Graduation is on 25 and 26 October at Plymouth Guildhall. Graduation tickets go on sale in the last week in July. For further information see our website: https://www.marjon.ac.uk/student-life/graduation/
Lee Ridley AKA Lost Voice Guy can't talk but isn’t silent. He is a stand up comedian, possibly the first to use a communication aid. Lee won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2014 and his sitcom 'Ability' is due to broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2018. We
It was Autumn 1971 in Chelsea and unlike the trees, love was beginning to blossom. Within Porter’s Lodge, in the College of St Mark’s, sat Richard Chatterton and Susan Chitty's pigeon holes. Through their surnames, the pair found themselves
#WeAreMarjon “Never in a million years did I expect that my work during my second year of University would feature on the BBC’s website. For the Erasmus Scheme, we had students from Belgium and the Czech Republic over to Marjon as part of a
Calling all students... Chatback is here! We want your views and opinions to help make Marjon even better. Head to the Marjon app to have your say and make a difference✅
Plymouth Marjon University has been ranked number two for teaching quality in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019. We also ranked in the top 10 for student experience. Find out more: https://www.marjon.ac.uk/top-university/
| We're proud to announce that we'll be sponsoring Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club in their first home game of the BBL - British Basketball League season on Sunday against London Lions Last week, Denzel Ubiaro and Tola Okiki, who both play for
It is #ArmedForcesDay. Plymouth Marjon University is proud to provide courses suitable for members of the Armed Forces. We have recently launched a new part-time BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science which is suitable for Army All Arms and public
Our last Open Day of 2018 is on Wednesday 28 November. Register now for more info: https://www.marjon.ac.uk/courses/open-days/open-days/ We are able to contribute up to £50 towards travel costs when schools and colleges bring groups to Open Day. If
Congratulations to former English student, Jak Whitfield, who will be appearing on Channel 4’s ‘Are you Autistic?’ tonight at 10pm. Jak co-chairs the Autistic Youth Panel for the Autism Education Trust. It is through them and Ambitious about
On #MakeMusicDayUK we have a clip about the music scene in South West England from a Q&A with Dr Jen Otter Bickerdike. Jen is a media and music academic and author and has worked with artists including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Dr
This week we hosted the Devon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for a strategy day, using the facilities on offer in The Edge to support and develop actions in delivering the plan. Great to see the space in such good use!
Speech & Language Therapy Career Day Friday 4th May 2018, 9:30–12:30 Would you like to find out more about an exciting career working with children and adults who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties? Speech and language therapists
#WeAreMarjon I chose Marjon, not only for my sport scholarship, but because I wanted to be recognised. In bigger universities you become a number, but here, you’re one big family. I came to Marjon as a 400 metre hurdler, competing in England
Students Abigail Gurr and Stuart Watson are to travel to Slovenia to speak at the European Outdoor Education Conference on the subject of augmented reality uses with autistic young people. Abigail is graduating in October in Outdoor Adventure
Marjon is one of ten universities selected by The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) to join a pilot scheme for endorsement of UK sport and physical activity-related degrees. Read more:
#WeAreMarjon “I wasn’t working in a forensic-based job when I was asked to help with my first criminal case in Britain. I was working for the National Museum of Scotland as Senior Curator of Entomology. It was a job that involved the collection
WIN theatre tickets. To enter, like this post. Watch three amazing Marjon actors - Abigail Cowan, John James McColl and Danny Laine - in the Barbican Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. We have a pair of tickets to give away to see the
Join us on Saturday 16 June in the Derriford Centre for Health & Wellbeing to celebrate 70 years of the NHS. From 10am - 2pm you can have a free sports massage, test your swing with our golf simulator or take a look around our world class facilities
Last week we posted a photo of deer on campus, moving through the morning mist on the journey to Plymbridge Woods. Continuing the theme, here is an illustration of a stag in the snow. Drawn in 1890 by Marjon alumnus Clarence Flowers, it is now kept
Would you like to spend next summer in the USA? If so, chat to Camp America Student Ambassadors at Freshers Fayre on Friday 21 September. Geoffery is just back from summer camp and tells us more...
Congratulations to Christina Karatzaferi (pictured centre) on reaching the final of the Venus Women Awards (Devon and Cornwall). She is one of five finalists for the Inspirational Woman in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine
Open Day is on NOW at Plymouth Marjon University. We're open until 3pm and you are invited to come along and find out about our courses and our community Here is a preview of what to expect at Open Day (and thank you to Journalism student Shannon
20 Sport Rehabilitation and Sport Therapy students participated in CPD on wheelchair sports. Aaron Blyth-Palk from Plymouth Raiders Wheelchair Basketball and Alfie Jones from Marjon Sport and Health Clinic ran workshops. Students were able to play
Nearly everyone feels stress in the run up to and during exams so our Student Support team is here to help. If you would like to access help online then the Student Handbook includes information on anxiety, stress, mindfulness techniques, and people
The Teacher Education in Lifelong Learning (TELL) Network are to hold a free event at Marjon on 16 May 2018. The event is for teacher educators, researchers, leaders and practitioners in further education and training with talks on recent research
Psychotherapy and Counselling Taster Evening on Tuesday 11 December. - Find out what training in counselling and psychotherapy can offer you - Join a short taster session to experience what the course is like. - Meet the tutors and get a feel for of
When you study with us, you’re never just a number. With small class sizes and high contact hours, you’ll get to know your course tutors. You'll also have a Personal Development Tutor to work with you to uncover your strengths, build confidence
To mark #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we’ll be sharing tips from Marjon students based on their experience of studying whilst managing mental health conditions. http://bit.ly/2L4pDwj
#WeAreMarjon “When I decided to run to be the Deputy President of the Student Union I never thought I’d be the one to get elected. Someone half mentioned to me before the campaign started, “You should go for that,” but I didn’t really
Dr Jen Otter-Bickerdike developed our music course. Jen's blog is an honest and hilarious account of how she started out as a music-loving teen and forged a career in the music business, going on to work with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Rage Against the
I was seven when my mum died, and I had to move from Pakistan to England with my younger sister to live with my dad. It was hard at first, not speaking the language, but I remember a bunch of lads asking me to play football and from then on I