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 JenniferMcCannStudied in prisonJennifer McCann is from Belfast she left school at fourteen and was imprisoned in Armagh Gaol which...
preview image ChristinaMcCavanaOU staffChristina McCavana has worked for The Open University in the Belfast Office since 1978. She has...
preview image RosieMcCorleyStudied in prisonRosie McCorley is from Belfast. She left school after doing O Levels and then gained an A Level...
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 EleanorMulliganWorked in prisonEleanor Mulligan is from Belfast. She was a nurse in hospitals in Belfast prior to working as an...
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 CarálNí ChuilínStudied in prisonCarál Ní Chuilín attended school in Belfast , left at 18, went to the Conway Mill Education...
preview image ClaireO'KaneOU staffClaire O’Kane has worked for The Open University from 1975 in various administrative roles within...
preview image DianaPurcellOU staff, Tutored in prisonDiana Purcell studied Philosophy at The University of Sydney. She was a lecturer in Language and...
preview image GeraldineWardStudied in prisonGeraldine Ward grew up in Tyrone left school at sixteen and was imprisoned in Maghaberry Prison in...
preview image SheelaghWilsonWorked in prisonSheelagh Wilson was a part-time teacher of Basic Education in the H Blocks of the Maze and Long...