We remember our best bits of 2016 on Facebook and look forward to another year of pioneering research, inspiring stories and special events at the University of St Mark & St John. Here's to more Marjon successes for 2017. Bring it on!
The UK Sport Development Network (UKSDN) is a professional network of academics and practitioners working together to influence sport policy and practices. On 17 November Plymouth Marjon University will host the UKSDN 2017 Conference, titled
Reach for the sky at Postgraduate Open Evening. Join us from 4.30 to 7.00pm on Wednesday 29 March 2017 for course talks, campus tours and sessions on finance and careers. Meet course tutors and students and chat to our Admissions team to find out
The Marjon Memory Café is a free service run by students and staff (pictured) in collaboration with the Alzheimer's Society. Our café provides a safe and welcoming environment for people with memory problems such as dementia, along with their
Yesterday our students enjoyed a lecture on stem cells and sport regenerative medicine by Professor John Hunt of the University of Liverpool. The focus was on approaches to repairing elite athletes. Professor Andrew Edwards, Dean of the Faculty of
Open Day is this weekend on Saturday 7 October - join us to find out about our undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Full programme now available: bit.ly/2fI6F0e Book your place now: bit.ly/2mwakUE A warm Marjon welcome awaits.
We are delighted to award an honorary degree to Tom Daley in recognition of his inspirational sporting achievements. 22-year-old Tom is one of the most recognised figures in world diving thanks, in part, to incredible achievements he made as a young
The Autism Lectures - Know Your Normal Jak Whitfield, a recent #marjongrad and founder of the Autism Assemble, returns to give a talk about pioneering autism research. He'll introduce new 'know your normal' resources developed by Ambitious about
Academy Lecture Series: The Rule of Law and the Independence of the Judiciary. We invite you to a lecture on the history and impact of the Rule of Law on civilisation and society today, along with some observations from a Circuit Judge, his Honour
Year 12 and 13 students are invited to a Social Sciences Summer School which offers two routes, Criminology or Psychology. The event will run from 18 -20 July 2017 and is hosted by Next Steps SW. We will welcome students to the Marjon campus for
Wembury, our local beach, is ever popular with our students and commands a striking view of the Great Mewstone. This weekend is forecast to be the hottest one of the year so far - perfect for either a trip to Wembury beach or the coastal walk out to
Build is progressing rapidly on a new student hub and a new student bar. Major refurbishment is underway at the halls and student village too. It will all be done and dusted by Autumn 2017.
5 May 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., Plymouth Marjon University has started work on a new student-centred hub as part of improvement
How should we give mental guidance to runners, road cyclists, and triathletes? Dr Alister McCormick, a sport and exercise psychology researcher, is researching the mental aspects of running, road cycling and triathlon. The aim of the research is to
Students Becky Jacob-Harris, Heli Radcliffe and Laura Woodbridge are on tour, using their sports therapy skills to support cyclists in the 2017 Pedal 4 Pounds charity bike ride. The riders started at Oxford United and will visit several Premiership
NEWS: The Marjon approach to youth work is being taken up across Europe Research from Plymouth Marjon University is being used across Europe to improve youth work services. Dr Susan Cooper’s innovative approach to evaluating the effectiveness of
For the first time in the South West, Plymouth Marjon University will be hosting Eurocamp, a residential basketball coaching camp. Now in it’s 20th consecutive year Eurocamp offers top class basketball training to players from all over Europe, led
Placement learning modules enable our students to get practical, hands-on experience to complement their academic work. They develop into employable graduates, equipped with the skills to hit the ground running in their careers. This approach is one
Eurocamp Residential Basketball Camp at Marjon Sport Centre in Plymouth, from 13 - 18 August 2017. For more information please visit the Eurocamp website: http://bit.ly/2jmc2ov or Facebook page: http://bit.ly/2jUn0SA
#WeAreMarjon "We go through about 50 boxes of tissues a month - all kinds of things can happen to students including bereavement, relationship breakdown or illness. At Graduation every year we love watching our students walk across that stage. Not
WIN tickets. To enter, like this post. This festive season we are proud to sponsor Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, a co-production from the Barbican Theatre and Le Navet Bete. To celebrate we have two pairs of tickets to give away to see the show at
5 May 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., Plymouth Marjon University has started work on a new student-centred hub as part of improvement
Join 'Marjon Psyching Team' for Britain's Ocean City Half Marathon on Sunday 23rd April. Spend a few fun hours putting sport psychology into practice and have a meaningful impact on runners. Cheer loudly holding a motivational sign wearing your
Make sure to get your tickets for Twelfth Night - featuring some of our very own incredibly talented acting students http://bit.ly/2v2VqZC. For information on our Acting Degree http://bit.ly/2vPIy6s
6 Jul 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., Success for first year journalism student Chris Baker at the ITV Breaking Into Media awards.
A new book 'Contemporary Childhood' is out this week, co-authored by Dr Sean MacBlain and Dr Ian Luke from Marjon along with Dr Jill Dunn. The book explores how societal changes are impacting practice in early years and primary classrooms. It
A very warm welcome to our new PhD students. Avik Banerjee, Ian Blackwell and Alison Milner will undertake Education research while Abi Alao, Sally Cinnamond and Samantha Lynn focus on Health research. More: www.marjon.ac.uk/research
The very best of luck to two Marjon colleagues who are ready to run the London Marathon this weekend. Sarah Griffiths is fundraising for the NSPCC (bit.ly/2oYVJB1) and Ian St John for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children's Hospital
Loads down, two to go! Don't forget to check back in for Live Varsity coverage of women's and men's football from Home Park. Kick-off 5.30 for women, 7.30 for men, with Connor Mountford and Taylor Johnson behind the mics
Follow MarjonUni on Snapchat to see behind the scenes at BBC Spotlight on election night with our journalism students. Find out more about our journalism course: www.marjon.ac.uk/journ
The Royal Television Society (RTS) is offering 20 bursaries to students starting accredited Journalism courses in 2017. The bursaries are for students in less affluent circumstances and aim to widen participation and skills in media and its related
It's Marjon, but hang on, where are the students? Students are invited to join us tomorrow (Weds) for 360 degree photo shoots: 7am - in the gym at Marjon Sport & Health Centre 11.30am - at the Library 1.30pm - on the 3G (meet outside the Grandstand)
Rhys tells us about his experience of Marjon, from joining through Clearing to becoming Deputy President of Marjon Student Union. To start with us in Sept call us on 0800 0152 534 or go to www.marjon.ac.uk/clearing.