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A blog post by Liz Hardie marking International women’s day 2025. The first international women’s day was in 1911, when women in the UK did not have the right to vote, sit as a magistrate or on a jury, inherit their husband’s property or open a bank account. 

Whilst many things have changed over the last 100 years, Liz documents her discussion with co-contributors on how inequality between men and women still remains. 

A blog post by Suzy Hughes detailing her return to study after 30 years; which she describes as reassuringly similar on one hand, and joyously different on the other.

For many, the idea of returning to school after many years of building a career in a different direction is practically unthinkable. In this blog, Law student Modupe Ogunyemi shares why she decided to bite the bullet and pivot into law.

A blog post by Tilly Allen LLB graduate giving an insight into her mental health challenges; how it affected her educational success, and how studying online with The OU has given her the opportunity to start fulfilling her career aspirations.

First published in 2022, Lecturer in law, Allison Wolfreys writes about the need for transparency in the family court.

BA Hons Criminology & Law student Natasha Rogers shares her challenges of juggling life, children and self belief. 

In the case of withdrawing life saving treatments to children what does 'best interests' mean? And how are decisions such as these reached? A blog post by Allison Wolfreys.

A blog post by Dr Fiona MacDonald on World Children’s Day, and this year, it marks the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

Why have students as members of a research team? A blog post about sharing reflections. 

During the height of the 1970’s economic crisis the government of the Republic of Ireland passed revenue measures aimed at making it attractive for non-resident foreign enterprises to operate in the Republic. Apple Inc. (which is incorporated in California, USA) took advantage of these, including other incentives, and established in Ireland wholly owned subsidiaries.