Hundreds of children step into the world of books Over two days the University of St Mark & St John was transformed into a magical world of stories as over two hundred primary school pupils were welcomed by authors Sarah Manfield and Sally Bates as

Last chance to secure NHS funding to train as a Speech & Language Therapist. This year is the last opportunity for new students to apply for an NHS grant to cover the cost of their Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) degree. The grant will no longer be

Kick start your career in Sports Therapy. Join the University of St Mark & St John and the Sports Therapy Organisation for the inaugural Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Student Conference on 6th May 2016. The conference is open to our own students

WATCH: How to be a writer - Blake Morrison shared his tips with creative writing students recently as part of the visiting writers series. http://marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/news-and-events/marjon-news/how-to-be-a-writer.html

Top New York actor, Mihaela Mihut, who learned from actors like Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel and Al Pacino shared her expertise with students from the Actors Wheel recently.

NEWS in 60 seconds: Sport Science Labs opened last week by Prof Greg Whyte OBE, coach to the stars! Read the full story: http://www.marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/news-and-events/marjon-news/grand-opening-of-sport-science-labs-huge-success.html

Thinking of a change of career? Want to take your skills to the next level? Stand out from the crowd with a Postgraduate qualification. Come along to our Open Evening to find out more. http://bit.ly/1LgRFTK

RESEARCH NEWS: Boat Race analysis featured in The Times this weekend! Full story here: http://marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/news-and-events/marjon-news/new-research-predicts-best-strategies-for-success-in-the-boat-race.html

The lottery funded Starfish Project run by North Devon Homes (NDH) to promote children's wellbeing, has been evaluated by our researchers. Frances Walsh, Community Involvement manager at NDH said: “Commissioning Dr Susan Cooper and her team from

Student soundbites - hear what our students have to say about their university experience.

We are excited to launch our new website. It is packed with new info, photos and videos. See the website at www.marjon.ac.uk.

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The votes are in and Marjon Student Union (MSU) have announced that Elias McGill will be the next MSU President and Haden Tye will be the next Deputy President. Elias campaigned to develop the Marjon app so students can use it to manage all of their

Greg Whyte OBE will open the new Sports Science Laboratories at the University of St Mark & St John tomorrow (22 March). As part of the Grand Opening, Professor Whyte will share his fascinating career with VIP guests, coaches, and elite athletes as

WATCH: One of graduates Angela Kalwaites talks about her work at on BBC Radio after graduating from Journalism. http://bit.ly/1nCwEHr

Returning to study? Ready for a change of career? Explore your options at our Postgraduate Open Evening. http://bit.ly/1LgRFTK

Looking forward to welcoming 100 year 1 and 2 pupils from Ford Primary and St Josephs on campus for Stepping into the World of Books Event today!

The Actors Wheel second year Acting students are currently on their Greek tour as part of their course. Find out more about how studying here prepares you as a professional actor http://bit.ly/1SehsKB

Still some seats remaining for tomorrow's public lecture from Blake Morrison and launch of Creative Writing student's publication, 'Ellipses', hot-off-the-press! To be sure of a seat email to lhocking@marjon.ac.uk. http://bit.ly/1nCJOnS

In case you missed it, our very own VC Prof Cara Aitchison ranked No.2 in Plymouth's Coolest Women this week for International Women's Day http://bit.ly/1Lgl2oY

NEWS: Ever wondered how you train celebrities like David Walliams, Davina McCall, and Jo Brand to overcome incredible sporting challenges and feats of endurance? Greg Whyte OBE, Sports Scientist to the stars, will reveal all when he opens the new

Find out what the Herald thought about our anti-gravity treadmill http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/wondered-s-like-run-gravity/story-28865916-detail/story.html

NEWS: Teenagers’ confidence for communicating is the focus of an initiative to help improve literacy in schools. A six week project has seen life-changing improvements in confidence for pupils at All Saints Academy. The project has been developed

For help and advice, the latest job vacancies & career related articles please like us on Facebook. We're Underground, the University's employability service: https://www.facebook.com/UndergroundatMarjon/

