Statement from the Vice-Chancellor This morning, 24 June 2016, we have received confirmation of the outcome of yesterday's Referendum on EU membership; 52% of those voting have voted to leave the EU and 48% have voted to remain members. The Rt Hon

Chinese officials discuss post-Brexit partnership with Marjon http://bit.ly/2fV4shB

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

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

Introducing the brown bag seminars... The brown bag seminars are very informal research seminars, encouraging colleagues to get together to explore research interests, present papers and discuss ideas in progress. All are welcome, from those new to

As Plymouth prepares to celebrate Armed Forces Day our staff and students #SaluteOurForces gather to show support for the Armed Forces. A number of our students are current or ex-forces members. One such student is Gary Milligan (centre), who for

What's on Ben's mind as he prepares to race at #Rio2016? Dr Alister McCormick, chartered sport and exercise psychologist and lecturer, offers some insight. More: http://bit.ly/2aNgLuX

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

Dr Lystra Hagley-Dickinson is the new editor of the IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion & Philosophy. Lystra brings 25 years of experience working in criminal justice, research and teaching. Lystra has considerable editorial experience and publishes

Celebrating the early days of the College of St Mark in Chelsea What do Tolstoy, Alan Rickman, Cliff Richard, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Douglas Adams all have in common? They’ve all visited the College of St Mark’s or been taught by its tutors.

Second year Journalism and Sports Journalism students have produced a stylish new free lifestyle and listings magazine for Plymouth called Sound. “Sound has been great fun to put together and shows Plymouth at its best. The students really engaged

Thumbs up for the University of St Mark & St John and Plymouth from GB swimming champion Ben Proud. http://www.marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/news-and-events/marjon-news/swimming-star-ben-proud-wins-at-british-championships-on-way-to-olympics.html

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

Dr Sarah Griffiths and Dr Lynsey Parrott have returned from presenting at the ‘Atypical Interaction’ international conference, at Odense University in Denmark, where their presentations were well received. Dr Sarah Griffiths presented her paper

Ben Proud will compete again today at #Rio2016. He swims in the 50m freestyle heats which start at 5.02pm. Ben is in heat 10 at 5.20pm. Go on Ben!!

Guy climbs to top of Inspiring Student Awards Guy Kingston-Bray, 44, from Plymouth, set-up and developed an innovative outdoor business called Climb a Tree whilst studying full time and becoming a Dad for the third time. Guy researched a concept

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

eFEST starts TODAY. Book now via Eventbrite: bit.ly/1BCf7yM

Teaching Open Evening for PGCE and School Direct 14 January 2016 If you have a degree and would like to train to teach then a one year PGCE or School Direct course could be right for you. We are ranked best in the South West for Education and

Students James Tattersall and Gus Hayward have organised the Plymouth Fitness Games to support Heartswell South West. The games feature a range of challenging sporting activities, developed to find the fitness champions of Plymouth! All aged 16 and

News: £5.5 million government funding for South West outreach consortium. Read more: http://bit.ly/2hPJ3co

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

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

Our 2017 prospectus is now available. You can request one here: http://bit.ly/23s0BZe

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

Fantastic offer from the sport centre! Join before 25th September & pay just £16 a month

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

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

Are you ready for the best girls' night out Plymouth's ever seen? The University Sports Centre will host the 10th annual St Luke's Hospice Plymouth Midnight Walk on Sat 9 July 2016. The Plymouth Herald named this the Best Community Event of 2015 so

Sneak preview! We are really pleased to be working with Under Armour UK who are designing bespoke sports kit exclusively for the Marjon student sport teams. Marjon offers a huge variety of excellent sport clubs that all students are encouraged to

Remembrance Day Service today at 10.30am and a two minute silence at 11.11am. We also share evocative words written 100 years ago by Marjon students who saw active service during the First World War:

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

If you see our - M A R J O N - Ad Van out and about on your way to #MTVCrashes tonight, send us a selfie #marjonontour =D

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

Did you see our - M A R J O N - Ad Van on your way to #MTVCrashes Plymouth last night? For those of you that missed it, we are back again today. Don't forget to send us a selfie! =D #marjonontour

Request from our Chaplain: "We have sent off our large collection of donations going directly to Syria next month. Marjon should be proud of our contribution. Here is a new list of items we are seeking donations of. Christmas is over but the crisis

Our student volunteer has sent us her photos of working in the athlete village in Rio. Jessie Boston, 21, is studying BSc Sport Therapy. Before she left she told us: "It will be an unforgettable experience. I’m very lucky and will take in every

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.

We invite you to an audience with author and ex-serviceman Harry Parker on Tuesday 22nd November. He will talk about his novel 'Anatomy of a Soldier'. Dr Hayden Gabriel, who leads the BA (Hons) English & Creative Writing course at Marjon says "He

We are now taking applications for PGCE and School Direct to start Sept 2017. Read our teacher training application tips here: http://bit.ly/1Ys4iyy

On a beautiful sunny day our English and Language Sciences students went outside and wrote on the windows! More about English and Language Sciences courses: bit.ly/1T6BjLr

Culturefest 2016 is a free festival of comedy, dance, music and theatre to welcome our new and returning students. Culturefest starts Weds 21 (TOMORROW) and runs until Fri 23 Sept. Click on the image for details.

Who's joining us in September? We can't wait to see you! Let your friends and family know with these celebratory profile badges, covers and posts http://bit.ly/2bjNF4M

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

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,

It's not too late to catch the Barbican Theatre's stunning production of Romeo & Juliet starring students Holly, Giorgio, Connor, JJ and Owen from The Actors Wheel at One Royal William Yard. We caught up with them during rehearsals & they told us a

Two students are girl power champions: http://bit.ly/1Z2fnVm

22 March 2016

A very warm welcome to new students accepted on courses at the University of St Mark & St John, or Marjon! We hope you enjoy these celebratory profile badges, covers and posts - click to add them to your own Facebook and/or Twitter profiles.