Could this be you? With 100% student satisfaction on our Acting degree two years on the run, our brand new Musical Theatre degree starting in Sept 2018 is set to be fabulous! If you're into 'All That Jazz' you can find out more at Open Day on
We are delighted to welcome Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope, an educationalist with 27 years’ experience in teaching, teacher education and educational leadership. Tanya will lead research into educational improvement, focusing on educational
Owen, Chloe, Robyn and Ashleigh are to perform in the Barbican Theatre's production of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night from 2 -20 August at the Royal William Yard. Twelfth Night is a story where nobody is quite what they seem and absolutely
If you love music, live, sleep and dream it then our new popular music degree can help you to turn that passion into your career. You will develop your performance skills at the same time as developing other practical skills needed for live music
Have you set new fitness goals for 2017? Kick start your training at our world-class Sport Centre. Six weeks gym and swim membership for just £45. Find out more: bit.ly/1TZZtZq
“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
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 -
Our Student Support team are there to make sure you never feel alone. They offer support covering student finance, counselling, dyslexia support, disability support, welfare issues, employability and more. The team recently passed the annual check
We are really fortunate to have Dartmoor National Park on our doorstep. Thanks to Sam Hazell, a student with Marjon Outdoor Adventure Education, for taking us there in his wonderful video. Find out more about our undergraduate and postgraduate
Calling all scuba divers... Jo Alexiou, an active scuba diver and clinical exercise physiologist at Marjon is involved in a research project investigating the cardiovascular profile of active scuba divers. The goal of her project is to make the
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:
This month Dr Christina Karatzaferi and her team led a three day retreat for the EU funded Muscle Stress Relief project. Members of 15 international research teams, including fellow Plymouthians Knight Scientific, met at the Tzartos Neurodiagnostics
The Marjon Memory Café is a free service run by students and staff (pictured) in collaboration with the Alzheimer's Society. Our café provides a safe and welcoming environment for people with memory problems such as dementia, along with their
Here are some pictures from inside the new student hub! The hub is designed as a one-stop shop for Marjon’s comprehensive student support services, with access to services as diverse as learning support; employability and career development;
'Creating Change' is the theme of the Speech & Language Therapy Student Conference 2018, which is to be held on 26 Jan 2018. Invited speaker is comedian Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy, and there will be an exhibition of posters by Year 4 students on
Sonia Blandford, one of the country's foremost experts on improving outcomes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, will give a guest lecture at Marjon titled 'Born to Fail? Social Mobility, A Working Class View'. Sonia, a prolific writer, is
#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
Marjon Sports Journalism students got to put a face to a familiar voice recently, as BBC Match of the Day commentator John Roder delivered a fascinating media masterclass in the Journalism & Media (JAM) Centre. To read the full story:
“People often know how active they should be, what they should be eating and have good intentions. But it doesn’t always translate into behaviour. People I work with express a level of guilt and believe it’s their fault they can’t change,
Students get lots of hands-on training at our on-site clinic and on placements. To start with us in Sept call us on 0800 0152 534 or go to www.marjon.ac.uk/clearing. Find out more: BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy -
Team Marjon were out in force at the Plymouth 10k today - thanks to all our runners, sports therapists, personal trainers and the psyching team for getting involved! #WeAreMarjon
The University awards honorary degrees to local people who make outstanding contributions to education, culture, enterprise or society. Our first honorary graduate of 2017 is Faraday Fearnside. Faraday is a Marjon graduate who founded a
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
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
Congratulations to Hayley Groves on being recognised for extensive volunteering work relevant to her course. Hayley studies BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy and you can read more about this inspiring course here: bit.ly/21gUhnY
Our well equipped biomechanics lab is used by sport science students. Move your phone or swipe the image to take a virtual look around. Read more about BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science: bit.ly/2uOaEO6
#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
Thank you to everyone who visited us at Open Day, we’ve had a great day meeting students and families - we wish you a fabulous rest of the weekend! #MarjonForMe
Thank you to the Yr 12 pupils who joined us this week for Summer School with Next Steps SW. One session (pictured) introduced the pupils to our CSI lab to focus on crime scene analysis. More about Forensic Criminolgy at Marjon: bit.ly/2tiLqqW
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
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
Students Becky Jacob-Harris, Heli Radcliffe and Laura Woodbridge are on tour, using their sports therapy skills to support cyclists in the 2017 Pedal 4 Pounds charity bike ride. The riders started at Oxford United and will visit several Premiership
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