‘The Meaning of Place, Mud and Stones into Stories’ is the title of a talk to be presented by award-winning author Philip Marsden on Tuesday 1 December at 18:30. Part of the University of St Mark & St John’s Visiting Writer Series, this free

A Celebration of Cycling Hosted by the University and the SW Institute of Outdoor Learning. FREE - 7.30pm on Mon 30th Nov at the University - no booking required. Two cyclists will share their tales of on and off-road adventures in Europe and South

Calling all year 12 students... If you are considering going to #university then our residential Summer School is for you! You can join lectures and practical sessions and experience student life first hand, staying in our halls of residence for up

University outperforms the sector in the National Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) Survey 2015. Both primary and secondary teachers rated the overall quality of their training at the University of St Mark & St John as above national figures. Secondary

This Christmas our 2nd year Acting students bring you SNOW! SNOW is a Christmas Cabaret based on the Grimm tale, with song, cabaret, panto, puppetry, dance and potentially a little sprinkling of horror. Snow White as you've never seen her before!

Students Alice Upcott, Melissa Baverstock and Morgan Barker have raised over £1400 for HeartSWell South West. This is a charity committed to supporting heart patients, their partners and carers across the Westcountry. The trio are all students on

NEW for 2016: BSc (Hons) Exercise Physiology Exercise physiologists help to enrich quality-of-life by developing exercise-based lifestyle programs to prevent or/and treat injury and disease. With an ageing population and increasing awareness around

eFest is back! Events with a focus on education, experience, enterprise and employability and will take place in Jan 2016. The programme includes an opportunity to gain a Forest School qualification, as well as info on CV writing, research skills,

SEMINAR: International Sport, Cartels and Political Tactics: Exploring The Boycott. With Dr Malcolm MacLean from the University of Gloucestershire. 5pm on 23rd November. To book your place email: abugg@marjon.ac.uk

Visiting Writer Series Environmental artist and poet Marlene Creates visits us on Thursday 19th November at 6.30pm to discuss her award winning video-poem in a talk titled "From the Ground Tier to a Sparrow Batch". All are welcome. To book a place

We're looking for a web designer, part or full time, freelance or fixed term. For details see: http://bit.ly/1FZwE7e

The University is proud to sponsor the Plymouth 10K. The race happens this Sunday 15th November 2015. Athletes can look forward to pre and post race therapy and an event warm up with our Sports Therapy students. Plymouth 10K Race Director Nigel Rowe,

Are you a current University of St Mark & St John student? We're recruiting for casual Food & Beverage staff. Find out more at: http://bit.ly/1AApTcI #jobs

Did you know that you'll need a reference in order to be able to send your UCAS application? Click here to view the UCAS guide to obtaining your reference - http://bit.ly/1AAJJo7

Read about our elite sport scholar Ben Proud at http://bit.ly/1Avst3F #plymouth #spoty2015

Welcome back to all our staff & students. Thinking of applying for 2015? Visit our Courses page for more information: http://bit.ly/1BzKvQm

We can't help but share some of the final edit of photos by Dom Moore Photography of last week's Graduation ceremonies. We've updated the Flickr album where you can download these photos. https://www.flickr.com/photos/135620053@N05/with/22203532154/

Hundreds of students attended a 'Breaking Into Media' event the University on 4 November 2015. They heard from experts across journalism, documentary, photography and film about how to get ahead in the media industry. The inspiring annual

Are you considering a career in teaching? The Department of Education is running a series of online Teacher Training Events to enable you to find out more about teacher training and what a career teaching has to offer. Sessions include: Professional

A big thank you to staff and students for their donations in support of Syrian refugees. You can drop off goods all week at the Chaplaincy - warm items such as blankets, sleeping bags and men's clothes are needed, cooking and eating eqpt needed too.

Professor Cara Aitchison delivered a keynote speech at a conference called 'Anthropology and Tourism: Heritage and Perspectives’ this week. She spoke at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. The Jagiellonian, founded in 1364, is one of

Download your pictures of Graduation ceremonies 1 & 2 here. Thanks again to Dom Moore Photography https://www.flickr.com/photos/135620053@N05/shares/M4C8f6

From everyone here, congratulations Class of 2015! Stay in touch. #MarjonGraduation http://bit.ly/1XyzZ7V

REMINDER: Gowning and tickets from 0830 and 1230 today at Plymouth Guildhall. Congratulations Class of 2015! #MarjonGraduation

Our English and Creative Writing programme includes a Visiting Writer Series. The students find out about the writers before they arrive, reading and discussing their writing, investigating the writer's 'digital footprint' and considering what

