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 MartinCollinsOU staff, Tutored in prisonMartin Collins worked as an Open University Associate Lecturer in Science in the Compounds and H...
preview image DavyConneryOU staffDavy Connery was a Police Officer for over thirty years during which time he delivered prisoners to...
preview image MichaelCulbertStudied in prisonMichael Culbert attended St Thomas’ Secondary School in West Belfast left after his O Levels and...
preview image JohnD'ArcyOU staffJohn D'Arcy is Director of The Open University in Ireland with responsibility for the University in...
preview image RuthDavenportTutored in prison, OU staffRuth Davenport has worked as an Open University Associate Lecturer in Law since 1998 and tutored...
preview image JoeDohertyStudied in prisonJoe Doherty is from Belfast. He left school at fourteen and was interned during 1972 at age...
preview image HarryDonaghyStudied in prisonHarry Donaghy attended St Peter’s Secondary School in Belfast and left with no qualifications. He...
preview image MichaelDoorleyOU staff, Tutored in prisonMichael Doorley has been an Associate Lecturer in History Politics and International Relations with...
preview image StudentEStudied in prisonStudent E is from Belfast. He left school to take up an apprenticeship in Harland and Wolff as a...
preview image HelenEvansOU staff, Tutored in prisonHelen Evans joined The Open University as an Associate Lecturer in 1993 having previously worked as...
preview image StudentFStudied in prisonStudent F is from Belfast and attended St Malachy’s College where he gained O and A Levels. He...
preview image FrankForsytheOU staff, Tutored in prisonFrank Forsythe worked as an Open University Associate Lecturer in Economics in the Compounds and H...
preview image JohnFrielWorked in prisonJohn Friel grew up and went to school in Derry before training for the priesthood. After ordination...
preview image StudentGStudied in prisonStudent G attended a grammar school in North Antrim and left after gaining his O Levels. He was...
preview image TonyGallagherOU staff, Tutored in prisonTony Gallagher tutored Open University Social Sciences students in the Compounds and H Blocks of...
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 PrisonGovernor AWorked in prisonPrison Governor A spent fourteen years working in Industry as a Manager. He joined the Northern...
preview image MargaretGrayWorked in prisonMargaret Gray was appointed by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in 1973 as the first full-time...
preview image StudentHStudied in prisonStudent H left school with no qualifications. He was imprisoned aged eighteen in the Cages...
preview image RosemaryHamiltonOU staff, Tutored in prisonRosemary Hamilton has a degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Agricultural Chemistry from Queen’s...