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John Wallace left school in Belfast with no qualifications and was imprisoned in the Ulster Volunteer Cages (Compounds of the Maze and Long Kesh prison) in 1975. He studied Arts and Philosophy courses with The Open University in Compound 18 and then Compound 21 between 1978 and 1984. After his release in 1985 he went to the University of St Andrews in Scotland and gained a joint honours degree in Moral Philosophy and International Relations. After graduation John worked for Scottish charities before getting a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh and in later years a Postgraduate Certificate from Edinburgh Napi...er University in Leadership Excellence and Emotional Intelligence. At the time of interview in 2018 although retired he still worked part-time helping disabled students with their study skills.
John Wallace left school in Belfast with no qualifications and was imprisoned in the Ulster Volunteer Cages (Compounds of the Maze and Long Kesh prison) in 1975. He studied Arts and Philosophy courses with The Open University in Compound 18 and then Compound 21 between 1978 and 1984. After his release in 1985 he went to the University of St Andrews in Scotland and gained a joint honours degree in Moral Philosophy and International Relations. After graduation John worked for Scottish charities before getting a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh and in later years a Postgraduate Certificate from Edinburgh Napi...er University in Leadership Excellence and Emotional Intelligence. At the time of interview in 2018 although retired he still worked part-time helping disabled students with their study skills.
| Title: | An invitation to meet the Queen |
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| Description: | John Wallace Open University student in the UVF Compounds of Long Kesh (the Maze and Long Kesh Prison) in 1979 recalls receiving an invitation to attend the tenth anniversary of The Open University in Milton Keynes and of visitors who came to apologise for his request to attend being denied. | Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Contributor: | John Wallace |
| Duration: | 00:03:20 |
| Master programe code and title: | John Wallace Interview |
| Master programme start time: | 01:00:02 |
| Master programme end time: | 01:03:22 |
| Master programme production number: | 109_S_01 |
| Available to public: | yes |
