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Blog Archive for June 2021

  • The sentencing of George Floyd’s killer has lessons for policing in Australia and New Zealand too

    In this weeks blog, Dr James Mehigan (University of Canterbury) speaks about the sentencing of the Killer of George Floyd and the lessons that can be learned by the police in Australia and New Zealand. This article was originally published on the conversation: https://theconversation.com/the-sentencing-of-george-floyds-killer-has-lessons-for-policing-in-australia-and-new-zealand-too-162164

    25th June 2021

  • Open Psychology Research Centre

    Excited about the launch of the Open Psychology Research Centre? If so, why not check out the following videos and interviews... 

    23rd June 2021

  • Open Psychology Research Centre launch update

    As the countdown for the Open Psychology Research Centre launch event continues, we are pleased to notify you that a new video in our interview series can be viewed on the OPRe Centre event page – Dr Sarah Laurence’s (OU) interview with Prof.

    14th June 2021

  • Open Psychology Research Centre

    The School of Psychology & Counselling at the Open University is launching the Open Psychology Research Centre.

    10th June 2021

  • Sodium Valproate: The Fetal Valproate Syndrome Tragedy

    In this article, Sharon Hartles reflects upon the significant impacts of avoidable harms that have been perpetuated for decades as a result of medical negligence on behalf of the regulator (Committee on Safety of Medicines) that advised the UK Licensing Authority on the safety of medicines and the manufacturer of Epilim (Sanofi). Sharon Hartles is a member of the Open University’s Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative.

    9th June 2021

  • Reforming Scotland’s unique jury system: why we need to listen to lawyers

    This week Dr's Lee John Curley, James Munro, Lara Frumkin and Jim Turner (all lecturers from the Open University) discuss their new research that explores the attitudes of legal professionals towards the current Scottish jury system and potential reform. The article was originall published on the Conversation on the 25th of May 2021. Original article can be found here: https://theconversation.com/reforming-scotlands-unique-jury-system-why-we-need-to-listen-to-lawyers-155687.

    1st June 2021