in 1969. She completed her PhD at Queen’s University...
preview image KayMuhrOU staff, Tutored in prisonKay Muhr grew up in East Anglia but discovering that these islands held other native languages...
preview image JaneNelsonOU staff, Tutored in prisonJane Nelson was appointed in 1970 as the first Staff Tutor for The Open University in Northern...
preview image DianaPurcellOU staff, Tutored in prisonDiana Purcell studied Philosophy at The University of Sydney. She was a lecturer in Language and...