Special offer on membership at Marjon Sport Centre. Six weeks gym and swim for £45. Call us on 01752 636876.

Reach your fitness goals in 2017 with Marjon Sport Centre. Six weeks sport centre membership costs £45 in January - all are welcome to join.

Early morning on campus

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the food bank collection for Plymouth Foodbank to support local people and children this Christmas.

Marjon on hand for A-Level Results day The University of St Mark & St John is gearing up to guide students through clearing following the publication of A-Level results next month. To read the full story: http://bit.ly/2a8XWzQ

WATCH: Congratulations to Ben and Sarah for getting a step closer to the Rio Olympics! http://marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/news-and-events/marjon-news/marjon-students-to-claim-spots-at-olympics.html

A very Merry Christmas to all our students, staff, alumni and friends!

Thought for the day by Nick Griffin at Marjon Chaplaincy 2016 has been a strange year, marked for many by insults and misinformation. Consequently the Oxford Dictionary’s ‘word of the year’ is ‘post-truth’; I read that people care so

Marjon Library made a beautiful tree of books!

Early risers may catch a glimpse of deer on the sport pitches at Marjon...

Sunset on campus

A recap of some events from this semester (with thanks to Marjon Media for the photos).

#WeAreMarjon “I went from a world at University where I was ‘he’, ‘him’, and all that stuff totally naturally, to go back to my home town where it’s very rural and not as diverse. I thought, ‘what’s the best way for me to

Students raise awareness of poverty by organising a mannequin challenge in the library. Following this, the collection was taken to Plymouth Foodbank. Thank you everyone for your contribution!

Want to develop a career in Early Years, Learning Support or Sport Development? Come along to our Open Evening next Thursday 25 Feb at 6pm to find out how you can study while you work on a work-based foundation degree.

An internationally acclaimed Criminologist with 25 years’ experience has joined the University as one of a number of strategic appointments to the senior team. Dr Lystra Hagley-Dickinson joins as Head of Department of Social Sciences and Associate

Dare to be different with inspirational Olympic coach and alumnus Jon Rudd.

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

BBC Health correspondent Jenny Walrond interviewing Professor Andrew Edwards about a new breathing study

It's not too late to take a tour of the University of St Mark & St John before the UCAS application deadline on 15 January. There is nothing like an on-campus visit to get to grips with the student experience and our students are ready to show you

Sunrise on campus

Speech & Language Therapy Careers Would you like to find out more about an exciting career working with children and adults who have communication difficulties? Speech and language therapists (SLTs) provide life-improving treatment, support and care

#WeAreMarjon "Challenging times fall on everyone. I used a food bank to feed my children. I had finished studying and applied for benefits, but it took several weeks to process. I was behind with rent and had exhausted meal invitations from family

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

Many congratulations to Jean-Luc Zephir on breaking the Saint Lucia National Record for 200m Free at the World Swimming Championships in Canada. Jean-Luc is a first year student and swims for Saint Lucia.

Honoured to recognise Kirsten Nosworthy from Riverside Community Primary School and Nursery, Plymouth tonight as Teacher of the Year.

Come along and join The Actors Wheel for their Christmas Cabaret - Sleeping Beauty in the Desmond tutu theatre tonight & tomorrow. Show starts at 7:30 - bar from 6:30. Pay what you can on the door.

Welcome to our Carol Service...

Carol Service tomorrow at 5pm in the chapel. Come and sing your heart out and finish off with mulled wine and mince pies. Ding Dong Merrily on High!

EU researchers visit UK to kick off ground-breaking study of youth services. In a timely visit, university researchers from Europe joined colleagues at the University of St Mark & St John in Plymouth to start a Erasmus funded research project. To

It's never too early to start thinking about University. Over two hundred children from eight schools across Devon visited the University of St Mark & St John in its annual Primary Open day, taking part in sports activities and getting a taste of

WATCH: Animated graphic score to be created by 'human instrumentalist... A bio-feedback score generating system devised by University staff is being used to open the 4th International Performance Studies Network Conference. Taking place at Bath Spa

Award-Winning Teachers From Uzbekistan Visit University The very best English teachers in Uzbekistan visited the University of St Mark & St John recently after winning a national prize. The award winning teachers, whose country is investing an

Following the hugely successful Speech & Language Therapy Student Conference last week, we welcome applicants who have been invited to interview at the University today. As a flavour of the diverse communication challenges SLT's support people with,

#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

A stunning sunrise over the hockey pitch

We are proud to sponsor the Teacher of the Year award at the Plymouth Herald Community Awards 2016. The four inspiring nominees are: Liam Fielding of Montpelier Primary School is a world-class BMX rider. He competed for Great Britain at BMX World

Many thanks to Sam Hazell for this fantastic video.

Theatre is about making the audience change, or take notice. I’m leading a project with Documental Theatre to help people feel empathy with postnatal depression. We’ve taken it to conferences in the NHS. We’ve talked to midwives, GPs and

See something amazing and be on TV! Anthony Kelly, a martial artist and world record holder, is renowned for his fast reflexes. You can watch Anthony in action at the Sport Centre from 10am on Sunday morning where a TV film crew will be recording.

News: Marjon's 'magic pants' could hold key to Olympic success

It's time to have your say! Take part in the important National Student Survey http://bit.ly/1PH5AEc

Groundbreaking Research to Improve Services for Young People The value and impact of Youth Work on the lives of young people will be investigated in the largest piece of research of its kind in Europe by researchers at the University of St Mark & St

We snuck into rehearsals when Ry X was rehearsing in our live music studio ahead of his tour. He was really happy to chat and share his tips for burgeoning musicians and artists. Read them here:http://tinyurl.com/hhqa9a2

I didn’t get into music until I was 16, when my mum bought my younger brother a red ukulele, and I started messing around with it. I was truly bad. I’d been singing in my bedroom for so long and no one had ever heard it. My first Open Mic was in

FREE Physical Activity & Breathing Training Programme - Do you want to improve your fitness and health? - Do you have a BMI over 30? 4 weeks of using the simple and nonintrusive POWERbreathe could help. Join us for 4-6 weeks of physical activity and

Are you considering going to university? If so, we'd like to invite you to our Open Days on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th June. You can go to subject talks, meet lecturers and tour the campus and world class sport facilities with one of our students.

Student wins Award for work at ‘Growing for Life’ project Hester Pelly, a Youth & Community Work student, has won a Dean’s Commendation from the University of St Mark & St John for her ‘exceptionally positive contribution to the community’.

Marine turns actor Former Royal Marine Tip Cullen is currently enrolled on the BA (Hons) Acting course. At 47 years old Tip is the most mature student on his course. “The course and being part of the Actor's Wheel is unbelievable". The

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