A very warm welcome to our new PhD students. Avik Banerjee, Ian Blackwell and Alison Milner will undertake Education research while Abi Alao, Sally Cinnamond and Samantha Lynn focus on Health research. More: www.marjon.ac.uk/research

The University of St Mark & St John and Livewell Southwest are proud to be putting theory into practice and working closely with nurses and GP surgeries in Plymouth to deliver a special leg clinic to support those who are elderly, or have to stand

“You have absolute trust in your fellow actors because you bare your soul. On our Greek tour, in our play I got to give this awesome speech about the strength of women. It was probably one of the most empowering moments ever. It was really, really

Bishop Sarah is to visit for a talk about health, healing and wholeness with our friends at Marjon Chaplaincy - all welcome.

We'll be cheering for Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club in the BBL - British Basketball League trophy final today - go Raiders!

Our sports journalism students take us behind-the-scenes to see how Marjon and Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club are working together...

“My passion for football helps make a difference. ‘Kicks’ targets the most deprived areas. We use jumpers as goal posts in car parks. It’s the rawest sense of football you’ll ever see. A lad came at age 13 as a bit of a hard man. He

WATCH: ITV Westcountry News have been on campus filming ahead of Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club BBL Final this weekend in Glasgow. Player David Humphries has been attending Marjon Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Clinic for treatment on his injured

#WeAreMarjon "I did a science degree in London and I loved that but realised my true passion is teaching. So I came to Marjon and did a postgraduate teacher training course. When you ask anybody why they love teaching they all say that it’s that

WATCH: Thank you to teachers and pupils for coming along to our Festival of Sport yesterday - for getting involved and making the day a lot of fun! Another great example of Marjon making a positive impact in our local community. We hope to see you

Welcome to big Varsity Wednesday! Want to know the score? Our journalism students (pictured) will be covering the action on Snapchat. Add 'marjonuni' for their updates. #MarjonSportsThing

Keep it Facebook for Varsity Live TV shows at 12, 2pm and 4pm with Journalism and Sport Journalism students #midweekmiracle

First blood to Marjon - 26-19 win in American Flag. The #midweekmiracle is on

Clara Ceballos Soriano with a half-time update from women's lacrosse - seems like Marjon have it all to do...

Women's lacrosse finished with a Plymouth University victory winning at 10-4 against Marjon. Clara Ceballos Soriano spoke with Ricki Stevens-Pearce vice-captain of Marjon's lacrosse team.

26-19 to Marjon Uni in the American flag! Shannon Brown and Hannah Pay reporting from JaM Live HQ

Connor Mountford with a full time report from the men's thirds football, which ended 1-1, and probably ended University of St Mark & St John hopes of an unlikely comeback :-(

Gutted! Marjon netball captain reacts to the narrow loss to Plym Uni. Win or lose we're so proud of you all #gojohns

Great finish to the netball, sadly ending in a 29-30 loss to Plymouth Uni #varsity2017 #gojohns2017

Loads down, two to go! Don't forget to check back in for Live Varsity coverage of women's and men's football from Home Park. Kick-off 5.30 for women, 7.30 for men, with Connor Mountford and Taylor Johnson behind the mics

And don't forget the Snapchat story - it's been quite a day...

Men's football first half

Men's Football Second Half

Register now for Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday: http://bit.ly/2mwakUE

Following Mother’s Day, we want to say a big thank you to all of the supporters of university students, without whom many wouldn’t be as successful as they are today. Pushy Mums, strict Mums, supportive Mums, Mums who went to University, Mums

There’s still time to register for our Postgraduate Open Evening tomorrow. Register here: http://bit.ly/2mwakUE

An evening with Seth Lakeman treating the audience to a special performance.

WATCH: Active preschoolers have been going to university recently as part of our ‘Gym Club.’ Flying Start Nursery @ Marjon have been going every week as part of an initiative to give first year BA (Hons) PE students experience of working with

Varsity 2017

Join 'Marjon Psyching Team' for Britain's Ocean City Half Marathon on Sunday 23rd April. Spend a few fun hours putting sport psychology into practice and have a meaningful impact on runners. Cheer loudly holding a motivational sign wearing your

Know someone who loves sport? Share this and find out more about careers in health and fitness in this great blog post by one of our lecturers. http://www.benjanefitness.com/workinfitness

#WeAreMarjon "I have enjoyed an international academic career spanning 20 years, researching how muscles contribute to health and well-being. "Skeletal muscle research benefits the greatest number of people by advancing knowledge and innovation to

Could Marjon give you the edge as it did for these graduates? Come along to an Open Day to see exactly what we have to offer. Register now: http://bit.ly/2mwakUE

Cameron Lancaster, BEd graduate and Headteacher, shares his experience on applying for NQT roles.

#WeAreMarjon Moving to Plymouth is the best decision I’ve ever made. I don’t think Marjon would be the same if it wasn’t in Plymouth. I certainly wouldn’t be the same person I am today if I hadn’t come here. I’d probably still be

Make the most of your NQT teaching year with more tips from Headteacher Cameron Lancaster...

We are proud to sponsor the Headteacher of the Year Award at the Cornwall Teacher Awards 2017 tonight. Congratulations to the nominees - they are Jane Scown at Indian Queens School, Mike Deacy at Acorn Care – Oak Tree School and Joanna Harvey at

A huge well done to all of the half marathon runners today; the sports therapists giving massages and the psyching team supporting people throughout event. Here's Alister reporting on the success of his teams' mental pick-me-ups:

Tutors, MA and PhD students of Education and Social Sciences gathered for a two day structured research writing retreat, lead by Dr. Claire Penketh of Liverpool Hope University. More about research at Marjon: www.marjon.ac.uk/research

Six teams compete in the final round of the Plymouth Charity Football League this Saturday, including a Marjon team. All proceeds from this tournament go to the Plymouth Oasis Café project which works to address child poverty. Good luck to all the

Well done to all students handing in their dissertations today - here are some of you with your finished dissertations!

It's a beautiful sunny afternoon in the quad. Click and drag your mouse, swipe or move your phone to take a 360-degree look around... With thanks to our friends at Virtual Devon.

Good mental health is more than the absence of a mental health problem. Next week (8-14 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week and The Mental Health Foundation urge us to look at mental health from a new angle; asking are we surviving or thriving?

#WeAreMarjon "We go through about 50 boxes of tissues a month - all kinds of things can happen to students including bereavement, relationship breakdown or illness. At Graduation every year we love watching our students walk across that stage. Not

Year 12 and 13 students are invited to a Social Sciences Summer School which offers two routes, Criminology or Psychology. The event will run from 18 -20 July 2017 and is hosted by Next Steps SW. We will welcome students to the Marjon campus for

#MarjonOnTour A field trip for BEd students specialising in English and History to Lydford village, in Devon, to look at ways to incorporate literacy skills in the study of history. They were very fortunate to be guided by Michael Gorley from

Celebrating Cornwall's great teachers Read more: http://bit.ly/2qTkvUE

Inspiring student awards are live!

The Inspiring Student Awards 2017 winners were celebrated at an awards ceremony last night. Congratulations to all the winners, they are: Community Volunteer of the Year Award - Millie Roberts Millie has blossomed into a very competent coach, she

The Marjon Student Union Student Led Teaching Awards celebrate good practice, with staff members being nominated by students. The winners for 2017 are: Inspiration Award - Anne Bradley Innovation Award - Kelvin Kirk Outstanding Supervisor Award -