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In this blog, Solicitor and former OU Law School central academic Siobhan Cullen writes about a recent project that aimed to gain insight into the study experiences of prisoners through the eyes of the associate lecturers.

In this new blog written for the upcoming Open University conference 'Vicarious Trauma Education and the legal profession – Now and the Future', Associate Lecturer Gillian Mawdsley asks, 'Should Vicarious Trauma Education address the Demands of the 21st Century Lawyer?'

Criminal Justice Clinic students Gabriella Coe, Cliff Johnson, Ruth Mansell, Harriette Eden, Charlotte Grayson and Jennifer Whewell reflect on vicarious trauma training in this new blog.

'Justice in action' students Sara Meale, Hibo Ahmed, Jill Randles, Danielle Field, Lena Le, Suneeta Gupta discuss the effectiveness of prisons and current UK government policy in this new blog.

Law graduate Gary Steel describes how he never took no for an answer, having left school aged 14 with no qualifications, studied law at the OU for six years while living at home, and eventually became a social welfare lawyer

Francine Ryan met up with Law alumna Caroline Clayton when she was a panellist at the AI Fringe 2025 event in London.

In our final Christmas blog, Bryony Gilbert muses on the gifts she would wish for her students.

In the fifth of our Christmas blog series Dr Neil Graffin writes about sanctuary and finding a home for the 'urban fox' at Christmas time.

In the fourth blog of our Christmas series, Open Justice Centre Manager Jon-Paul Knight writes about filmmaker John Waters, author Ivy Compton-Burnett and the Christmas family argument.

In our third Christmas Blog Dr Sam Woods-Peel ponders on Joseph, Mary and the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA).....