Hello and welcome to Super Wednesday 2018 - stick with us for updates, live videos and reaction throughout the day as the goals, baskets and whatever it's called in lacrosse go in...
Congratulations to Mark Lovell on his appointment as Interim Chief Executive at Plymouth Argyle Football Club. Mark is currently Head of Argyle Community Trust and works in close partnership with the teaching team on our BA (Hons) Football course,
The University will be closed on Thursday 1 March and all classes are cancelled, this is due to the forecast of heavy snow. The snow is likely to make it difficult for staff and students to travel to campus. We're sorry for the inconvenience. Stay
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
Our new BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Psychology degree has been awarded industry accreditation by the British Psychological Society. This accreditation ensures an engaging experience and means that upon graduation, students will be eligible for
Open Day is on NOW at Plymouth Marjon University. We're open until 3pm and you are invited to come along and find out about our courses and our community Here is a preview of what to expect at Open Day (and thank you to Journalism student Shannon
#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
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
We were recently runners up for the prestigious ‘Education and Business Partnership’ Award from Devon Chamber of Commerce. Associate Professor Emily Beaumont (pictured right) told us: “It was an honour to be shortlisted and a fantastic
| Yesterday we announced that our journalism programmes will be moving in to new premises at the BBC's regional headquarters in Plymouth in 2019. Find out more https://bit.ly/2Ksn5s1 BBC Spotlight covered the event on their news bulletin
Congratulations and good luck to former student, Andy Brace, who has been selected as one of the match officials for the upcoming Six Nations Championship. Andy, who studied Sports Science and Coaching from 2006 to 2009, will be assisting leading
Marjon graduate Des Lally is walking up and down Pen y Fan mountain in the Brecon Beacons 365 times in 365 days. He is fundraising for Cancer Research UK and Help for Heroes Official. So far he has completed 139 walks and raised £9771. Des tells us:
Associate Professor Giorgos Sakkas joins forces with European experts to research how exercise can support patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Read more: http://bit.ly/2GKxegG
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
Congratulations to Abigail, Danny and JJ. The three Marjon actors have been cast in Shakespeare’s Macbeth by the Barbican Theatre, the fourth show in their much admired #BardInTheYard programme. Abigail Cowan trained at Marjon with The Actors
Marjon will host the Next Steps SW Criminology and Psychology Summer School in July 2018. This free residential event for post-16 students will give participants a feel for university life as they will stay in halls, study Criminology and Psychology
#WeAreMarjon At 96 years old, John Hume is Marjon’s oldest known living alumni. This is his story. “I came to Marjon in 1940, when the college was based in Chelsea, to study Advanced Woodwork and Advanced Geography. In September of that year,
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/
Calling all students... Chatback is here! We want your views and opinions to help make Marjon even better. Head to the Marjon app to have your say and make a difference✅
#WeAreMarjon “Never in a million years did I expect that my work during my second year of University would feature on the BBC’s website. For the Erasmus Scheme, we had students from Belgium and the Czech Republic over to Marjon as part of a
Get yourselves down to Plymouth Albion RFC on Monday 19 February for some HUGE Varsity rugby matches against Plymouth University! Tickets are £7 in advance, available from the Marjon Student Union hatch or £10 on the gate. Good luck!
Hello from Dartmoor! Click and drag your mouse, swipe or move your phone to enjoy a 360-degree view from Haytor. With thanks to Virtual Devon Tour Company.
Marjon Business School duo Dr Sarah Preedy and Dr Emily Beaumont have been published in an All Party Parliamentary Group report focusing on enterprise education in the UK. Read more: https://bit.ly/2QiATe8
To mark #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek another Marjon student shares her own experience of studying whilst managing a mental health condition. https://bit.ly/2La2tEL
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
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
We’re delighted to announce that our aspiring student journalists will be able to get closer to real-life action when they move into new premises at the BBC’s regional headquarters in Plymouth. Senior lecturer on the Journalism course, Mike Baker
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
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.