NEWS: South West Patients Use Anti-Gravity Treadmill There is a NASA-derived anti-gravity treadmill in new health science laboratories at the University of St Mark & St John. The University has invested heavily in new labs, comprising biomechanics &

Varsity Football: Congratulations to Women's 1st team football for reaching the conference cup final. It is taking place on Wednesday so as a result Varsity football Mens & Womens 1st team will now take place on THURSDAY, not on Wednesday as was

#Plymouth! Make sure you come to our FREE PUBLIC Theatre Festival tonight and tomorrow from 1845 http://bit.ly/1SfzM92

Good luck to all our teams competing in Varsity 2016!

Good luck to all our students competing at #Varsity2016 - add 'marjonuni' on Snapchat to see the action and results.

Theatre Festival continues all week from 18:45 every day. Check out our Actor's showreels, http://bit.ly/216Of7L

Inspiring Student Awards 2016 Nominate students who make a positive difference: bit.ly/21DRoOl

Calling all first years... We are now recruiting for Student Ambassadors to work with our marketing and recruitment teams. You’ll be involved with open days, taster days, student shadowing, marketing events, higher education fairs and working on

Next week our final year acting students will perform a number of challenging plays exploring the nature of human relationships at a free theatre festival. The festival will cover thought-provoking issues such as co-dependency, Stockholm syndrome,

Tonight: Foundation Degrees Open Evening from 6-8pm Come along for an overview of our Early Years and Learning & Teaching foundation degrees, which are designed to balance study and working in your current job. Also find out about our two year

Over one in four women and one in five men do less than 30 minutes of physical activity a week, so are classified as ‘inactive’, an unsustainable situation, and one that is costing an estimated £7.4 billion a year and increasing the need for

WATCH: Congratulations to Ben and Sarah for getting a step closer to the Rio Olympics! http://marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/news-and-events/marjon-news/marjon-students-to-claim-spots-at-olympics.html

Free Theatre Festival Launches at University Theatre lovers will have their buttons pushed during challenging plays exploring the nature of human relationships at a free festival from February 29 until March 4. The University has extended an

Want to develop a career in Early Years, Learning Support or Sport Development? Come along to our Open Evening next Thursday 25 Feb at 6pm to find out how you can study while you work on a work-based foundation degree.

Dare to be different with inspirational Olympic coach and alumnus Jon Rudd.

An internationally acclaimed Criminologist with 25 years’ experience has joined the University as one of a number of strategic appointments to the senior team. Dr Lystra Hagley-Dickinson joins as Head of Department of Social Sciences and Associate

Thanks to alumnus Jon Rudd for keeping us up-to-date with Ben Proud's training!

Student of Youth & Community Work wins Young Person of the Year Award - well done Amber Davies! Read more:

Visiting Writer Series: Isabel Galleymore Tuesday 16 February at 18:30 in the Library Lecture Theatre. The session is free and is open to all - students, staff and the public. Please reserve a seat by telephoning 01752 636745 (ext 6522). Isabel

2016 Speech & Language Therapy Conference Photos

The annual award-winning St Luke's Midnight Walk is back on Saturday 9 July 2016 and promises to be the best girls' night out Plymouth has ever seen. You can walk a 3, 6 or 13.1 mile route, taking you out and around Plymouth's cityscape - starting

Tell us what you think! The independently run National Student Survey 2016 asks students to reflect on their course experience across a range of areas. Current students, please complete the survey to tell us about your student experience at the

WATCH: Successful conference shows many fourth year students are already in employment. http://bit.ly/20LhwGP

Regional Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) Conference 2016: Innovation in developing the whole child. 12 February 2016 from 09:00 to 16:30 at the University of St Mark & St John. For all newly and recently qualified teachers who are now working in the

Award-Winning Teachers From Uzbekistan Visit University The very best English teachers in Uzbekistan visited the University of St Mark & St John recently after winning a national prize. The award winning teachers, whose country is investing an

Following the hugely successful Speech & Language Therapy Student Conference last week, we welcome applicants who have been invited to interview at the University today. As a flavour of the diverse communication challenges SLT's support people with,