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 StudentAStudied in prisonStudent A is from Derry. He left school at sixteen with no qualifications and was imprisoned in the...
preview image HarryDonaghyStudied in prisonHarry Donaghy attended St Peter’s Secondary School in Belfast and left with no qualifications. He...
preview image StudentKStudied in prisonStudent K was imprisoned in Cage 20 (the Compounds of the Maze and Long Kesh prison) in the late...
preview image StudentLStudied in prisonStudent L had a good secondary education and was considering going to University after he left...
preview image BrendanMackinStudied in prisonBrendan Mackin is from Belfast. He left school at fourteen and started correspondence courses with...
preview image LiamMcAnoyStudied in prisonLiam McAnoy is from West Belfast. He attended St Peter’s Secondary School left with no...
preview image NoelQuigleyStudied in prisonNoel Quigley is from Belfast and qualified as a quantity surveyor. He was imprisoned in 1972 aged...