Celebration in the City - graduation ceremonies are to take place on 28 and 29 October at the Plymouth Guildhall. More: bit.ly/1Xodan7

MSU have announced 17 exciting NEW societies for 2015/16. The new societies are: Arsenal Supporters Club, Amateur Dramatics, Baking, Christian Union, Choir, Classical Choir, Film, Fire Spinning & Circus Skills, LGBT, Marshall Club, Media, Nerf Guns,

AoC Sport, the lead organisation for college sport and physical activity, announced that it has renewed a partnership with The University of St Mark & St John. The deal will see AoC Sport and The University of St Mark & St John work together to

Welcome to everyone coming to Plymouth today to visit our Open Day. We look forward to meeting you! Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #MarjonForMe

There is a buzz on campus ahead of Open Day TOMORROW. It is not too late to book your place! The programme for Open Day includes: - Welcome talk; - 46 subject talks; - Sessions on Accommodation, Employability, Money Matters, Student Life, Student

Its not too late to book onto Open Day this Saturday: bit.ly/1X6BRVa The University of St Mark & St John in Plymouth is different. We are a friendly values-based university where class sizes are small and staff know students by name. We support our

Bursaries Available for Those Going into Teaching The government has announced increases to financial incentives for people who want to train to teach in the academic year 2016 to 2017. Top graduates are being offered up to £30,000 tax free to

Graduate Ben Hughes, 26, from Colchester in Essex, has taken an exciting adventure into a social enterprise in the slacklining industry. When asked why he chose to study in Devon he said: “I liked the location which was so close to the sea,

Two leading Professors from the University are in Westminster today discussing game changing treatments in the treatment and prevention of sporting injuries at FISIC '15.

This week is Girls Football Week. This afternoon Marjon Activate will run a Girls Football Festival on the 3G pitch from 4-6pm. All girls are welcome! The session is free and there will be lots of footy-related activities, including a chance to try

Great news as over a third of graduates on Faculty of Education and Social Sciences top-up programmes earn first class honours degrees. Dr Ian Luke, Dean of Education and Social Sciences, said “Drawing upon our long-established reputation in

The University Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Clinic is open to students, staff and the public and our facilities can help you to optimise performance or recovery from injury. You will be treated by supervised students who each undertake 350

Last week Schools Minister Nick Gibb announced top graduates are to get up to £30k tax-free to train to teach core subjects in 2016. With 175 years experience we are the most experienced teacher trainers in the South West. Come to our Open Day this

Paul Gray from the Musicians Union will visit to talk to students and staff about the #music industry. He will be in the Sound Studio (KCB569) on Tuesday 12th May. His topics will include contracts, copyrights, live issues, studio issues, income

Saturday 26 September

RUGBY WORLD CUP LIVE: From training at the University's official Team Base Jacques Burger, Namibian captain leads from front in the match against Tonga at Sandy Park. Up to the minute results here. http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/match/14212#blog

NEWS: In the headlines today, how stem cell banking can treat sight loss. Our Executive Dean Professor Noble is an expert in this field and will be chairing an international conference this week on the subject.

#MarjonForMe This is what some of our students have to say about their courses: “I love the practicals that we do and being at one with nature and the outdoors. The course has helped me with job opportunities as well as giving me the confidence to

Freshers Fayre - this is it! Come and sign up for sports and societies and grab a few freebies. When: 11am - 3pm on Fri 25th Sept. Where: In the Dining Hall and Sports Hall.

The Faculty of Sport & Health Sciences invite you to a seminar on Strength Loading by Dr Glen Deakin of James Cook University, Australia. 5pm on 29 September; all welcome. Venue is KCB 524.

The Faculty of Sport & Health Sciences invite you to a seminar on Disability Sport by Dr Brett Smith of Loughborough University. 11am on 24 September; all welcome. Venue is KCB 523.

As rugby fans all over the world count down the last few hours to the start of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the University is preparing to welcome the national Namibian team! The 31-strong squad will arrive at the University next week and will be using

New 'State of the Sector' research will explore the value of voluntary and community services in Plymouth. Tomorrow the Plymouth Octopus Project, The University of St Mark and St John and Plymouth City Council will launch The State of the Sector

Move In Day for on-campus accommodation is Sunday 20 September 2015. You can arrive from 10am to 3pm. Pick up your keys at main reception and then drive to your hall to unload. After this please move your car to one of our car parks - all are open

We can count Plymouth Argyle FC, Plymouth Albion RFC, Exeter Chiefs and the Namibian World Cup Rugby team amongst the many users of our world-class sport facilities; including gym, swimming pool, sports hall and 3G pitch. Another team that play and