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Open University Law students join Freedom Law Clinic project researching the effects of Covid-19 on civil liberties

5 June 2020

Ten law students from The Open University are taking part in a four-week project that will consider the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on civil liberties. The ‘Civil Liberties in the Lockdown’ project is being run by the Freedom Law Clinic, which creates pro bono opportunities for students to access criminal appeal cases and offer […]

The Open University launches online domestic abuse resource as calls to domestic violence helplines soar during Covid-19 lockdown

4 June 2020

The Open University’s Open Justice team has collaborated with charity, Support Through Court to launch a free open online resource for learners, themed around domestic abuse. Its timely launch coincides with the rapid rise in numbers of people in domestic abuse situations seeking help during the UK lockdown. Support Through Court is a charity that […]

Covid-19: Open University Open Justice Centre shares online education best practice

2 June 2020

The Open University Law School’s Open Justice Centre is reaching out to support the wider legal education sector in its time of need during the Covid-19 pandemic. While other universities and educational establishments struggle to deliver a full learning experience while shifting so quickly to online teaching methods, The Open University is providing ongoing support […]

CSI: current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychologists can help

30 October 2019

Dr Lee John Curley, Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University joins Dr James Munro, Psychology Researcher from Edinburgh Napier University to write for The Conversation about their research into why contextual information is important to forensic analysis. When a jury decides the fate of a person, they do so based on the evidence presented […]

Law students make prison radio series

23 August 2019

Open University law students from around the UK have collaborated with prison learners to record a series of radio programmes for broadcast on prison radio, as part of a pioneering project by the University’s Open Justice Centre. The success of the pilot, which resulted in a radio programme called Castaway, means it is expected to […]

Business and Law’s high-achieving students and alumni are honoured

18 July 2019

The Open University Business and Law Schools celebrated their highest achieving students in a joint awards ceremony in Milton Keynes on Friday 12 July. The annual awards, bigger and better this year as the OU celebrates its 50th birthday, commended the exceptional achievements of high-calibre Business and Law students and graduates from the previous academic […]

Libra, Iran and the potential end of cryptocurrencies as we know them

3 July 2019

Robert Herian, The Open University, writing for The Conversation Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, libra, is being heralded as the moment that cryptocurrencies and blockchain, the technology that supports them, become truly mainstream. A notable rise in the price of bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies in the run up to the libra announcement on June 18, and […]

In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?

24 May 2019

From Alexa and Siri to intelligent speed assistance, there’s a lot of technology competing for our attention while driving,

OU’s free law clinic takes awards tech honour

3 May 2019

The Open University’s Open Justice Centre’s Law Clinic, has won the Best Legal Tech Contribution in the Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards. The centre, which offers free online legal advice led by the OU students supervised by qualified solicitors, beat a strong field to take the category title at the Houses of Parliament on […]

Zahra Alidina at the Royal Courts of Justice

“The OU gave me a head start” says UK’s youngest Law graduate

18 April 2019

Zahra Alidina knew from a young age that she wanted to be a barrister and wasted no time in pursuing her dream. After sitting her GCSEs at 13 years old and A-levels at 14, she started her Law degree with The Open University at just 15 after gaining special dispensation. “I couldn’t imagine myself doing […]

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