Vice-Chancellor Professor Rob Warner opening day one’s second ceremony #marjongrad

"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.

CALLING ALL MUSIC FANS! Tickets are on sale NOW to see FALSE HEADS play at Barjon on Halloween. Scarily good music for just £3. Order your tickets online here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/halloween-with-the-false-heads-tickets-51103407668 Tag

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

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

☕️ Great news all! If you order your hot drink on campus you will now receive a 20p discount if you're using a reusable mug. If you like the sound of that deal but don't yet own a reusable mug then you can breathe a sigh of relief... as mugs are

"Last year was brute force and ignorance... this time I've approached it with a lot more strategy. I've got coaches in to teach me more about technique. I feel strong and I feel ready," - Mark Ormrod on this year's Invictus Games Sydney 2018

| 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

| Richard Stevens is the next honorary graduate we're delighted to announce! Richard is the Managing Director of Plymouth Citybus and a stalwart of the South West’s travel industry. Having started as a bus driver in 1990, Richard worked his way

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

| Plymouth Marjon University is delighted to announce that chef and hotelier Michael Caines is being awarded an honorary degree at our first graduation ceremony taking place next week. Michael is one of the UK’s most celebrated and acclaimed chefs.

| 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! ‍‍

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,

“I was a mess, very unwell with various mental health problems. I knew if I didn’t do something really drastic I was probably going to put myself six foot under, so I found Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy. When I did this, I

Introducing our new staff and student club, The View! The new space welcomes both staff and students with beautiful views over Plymouth. The room was opened by University Vice Chancellor Professor Rob Warner and Marjon Student Union Deputy President

The FALSE HEADS are to play at Barjon on October 31. The exciting alt rock trio have opened for Queens of the Stone Age and have attracted 200K+ streams on Spotify. Their songs, Retina and Yellow, have been played on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6 and

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

Our last Open Day of 2018 is on Wednesday 28 November. Register now for more info: https://www.marjon.ac.uk/courses/open-days/open-days/ We are able to contribute up to £50 towards travel costs when schools and colleges bring groups to Open Day. If

Our researchers are investigating the physiological responses to heat and seeking interventions to reduce the negative impacts of heat exposure. They are looking for research participants who are: - Aged 65 years+ or men aged 18-35 - In good health

All are welcome to attend Professor Gary Shum's Inaugural Lecture at 6pm on Thursday 18 October. Tickets are free and must be reserved in advance via Eventbrite:

Lecturer Dr Hayden Gabriel is crowdfunding to bring celebrated book, The Lost Words, to Devon primary schools. This 'spell-book' delves into themes of sustainability and wellbeing and encourages children to interact with the natural world. Here is

Some drumming to kick off #MarjonOpenDay! Open Day is on until 3pm and all are very welcome to drop in to find out more about studying at Marjon.

Thank you to all the staff and students who helped at Open Day today - you are the best! #WeAreMarjon

This is going to be amazing, the FALSE HEADS are coming to Marjon!

Congratulations to Speech and Language Therapy duo Dr Sarah Griffiths and Rynette Hartmann on being made Research Champions by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Rynette is the first EVER student to be made a Research Champion!

| We'll now be offering funding support to our Football Development & Coaching students who wish to study for their UEFA B Licence! ⚽️ Our first cohort of students studying for the qualification are pictured below with lecturers Phil Brown and

From time to time, everyone needs a little backup. http://sites.marjon.ac.uk/marketing1/2018/10/03/coping-with-student-life/

Congratulations to James Aldous-Granby whose undergraduate dissertation has recently been published in the prestigious International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. James wrote the dissertation while studying Sport Science at Marjon. He

#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

We are ranked no. 2 for teaching quality and top 10 for student experience in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019. We are a student-centred university.Teaching is something we’re good at. We get to know you; how you learn,

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!

Reminder: Graduation tickets are available until midnight on Sunday 30 September. Initially each graduand is able to book two guest tickets. Any unsold tickets will then be released and graduands will be able to book further guest tickets on a first

Plymouth Marjon University has been ranked number two for teaching quality in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019. We also ranked in the top 10 for student experience. Find out more: https://www.marjon.ac.uk/top-university/

Are you a Marjon teaching graduate? Can you help Marjon inspire the next generation of teachers? Find out more: https://bit.ly/2Ikr3Sr

Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club won their first game of the season on Sunday, with a 95-88 result against London Lions. Plymouth Marjon University was proud to sponsor the game and thank our friends at Raiders for this fabulous highlights video. It

Marjon PhD student launches Dad Dancing Fit Club (DDFC). Ian Blackwell's research focuses on father-child relationships and he has worked with professional fitness instructors to develop this fitness club for Dads and their children. DDFC launches

Today we're sponsoring Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club in their first home BBL - British Basketball League match of the season against London Lions. Head over to our Instagram and Twitter pages for updates from our team at the match! Match starts

‍ | BBC Spotlight were on campus on Wednesday filming Mark Ormrod's honorary graduation. Check out their coverage below!

We're one week in to Freshers here at Marjon! Here's a small selection of the on-campus events that have gone on this week. One week to go...

| "It offers something that is quite unusual for psychotherapy and counselling training in the UK," - Alister McCormick, Programme Lead for Psychotherapy and Counselling. The first students on our new Psychotherapy and Counselling degree are

"Although I've never been a student here, being here today as part of the ceremony makes me feel a part of the University family," - Mark Ormrod, Honorary Graduate of Plymouth Marjon University Former Royal Marines Commando Mark Ormrod was today

Would you like to spend next summer in the USA? If so, chat to Camp America Student Ambassadors at Freshers Fayre on Friday 21 September. Geoffery is just back from summer camp and tells us more...

Our next Open Day is on Saturday 6 October. Click here for more info and to register: bit.ly/2MEBG36

Find out how you can broaden your horizons with postgraduate study at Open Day on Saturday 6 October. 20% discount is offered to Marjon alumni who progress from undergraduate to postgraduate courses within two years (this discount does not apply to

A warm welcome to all our new first years that started today

| 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

| Welcome to all our students moving in to campus today! Make some memories, you'll have a blast.

| Welcome to all our Freshers arriving over the next week! Here's a little message from the Marjon Student Union team on what you can expect as you settle in...

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/