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 NaomiOU staffNaomi joined The Open University as a member of the administrative staff in the Belfast Office in...
preview image MartinaAndersonStudied in prisonMartina Anderson is from the Bogside in Derry. She left school at 14 and was briefly imprisoned in...
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 RitaBrowneOU staffRita Browne worked in an administrative role for The Open University from 1973-1977 and from 1986...
preview image DianaCarsonOU staff, Tutored in prisonDiana Carson worked as an Open University Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences and Social Policy...
preview image JoyClarkWorked in prisonJoy Clark taught in schools in Armagh until 1975 when she was appointed by the Northern Ireland...
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 MargaretGrayWorked in prisonMargaret Gray was appointed by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in 1973 as the first full-time...
preview image RosemaryHamiltonOU staff, Tutored in prisonRosemary Hamilton has a degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Agricultural Chemistry from Queen’s...
preview image BarbaraHartWorked in prisonBarbara Hart is from Portland Oregon and gained her PhD from Trinity College Dublin. She researched...
preview image PamelaHazelWorked in prisonPamela Hazel was appointed in 1975 by the Northern Ireland Office as a teacher working in the...
preview image ColetteHughesOU staffColette Hughes has been Project Administrator for the ‘Time to think’ Project since 2017....
preview image PatJessOU staff, Tutored in prisonPat Jess graduated in Geography from Queen’s University Belfast. She was an Open University...
preview image GabiKentOU staffGabi Kent researches conflict transformation peacebuilding and transitional justice and is a...
preview image HeatherLairdOU staff, Tutored in prisonHeather Laird graduated in Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast. She worked as an Open...
preview image ShelaghLivingstoneShelagh Livingstone graduated in English from Bristol University lectured in India and was involved...
preview image MaryMcArdleStudied in prisonMary McArdle is from Belfast. She left school with no qualifications and was imprisoned in Armagh...