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

A special event called ‘Let’s talk about mental health’ is to be hosted by Marjon Student Union. This is a special event with talks from mental health advocates including Danny Bowman of ITV Fixers as well as local charities, such as Plymouth

Student Swimming Offer - £5 for six swimming sessions the University Sports Centre. Register at the Sports Centre (terms apply).

Go surfing in Cornwall with Marjon Activate. Four lessons on Saturday afternoons in March. £10 per lesson plus £5 to register with Marjon Activate. No equipment or experience needed.

Acting course leader Kevin Johnson performs Symbiotic Theatre's Tip of The Tongue tomorrow. This is part of From Devon With Love, a two week festival at Barbican Theatre showing some of the finest Devon-based dance and theatre companies. More about

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

Foundation Degrees Open Evening on 25th Feb. Study whilst working in your current job. More: bit.ly/1muEJ1t

Seminar: Applying Science to Football Performance With Professor Barry Drust of Liverpool John Moores University; also Sport Science Consultant to England and Liverpool FC. Room 525 at 10am on Friday 5th February 2016.

Much to enjoy with Marjon Student Union...

The 'Speech and Language Therapy Student Conference 2016 : Stepping into the Future' is on tomorrow, the 29th January. Dr Tomasina Oh, the University's new Head of Department of English & Language Sciences, will open the conference with a keynote on

Press Gazette reporting on our top quality #Journalism degrees now offered in partnership with News Associates, Manchester. If you've not seen our stunning newsrooms at Marjon yet, book a campus visit and spread the news!

NEXT WEEK: All this for just £5. Get involved #TheMarjonEdge

Chaplain Rev Nick Griffin sent us a selfie from @CrossRhythms Radio Plymouth last week

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

We are proud to sponsor Plymouth Herald Sports Awards tonight http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sports-pers/story-28615007-detail/story.html

News: Sport Loving Student Will Go to Rio! http://bit.ly/1KSr75n

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,

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

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

WATCH: Successful conference shows many fourth year students are already in employment. http://bit.ly/20LhwGP

Tell us what you think! The independently run National Student Survey 2016 asks students to reflect on their course experience across a range of areas. Current students, please complete the survey to tell us about your student experience at the

The annual award-winning St Luke's Midnight Walk is back on Saturday 9 July 2016 and promises to be the best girls' night out Plymouth has ever seen. You can walk a 3, 6 or 13.1 mile route, taking you out and around Plymouth's cityscape - starting

2016 Speech & Language Therapy Conference Photos

Visiting Writer Series: Isabel Galleymore Tuesday 16 February at 18:30 in the Library Lecture Theatre. The session is free and is open to all - students, staff and the public. Please reserve a seat by telephoning 01752 636745 (ext 6522). Isabel

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

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

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

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.

Free Theatre Festival Launches at University Theatre lovers will have their buttons pushed during challenging plays exploring the nature of human relationships at a free festival from February 29 until March 4. The University has extended an

WATCH: Congratulations to Ben and Sarah for getting a step closer to the Rio Olympics! http://marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/news-and-events/marjon-news/marjon-students-to-claim-spots-at-olympics.html

Over one in four women and one in five men do less than 30 minutes of physical activity a week, so are classified as ‘inactive’, an unsustainable situation, and one that is costing an estimated £7.4 billion a year and increasing the need for

Tonight: Foundation Degrees Open Evening from 6-8pm Come along for an overview of our Early Years and Learning & Teaching foundation degrees, which are designed to balance study and working in your current job. Also find out about our two year

Next week our final year acting students will perform a number of challenging plays exploring the nature of human relationships at a free theatre festival. The festival will cover thought-provoking issues such as co-dependency, Stockholm syndrome,

Calling all first years... We are now recruiting for Student Ambassadors to work with our marketing and recruitment teams. You’ll be involved with open days, taster days, student shadowing, marketing events, higher education fairs and working on

Inspiring Student Awards 2016 Nominate students who make a positive difference: bit.ly/21DRoOl

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

#Plymouth! Make sure you come to our FREE PUBLIC Theatre Festival tonight and tomorrow from 1845 http://bit.ly/1SfzM92

Good luck to all our teams competing in Varsity 2016!

Good luck to all our students competing at #Varsity2016 - add 'marjonuni' on Snapchat to see the action and results.

Varsity Football: Congratulations to Women's 1st team football for reaching the conference cup final. It is taking place on Wednesday so as a result Varsity football Mens & Womens 1st team will now take place on THURSDAY, not on Wednesday as was

NEWS: South West Patients Use Anti-Gravity Treadmill There is a NASA-derived anti-gravity treadmill in new health science laboratories at the University of St Mark & St John. The University has invested heavily in new labs, comprising biomechanics &

For help and advice, the latest job vacancies & career related articles please like us on Facebook. We're Underground, the University's employability service: https://www.facebook.com/UndergroundatMarjon/

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

Find out what the Herald thought about our anti-gravity treadmill http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/wondered-s-like-run-gravity/story-28865916-detail/story.html

NEWS: Ever wondered how you train celebrities like David Walliams, Davina McCall, and Jo Brand to overcome incredible sporting challenges and feats of endurance? Greg Whyte OBE, Sports Scientist to the stars, will reveal all when he opens the new

In case you missed it, our very own VC Prof Cara Aitchison ranked No.2 in Plymouth's Coolest Women this week for International Women's Day http://bit.ly/1Lgl2oY

Still some seats remaining for tomorrow's public lecture from Blake Morrison and launch of Creative Writing student's publication, 'Ellipses', hot-off-the-press! To be sure of a seat email to lhocking@marjon.ac.uk. http://bit.ly/1nCJOnS

The Actors Wheel second year Acting students are currently on their Greek tour as part of their course. Find out more about how studying here prepares you as a professional actor http://bit.ly/1SehsKB

Looking forward to welcoming 100 year 1 and 2 pupils from Ford Primary and St Josephs on campus for Stepping into the World of Books Event today!