Mary Portas 6th most influential person in fashion. Portas' first book, "Windows – the Art of Retail Display", was published in five languages by Thames & Hudson. Her second book, "How to Shop with Mary, Queen of Shops", was published by BBC Books in 2007 to accompany the television series. The book was co-authored by Peter Cross, Josh Sims and Melanie Rickey. Her third book, "Mary Portas, Shop Girl, a memoir", was published by Doubleday in 2015. Since 2005, Mary has written a weekly column "Shop!", for the "Daily Telegraph" magazine, reviewing shops across the country. She started writing the column in
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