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Changing of the old guards

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The changing role of college porters is examined in the light of the appointment of Helen Stephens as the first female porter at Jesus College, Cambridge. While being a porter was traditionally a family occupation, now porters come from all walks of life and don't take up the job until later in life.

Author: Mourby, Adrian, Garner, Mandy
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2005
Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, University of Cambridge, Porters, Stephens, Helen (Cambridge University porter)

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'Home from home' help

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Into University is a project which targets children with information about university life and aims to maintain that interest through secondary school and beyond. The project currently caters for around 850 children a year from Kensington and Chelsea's most deprived schools.

Author: Garner, Mandy
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2006
Marketing procedures, Marketing, Education, Students, Company marketing practices, Strategic aspects

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Midlands mix of Koran, Kant and Kashmir

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The study of Islam at the Markfield Institute for Higher Education, near leicester, England, is examined in detail. The institute aims to promote a better understanding of Islam in western countries.

Author: Garner, Mandy
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2001
Social aspects, Islam, Islamic learning and scholarship, Islamic scholarship

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