Celebrating the early days of the College of St Mark in Chelsea What do Tolstoy, Alan Rickman, Cliff Richard, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Douglas Adams all have in common? They’ve all visited the College of St Mark’s or been taught by its tutors.

Chaplain Rev Nick Griffin sent us a selfie from @CrossRhythms Radio Plymouth last week

Acting students Tommy, Ellanor and William appeared on BBC Spotlight last night along with lecturer Natasha Buckley...

Thinking of a change of career? Want to take your skills to the next level? Stand out from the crowd with a Postgraduate qualification. Come along to our Open Evening to find out more. http://bit.ly/1LgRFTK

Students James Tattersall and Gus Hayward have organised the Plymouth Fitness Games to support Heartswell South West. The games feature a range of challenging sporting activities, developed to find the fitness champions of Plymouth! All aged 16 and

Seminar: Science vs Reality - How To Support A Champion We welcome Dr Steve Ingham, Director of Science and Technical Development at The English Institute of Sport (EIS) to present this seminar. Date: Thursday 14th January 2016 Time: 10:30-11:30am

Student of Youth & Community Work wins Young Person of the Year Award - well done Amber Davies! Read more:

Watch our acting students, performing as The Actor's Wheel company, on their UK tour: http://bit.ly/1TsCbMj

Congratulations to Marjon's own karate kid, David Wilks (right) on winning the Kata title at the World Karate and Kickboxing Union (WKU) 2016 English Championships. David, who trains with Bujinkai Karate ( Life Centre ), arrived at Championships to

We asked Journalism student Daniel Cole to capture a little of the feeling of Open Day. You can read Dan's report here... Hundreds of prospective students flocked to the University of St Mark & St John today for Open Day. Alongside a welcome talk

Hear from education graduate Megan Swan about her time at Marjon. More about our education courses: http://bit.ly/2a220T6

It’s never too early (or too late) to gain skills and experiences to help you get into your dream job when you graduate. Sign up to eFEST to get ahead. Special events focused on education, experience, enterprise and employability will run from

Ben Proud will compete at #Rio2016 tomorrow (Tues), swimming at approx 5pm. Read about Ben's #roadtorio here: http://bit.ly/2b6pM51

Not long to go now! We’ll be watching Ben Proud compete at #Rio2016 today, swimming in the 100m freestyle heats at 5:20pm on BBC Four Read about Ben's #roadtorio here: http://bit.ly/2b6pM51

In case you missed it: students make a noise with Sound magazine! Second year Journalism and Sports Journalism students from the University produced a stylish new free lifestyle and listings magazine for Plymouth called Sound. Students researched

We are now taking applications for PGCE and School Direct to start Sept 2017. Read our teacher training application tips here: http://bit.ly/1Ys4iyy

News: Marjon students Ben Proud and Sarah Barrow will compete for Team GB at the #Rio2016 Olympics. More: http://bit.ly/1WSU5Mz

Our first Coaching and Mentoring Symposium held recently attracted participants from a range of professions from across the South West. Over 70 teachers, health professionals, military personnel, youth workers and business leaders were able to share

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We are excited to launch our new website. It is packed with new info, photos and videos. See the website at www.marjon.ac.uk.

It is the first day of #Rio2016 and we're all ready to cheer on Marjon students Ben Proud and Sarah Barrow. Both will compete as members of Team GB at the Olympic Games.

Still some seats remaining for tomorrow's public lecture from Blake Morrison and launch of Creative Writing student's publication, 'Ellipses', hot-off-the-press! To be sure of a seat email to lhocking@marjon.ac.uk. http://bit.ly/1nCJOnS

Thanks to alumnus Jon Rudd for keeping us up-to-date with Ben Proud's training!

