The Archive · 1940

Domestic Science

Hospital almoner courses are being planned from Oxford, a decision will shortly be taken as to whether new students will be accepted.

Shrewsbury, Bournemouth and Torquary are among the town to which domestic science courses have been evacuated. Battersea Polytechnic's course for institutional management is continuing at Shrewsbury Berridge House, the college in West Hampstead, has moved to Bournemouth, and the National Training College of Domestic Subjects, to Torquay. King's College of Household and Social Science is carrying on at Cardiff.

Cambridge has become a headquarters of social science training. The two London University courses held by Bedford College and the London School of Economics are both continuing there.

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