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
Would you like to learn about mindfulness and relaxation techniques? Visit the Chapel today (Weds) from 12:30-13:30 for the Mindfulness and Relaxation taster session with a brief introduction to mindfulness and breathing techniques for relaxation
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
Our residential Summer School in Plymouth is free and enables Year 12 and 13 students to try out university life. Students can chose to focus on Business, Education & Teaching or Sport & Health Sciences and there are lots of fun social activities too
Congratulations to former English student, Jak Whitfield, who will be appearing on Channel 4’s ‘Are you Autistic?’ tonight at 10pm. Jak co-chairs the Autistic Youth Panel for the Autism Education Trust. It is through them and Ambitious about
| 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.
Today we welcomed year 4 children from schools throughout Plymouth to our Science Day. Together, with the help of Rhythm City Dance Studio, Argyle Community Trust, Plymouth Science Team and Bruce Robinson's 'Wonder Workshops', the children focussed
Marjon students can study for a semester in Pennsylvania, USA, at either Bloomsburg University or Lock Haven University. Geoffery, who is studying at Bloomsbury, tells us more:
Congratulations to Trinity Squires, who was the winner of a £50 Amazon gift voucher in our Open Days prize draw. Our Open Days, which took place across a blazing-hot Devon weekend, were very well received, with one of our guests saying: “I
Catch up on the latest from Geoffery, a second year Sport Coaching student, as he completes his semester at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and travels across the United States of America. This could be you next year! MarjonFutures can help
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
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
| Congratulations to Marjon students Stephanie Blanks and India Howard on winning Speech and Language Therapy awards! Stephanie has been awarded the Tavistock Trust Prize for Aphasia and India has won the Innovative Practice in Alternative
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
Back in April, our journalism students collaborated with others from Prague and Belgium as part of Erasmus+ week. They were briefed to find suitable news stories and turn them into short TV pieces. To mark #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, here is one of
Campus was at the heart of some healthy debate today as Gary Streeter MP, Molly Scott Cato MEP and our own Dr Sue Wayman spoke at our symposium on national and global justice. The trio spoke about different topics relating to justice in the modern
The Marjon Business School team and Devon and Cornwall Business Council have together successfully applied to join the ‘Innovation For Collaborative Teams’ project. This is a pilot project run by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.
Today our Sport Development students put their event management skills into practise, welcoming pupils from Austin Farm Academy, Salisbury Road Primary, Whitleigh Primary School, Victoria Road Primary School, Old Priory Primary School, Buckley Down
We are collecting food items for Plymouth Foodbank, an organisation which supports local people when they are in financial crisis by providing them with advice and food. Please leave your food donations at Marjon Chapel, thank you.
Our popular BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy has been redesigned and approved by The Health and Care Professions Council. Find out more: https://bit.ly/2LJqv8H
Senior Lecturer and UEFA A Licence Coach, Aaron Cusack, is working with professional footballers to deliver individualised coaching during the off-season. Aaron told us: “Individual development is an area in football that I feel is frequently
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
200 Marjon teacher trainees gathered for our Supporting Diversity and Challenging Stereotypes Conference today. Students took part in a series of workshops with specialist speakers learning about gender variance, drug and alcohol misuse, religious
Last week we posted a photo of deer on campus, moving through the morning mist on the journey to Plymbridge Woods. Continuing the theme, here is an illustration of a stag in the snow. Drawn in 1890 by Marjon alumnus Clarence Flowers, it is now kept
Outstanding student teachers Georgie and Scarlett received a prestigious invitation to the UK Literacy Association Book Awards. Read more: https://bit.ly/2PP5M6T
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 Geoffery’s global experience: "Through Marjon University I was able to
Faraday Fearnside, a Marjon graduate, founded not-for-profit OHOB - Open Hearts Open Borders - Refugee Aid. OHOB supports refugee groups by sending aid to places of need and by supporting refugees in the South West. You can help by donating any of
We're so proud of our Marjon Student Raiders Denzel Ubiaro, Tola Okiki and Josh Palmer. The trio are combining their studies at Marjon with basketball at a professional level as they play for Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club. Raiders Lead Assistant
Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Harvey on the publication of his book “A Sociological Approach to Acquired Brain Injury and Identity”. The book features in-depth interviews with six male survivors of acquired brain injury (ABI), exploring their
We have Clearing places available for September 2018. View our list of available courses online or call us now on 0800 015 2534. Accommodation guaranteed for first year students. More: www.marjon.ac.uk/clearing
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
| Endurance athlete and teacher Bob Brown will be receiving an honorary degree from Plymouth Marjon University next week! Hailing from Cornwall, Bob’s greatest achievement was becoming the first Briton to win the Trans-USA running race from Los
"You will always be a part of Marjon and Marjon will always be a part of you." Professor Rob Warner at #MarjonGrad 2018. Here are the first photos from Graduation Day One, we'll have many more to share next week so check back then.
Congratulations to Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club on a 86 - 68 win against Bristol Flyers tonight! Marjon Raider Denzel Ubiaro scored an impressive eleven points, including this one...
Psychotherapy and Counselling Taster Evening on Tuesday 11 December. - Find out what training in counselling and psychotherapy can offer you - Join a short taster session to experience what the course is like. - Meet the tutors and get a feel for of