Open Justice Centre blog

Open Justice student Dona Mclachlan lets us in on her well-being secret.

I am an addict, you could be too.

Jill St George gained her LLB, LLM and PgDip BVC before embarking on an academic career at the University of Aberystwyth in 2009. Having lived in Bahrain and Barbados from 2011, Jill returned to England and started a PhD at the University of Sussex, which is currently in the “writing up” stage. Jill has recently joined the OU Law School as a lecturer.

With an admittedly fairly tenuous link, I introduce you to my research area within the theme of Christmas!

Dr Stephanie Pywell, Senior Law Lecturer at the Open University writes about her research into weddings and related ceremonies.

Dr Marjan Ajevski writes about his interest in Space Law and its developments in this blog post.

Dr Miriam Mbah joined the Open University as a Lecturer in Law in September 2020. She has both an LLM and a PhD in Public Procurement Law.

Dr Clare Jones Senior Law Lecturer at the Open University writes about the benefits of using virtual worlds in education.

Online learning is the future of education, (Designing digitally, 2020). Here at the Open University this is what we have been doing since our inception in 1969, but technology is allowing us to design more and more immersive educational spaces. Academics and industry alike are striving to create the best possible online learning environment for our students.

The disruption caused by Covid-19 has had far reaching impacts and required all of us to adapt to life’s challenges under lockdown. University law clinics are no exception and law academics and clinic supervisors have had to act fast and think creatively to keep their clinical programmes running. 

Ellie Lewns is currently studying her A-levels at Parkstone Grammar Sixth Form. “I am planning to go on to university next year to study Law and hope to eventually become a practising solicitor. I engaged in the OpenLearn course on ‘Pro Bono Work and Social Justice’ to further my knowledge in this area of law, as I particularly enjoy looking at charitable work and the reasons we often feel such a need to provide this help to those unable to access it independently.

Pip Allen is currently a second year Law and Sociology student at the University of Warwick. Pip was inspired to write this blog post after completing the Pro Bono and Social Justice online course, which has tied neatly in with her current work in an Exceptional Case Funding Clinic. Pip hopes to continue this line of work and in the future, go on to pursue a career in social welfare based areas of law. 

Dr Andrew Gilbert from the OU Law School shares his findings on 'Wigs, Websites, Women and Whiteness' in our latest blog post.