Sunset on campus

A recap of some events from this semester (with thanks to Marjon Media for the photos).

#WeAreMarjon “I went from a world at University where I was ‘he’, ‘him’, and all that stuff totally naturally, to go back to my home town where it’s very rural and not as diverse. I thought, ‘what’s the best way for me to

Students raise awareness of poverty by organising a mannequin challenge in the library. Following this, the collection was taken to Plymouth Foodbank. Thank you everyone for your contribution!

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.

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

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

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

BBC Health correspondent Jenny Walrond interviewing Professor Andrew Edwards about a new breathing study

It's not too late to take a tour of the University of St Mark & St John before the UCAS application deadline on 15 January. There is nothing like an on-campus visit to get to grips with the student experience and our students are ready to show you

Sunrise on campus

Speech & Language Therapy Careers Would you like to find out more about an exciting career working with children and adults who have communication difficulties? Speech and language therapists (SLTs) provide life-improving treatment, support and care

#WeAreMarjon "Challenging times fall on everyone. I used a food bank to feed my children. I had finished studying and applied for benefits, but it took several weeks to process. I was behind with rent and had exhausted meal invitations from family

Congratulations to Marjon's own karate kid, David Wilks (right) on winning the Kata title at the World Karate and Kickboxing Union (WKU) 2016 English Championships. David, who trains with Bujinkai Karate ( Life Centre ), arrived at Championships to

Many congratulations to Jean-Luc Zephir on breaking the Saint Lucia National Record for 200m Free at the World Swimming Championships in Canada. Jean-Luc is a first year student and swims for Saint Lucia.

Honoured to recognise Kirsten Nosworthy from Riverside Community Primary School and Nursery, Plymouth tonight as Teacher of the Year.

Come along and join The Actors Wheel for their Christmas Cabaret - Sleeping Beauty in the Desmond tutu theatre tonight & tomorrow. Show starts at 7:30 - bar from 6:30. Pay what you can on the door.

Welcome to our Carol Service...

EU researchers visit UK to kick off ground-breaking study of youth services. In a timely visit, university researchers from Europe joined colleagues at the University of St Mark & St John in Plymouth to start a Erasmus funded research project. To

It's never too early to start thinking about University. Over two hundred children from eight schools across Devon visited the University of St Mark & St John in its annual Primary Open day, taking part in sports activities and getting a taste of

WATCH: Animated graphic score to be created by 'human instrumentalist... A bio-feedback score generating system devised by University staff is being used to open the 4th International Performance Studies Network Conference. Taking place at Bath Spa

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,

Carol Service tomorrow at 5pm in the chapel. Come and sing your heart out and finish off with mulled wine and mince pies. Ding Dong Merrily on High!

#WeAreMarjon "I still think teaching is one of the best jobs you can do. It's one of the true vocations in the professional field. I don’t think people are ambivalent who go into teaching. They go in knowing it's going to be challenging and

A stunning sunrise over the hockey pitch

We are proud to sponsor the Teacher of the Year award at the Plymouth Herald Community Awards 2016. The four inspiring nominees are: Liam Fielding of Montpelier Primary School is a world-class BMX rider. He competed for Great Britain at BMX World

Many thanks to Sam Hazell for this fantastic video.

Theatre is about making the audience change, or take notice. I’m leading a project with Documental Theatre to help people feel empathy with postnatal depression. We’ve taken it to conferences in the NHS. We’ve talked to midwives, GPs and

It's time to have your say! Take part in the important National Student Survey http://bit.ly/1PH5AEc

Groundbreaking Research to Improve Services for Young People The value and impact of Youth Work on the lives of young people will be investigated in the largest piece of research of its kind in Europe by researchers at the University of St Mark & St

See something amazing and be on TV! Anthony Kelly, a martial artist and world record holder, is renowned for his fast reflexes. You can watch Anthony in action at the Sport Centre from 10am on Sunday morning where a TV film crew will be recording.

We snuck into rehearsals when Ry X was rehearsing in our live music studio ahead of his tour. He was really happy to chat and share his tips for burgeoning musicians and artists. Read them here:http://tinyurl.com/hhqa9a2

I didn’t get into music until I was 16, when my mum bought my younger brother a red ukulele, and I started messing around with it. I was truly bad. I’d been singing in my bedroom for so long and no one had ever heard it. My first Open Mic was in

FREE Physical Activity & Breathing Training Programme - Do you want to improve your fitness and health? - Do you have a BMI over 30? 4 weeks of using the simple and nonintrusive POWERbreathe could help. Join us for 4-6 weeks of physical activity and

News: Marjon's 'magic pants' could hold key to Olympic success

Are you considering going to university? If so, we'd like to invite you to our Open Days on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th June. You can go to subject talks, meet lecturers and tour the campus and world class sport facilities with one of our students.

Student wins Award for work at ‘Growing for Life’ project Hester Pelly, a Youth & Community Work student, has won a Dean’s Commendation from the University of St Mark & St John for her ‘exceptionally positive contribution to the community’.

Marine turns actor Former Royal Marine Tip Cullen is currently enrolled on the BA (Hons) Acting course. At 47 years old Tip is the most mature student on his course. “The course and being part of the Actor's Wheel is unbelievable". The

Here is a slam dunk of an offer from our partners Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club. They are offering reduced price tickets (at £7 each) for their game on Sunday 20 November at Plymouth Pavilions. See the image for details of how to get your tickets

This week is the Festival of Social Science and our Department of Social Science is getting involved by bringing 100 pupils from local schools to campus for a #criminology experience. #esrcfestival More: www.marjon.ac.uk/courses/criminology-degree

Graduation will take place on the 26th and 27th October 2016 at Plymouth Guildhall. You can now check the graduation date for your course here: http://bit.ly/1Pev6LB Please note that graduation tickets are not yet available.

Seminar: Science vs Reality - How To Support A Champion We welcome Dr Steve Ingham, Director of Science and Technical Development at The English Institute of Sport (EIS) to present this seminar. Date: Thursday 14th January 2016 Time: 10:30-11:30am

A very warm welcome to new members of our senior team who join us to lead exciting new degree programmes for 2016 and 2017. Professor John Freeman joins as Dean of the Faculty of Culture & Language Sciences. Dr Tomasina Oh, a specialist in

A few photo highlights from our 2016 Graduation ceremonies. The full photo gallery will be available soon.

Marjon Graduation highlights 2016 A huge thank you to Marjon Alumnus Ed Surtees of Take 24 Studios for filming this years Graduation ceremonies. The full ceremonies and professional photographs from Graduation 2016 will shortly be available to

Memories from day two of graduation... We'll have the official photos and video soon, watch this space!

Graduation update: Musical treat from Seth Lakeman In stunning ceremonies at Plymouth Guildhall, distinguished guests, families, friends and staff at the University of St Mark & St John honoured the achievements of this year's Graduates. In four

Olympic gold medallist Giselle Ansley, who spent her formative years training at Marjon, returned this month to Plymouth Marjon Hockey Club. The Great Britain defender helped Team GB to their first women’s Olympic hockey title in Rio. On being

Some memories from day one of #MarjonGrad...