Many congratulations to Lilly Stoeger, a BEd Secondary PE student, on her selection for the England Rugby U20’s squad. Lilly joined Marjon as a hurdler but since picking up a rugby ball for the first time in her first year she has never looked back
#WorldCup 2018 kicks off today and you can catch it right here on campus! ⚽ BT Sports has just been installed in the lecture theatre. Students and staff can access it 24/7 so pull up a beanbag and watch on the 86” UHD 4K screen! This screen is
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
Congratulations to Associate Professor Dr Vassilios Ziakas on the publication of 'The Routledge Handbook of Popular Culture and Tourism', which he co-edited with Christine Lundberg. The book explores various forms of popular culture such as cinema,
We are delighted to share the confirmed speakers for the Marjon Women in Leadership conference on 15 February 2018. This conference is organised by the Marjon Student Union and Marjon Well-Being teams. Sessions will include Employment and Career
The Marjon marketing and outreach team have won the top prize of Gold for Marketing Team of the Year at the prestigious Heist Awards 2018. They also scooped a Highly Commended award for their prospectus. Congratulations to the team on being
Things got heated in last week's Criminology and Forensic Criminology Fire Event. JC Fire visited campus with a storage container dressed like a room... and promptly set it on fire. Students got the chance to investigate how fire spreads before
Marjon offers a range of courses to support and advance careers within the Armed Forces, these include courses for UK personnel as well as officer training courses for International Defence Forces. We have hosted officer training for the Royal Navy
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
'Working with Stress and Tension in Clinical Practice' is a new book for Speech and Language Therapists, authored by Marjon alumna Helen Morris (formerly Mickleborough). Helen told us: “The book is aimed at adult therapists to use with clients,
| 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
Marjon honorary graduate Mark Ormrod has picked up two gold medals and one silver medal in the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 presented by Jaguar Land Rover swimming events. Ormrod only decided to enter the 50m breaststroke as the race was about to be
Plymouth Marjon University and Plymouth Albion RFC together offer aspiring rugby players the chance to develop their rugby careers whilst studying for a university degree. Our Senior Rugby Academy accepts up to 10 rugby-playing applicants per year
Congratulatons to the Mens First team for coming from behind to beat Plymouth Uni 3-2 and also to the Womens First team for winning 4-0. And a big thank you to all the fans who turned up to support all the teams throughout Varisty. See you all next
We’ve recently launched Going Places; a campaign that will help students to have global experiences thanks to Marjon alumni and friends of the University. ✈️ This is Marlies' global experience: “Marjon and the international opportunities
The Speech and Language Therapy Careers Day is cancelled on Friday 2 March due to heavy snow. We are sorry for the inconvenience and hope to reschedule this event soon. You can find out more about BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy online: http:/
Would you like to join our sleep study? We're seeking two healthy volunteers aged between 30 and 70 years. Volunteers will be asked to sleep on a single active mattress overlay in their own homes for eight weeks and to attend three check-up sessions
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
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!
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
Are you about to begin your Marjon adventure? We've put together a practical guide to student life at Marjon to help you settle in. https://www.marjon.ac.uk/student-life/
| Look what arrived in the post today for #MarjonGrad next week! These hoodies have been ordered by some of our Class of 2018 and will be collected at Graduation next week. We can't wait to see you all!
The comedic poet, Matt Harvey will be giving talk at Marjon tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 1830 in Barjon. Responsible for officially twinning Totnes with Narnia, Matt has hosted Radio 4's 'Wondermentalist' and has been poet-in-residence during the
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
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
Happy #DevonDay We're fortunate to have a stunning mix of city, coast and countryside near our campus - please tell us about your favourite Devon places, we'd love to see your photos too. And thank you to Marjon Adventure Sports Club for photo.
In a great race this morning at the CommonWealth Games former Marjon student Ben Proud won the gold medal in the Men's 50m Freestyle Swim. Tom Fannon also competed in the same final and earlier Jean Luc Zephir swam two personal bests in the heats.
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
| Good news! The deadline to apply to be a Student Ambassador has been extended. New and returning students can apply now to become a Student Ambassador. Why? Earn as you learn, work flexible hours and get varied work that will look great on your CV.
This week Dr Mark Leather presents a keynote speech at Outdoor Education Australia's National Outdoor Education Conference (#NOEC2018). Mark is to talk about Forest School as it is known in the UK, an approach to outdoor education which is based
#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
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. We are student centred. We achieve more through working together. We push boundaries and enjoy searching for a better way. We nurture self-belief, independence and wellbeing. #WeAreMarjon. To find out
♂️♀️ | Meet your Resident Life Coordinators on campus, Sophie and Matthew. They're the people to get in touch with if you have comments on just about anything! Social events? ✅ Problem on campus? ✅ Suggestion for the future? ✅ If
This week we celebrated the launch of Marjon University Cornwall which offers postgraduate qualifications to teachers, education leaders and other education professionals. If you would like to find out more you are warmly invited to Open Evening on
On Friday we held a ceremony on campus remembering the former students of St Mark or St John who had been lost to war. Marjon journalism students David Bray and Dael Munn-Tyrrell, who served in the Royal Air Force and Army respectively, attended our
Please be aware that a Facebook group called 'Plymouth Marjon University Freshers 2018-2019' is nothing to do with the University or Marjon Student Union (MSU). It sells tickets to events which are not associated with the University or MSU. MSU's
Five BEd students, Laura Johnson, Lauren Cooper, Emma Daw, Jessica Chalk and Hayley Moore, are to run Race for Life (Torbay) at the weekend in memory of friend and classmate, Chloe Hunn. Laura told us: "We are running in memory of our friend Chloe.