Dr Lystra Hagley-Dickinson is the new editor of the IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion & Philosophy. Lystra brings 25 years of experience working in criminal justice, research and teaching. Lystra has considerable editorial experience and publishes

If you were at Marjon in the mid 1960's you may remember the sounds of Five’s Company. The band comprised past students Eddie Broadbridge, Dave Jones, Colin Jordan, Bob Brunning, Ian Pearson, Chris Robson and Pete Banham. The band are to release a

The Marjon SU Student Led Teaching Awards celebrate the good practice and hard work of staff at the university. Students nominate staff for the extra value they add to their student experience. The winners for 2016 are: Innovation Award - Dr Mathew

Free public lecture: 'The intelligence on WMD in the lead up to the Iraq war'. Details here: http://bit.ly/2floYrg

Two teaching graduates shortlisted for Cornwall Teachers Awards: http://bit.ly/1rQNFRf

2016 Speech & Language Therapy Conference Photos

#WeAreMarjon "I still think teaching is one of the best jobs you can do. It's one of the true vocations in the professional field. I don’t think people are ambivalent who go into teaching. They go in knowing it's going to be challenging and

Staff and students together celebrated the Inspiring Student Awards 2016 last night, to recognise students who have made a positive difference within the university and local community. Millie Roberts won Community Volunteer of the Year for her work

The votes are in and Marjon Student Union (MSU) have announced that Elias McGill will be the next MSU President and Haden Tye will be the next Deputy President. Elias campaigned to develop the Marjon app so students can use it to manage all of their

Our next Open Day is Saturday 15th October 2016 Come to the campus and find out more about our courses, talk to academics and take a look around our world-class facilities. The open day is intended to help you make those all-important decisions

Here are a few pics from Marjon's very own music festival.

Theatre Festival continues all week from 18:45 every day. Check out our Actor's showreels, http://bit.ly/216Of7L

Highlights video from Freshers Fest 2016 with Marjon SU

Sneak preview! We are really pleased to be working with Under Armour UK who are designing bespoke sports kit exclusively for the Marjon student sport teams. Marjon offers a huge variety of excellent sport clubs that all students are encouraged to

News: If you haven't done so already, don't forget to register to have your meningitis jab and remain vigilant if you have concerns for you or your friends.

Double swim success today as two Marjon students, Aaron Rickhuss and Ben Proud, qualify for the final of the 50m Free at the British Swimming Championships #BSC16. Ben set a new British Record of 21.65 seconds. With Olympic qualification up for

All final year students wishing to attend Graduation this year will need to register to attend their ceremony by 30 September 2016. For all our Graduation information: http://bit.ly/29U5F3A

A special event called ‘Let’s talk about mental health’ is to be hosted by Marjon Student Union. This is a special event with talks from mental health advocates including Danny Bowman of ITV Fixers as well as local charities, such as Plymouth

We'll be at the Devon Business Show with Devon Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday 15 June at Plymouth Pavilions. You can chat to us about undergraduate and postgraduate courses in #Plymouth including our MBA and mentoring options. Read about the MBA

Open Day was lovely but now that it's over, why not book a campus tour as we'd love to hear from you http://bit.ly/2fw9nb7 The winner of the prize draw to win a brand new kindle is Mikaela Humber, congratulations!

Breaking news: Our researchers suggest a solution for obese people too breathless to exercise http://bit.ly/2ehkiDm

Interested in training as an Osteopath or Clinical Scientist? Come to our Osteopath and Health evening on Monday 31 October from 17:30 – 19:00. Or find out about our degree here: http://www.marjon.ac.uk/courses/osteopathic-medicine-degree/

Marjon is a distinctive choice to make. On our open day we are keen to show you more...

The Sport Awards celebrate the success of our Student Sports Federation athletes and teams. The 2016 winners are: Most improved team - Women's tennis team.This new team won both their BUCS League and Varsity. Team of the year - Women's football team.

Welcome to new students Liam Prynn and Aiden Taylor, the first recipients of new bursaries to recognise elite performance within team sports. Liam has played football for several years at Torquay United and Aiden is at Exmouth Rugby Football Club.

Inside Rio: An audience with Olympian Sarah Barrow Sarah Barrow is an Olympic diver from Plymouth. Sarah is also a Marjon student and will share her Rio experience at Open Day. We invite you to join us at Open Day, meet Sarah and be inspired!