Mary Portas On 19 June 2009, in a ceremony at Galashiels, Heriot-Watt University awarded Portas a Doctorate of Letters in recognition of her career and her contribution to the advancement of marketing and brand communications within the retail sector In December 2009, Portas opened her first permanent 'Living & Giving Shop' in support of charity Save the Children. There are now 16 shops open across London and Edinburgh. She was also named as the charity's Global Retail Ambassador. In 2011, Portas moved from BBC to Channel 4. Her first series for the channel was "Mary Portas: Secret Shopper" which aired in January
Queen Mary University of London for Media & Film Studies, 2nd for Medicine in the UK, 3rd in the UK for Dentistry, 9th for History in the UK, 5th for Law in the UK. "The Complete University Guide" 2019 ranks Queen Mary 38th overall. The 2014 "Research Excellence Framework" ranked Queen Mary equal 9th with the University of Edinburgh and University of Bristol. Queen Mary students feature in the top 10 in the UK for graduate starting salaries, according to "The Times and Sunday Times University League Table" 2016. The Queen Mary Students' Union (QMSU) unites the various clubs and societies of Queen Mary. The