News: New Vice-Chancellor appointed at Marjon Read more: http://bit.ly/2hgIrIZ

Watch our acting students, performing as The Actor's Wheel company, on their UK tour: http://bit.ly/1TsCbMj

Thought for the day by Nick Griffin at Marjon Chaplaincy 2016 has been a strange year, marked for many by insults and misinformation. Consequently the Oxford Dictionary’s ‘word of the year’ is ‘post-truth’; I read that people care so

Highlights video from Freshers Fest 2016 with Marjon SU

We are excited to launch our new website. It is packed with new info, photos and videos. See the website at www.marjon.ac.uk.

Ben Proud will compete at #Rio2016 tomorrow (Tues), swimming at approx 5pm. Read about Ben's #roadtorio here: http://bit.ly/2b6pM51

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

Student Ben Proud qualifies for #Rio2016 Olympic 50m freestyle swimming final with a new British record. Read more: http://bit.ly/2aQsHea Ben swims against the world's best in the final at 2.44am on Sat 13 August.

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

A very Merry Christmas to all our students, staff, alumni and friends!

Exercise at the frontier of Cancer treatment The University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth, has developed pioneering patient-centred cancer rehabilitation through lifestyle physical activity in a community setting. To read the full story:

Two teaching graduates shortlisted for Cornwall Teachers Awards: http://bit.ly/1rQNFRf

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

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

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

2016 Speech & Language Therapy Conference Photos

Marjon Library made a beautiful tree of books!

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.

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:

WATCH: How to be a writer - Blake Morrison shared his tips with creative writing students recently as part of the visiting writers series. http://marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/news-and-events/marjon-news/how-to-be-a-writer.html

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

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

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.

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

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

New Health Science degrees: http://bit.ly/21OC01z

Yesterday students and staff engaged in a stimulating question time about the European Union and the forthcoming referendum. The event was chaired by Dan Whitby of the Student Union and featured panel members from the Social Science teaching team.

We are open for Clearing - talk to us today on 0800 0152 534. Accommodation guaranteed #marjonforme #UCASClearing More: www.marjon.ac.uk/clearing

Congratulations to the Class of 2016. You are all stars! #MarjonGrad More: http://bit.ly/2feAuHh

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

Study in the great outdoors BA(Hons) Outdoor Adventure Education http://bit.ly/1kcRmNh MA Professional Studies - Outdoor Education, Outdoor Learning, Adventure Education http://bit.ly/1Uvuza0

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

Overnight Marjon’s very own Olympic hero Ben Proud took on the world's best in the 50m freestyle swim final, finishing in 4th place. The 21-year-old student of Sport Development swam his heart out with a strong start and finished in an incredible

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

Have you got what it takes to be a Marjon YouTube sensation? We are looking for inspiring personalities to make our You Tube channel stand out from the crowd. You are invited to create short vlogs to bring the essence of student life at Marjon alive.

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

Thinking of a change of career? Want to take your skills to the next level? Stand out from the crowd with a Postgraduate qualification. Come along to our Open Evening to find out more. http://bit.ly/1LgRFTK

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

If you were at Marjon in the mid 1960's you may remember the sounds of Five’s Company. The band comprised past students Eddie Broadbridge, Dave Jones, Colin Jordan, Bob Brunning, Ian Pearson, Chris Robson and Pete Banham. The band are to release a

Has anyone been playing #PokemonGo ? This augmented reality game is not only fun but an excellent tool that encourages and rewards physical activity. We've given it a try and found them all over campus! #gottacatchemall

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

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

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

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

Super charge your study with a power nap http://bit.ly/2cLl90w

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

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,

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

Marjon TESOL graduate receives an honorable mention in the Master Dissertation Awards 2015 run by the British Council. More: http://bit.ly/2dd1t2n

#Singing project at Marjon is helping #transgender women to find their voice. Read more: http://bit.ly/2fJ2pvW #transwk