Supersize Cabbies on BBC One follows overweight Plymouth cabbies, Mike and Roger, as they try to change the bad habits of a lifetime and go from supersize to superfit. This was a collaborative project with Livewell Southwest and Gavin R. Seymour -
#WeAreMarjon "We go through about 50 boxes of tissues a month - all kinds of things can happen to students including bereavement, relationship breakdown or illness. At Graduation every year we love watching our students walk across that stage. Not
Ben Proud is World Champion Swimmer Ben, a recent Sport Development student, powered to a gold medal at the World Championships. He lowered his own British record to win the 50m butterfly final in 22.75 seconds. Ben was formerly on our Elite Sports
Marjon Sports Journalism students got to put a face to a familiar voice recently, as BBC Match of the Day commentator John Roder delivered a fascinating media masterclass in the Journalism & Media (JAM) Centre. To read the full story:
10 Oct 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., Marjon appoints Tanya Ovenden-Hope as Professor of Education.
Thank you to everyone who visited us at Open Day, we’ve had a great day meeting students and families - we wish you a fabulous rest of the weekend! #MarjonForMe
Make sure to get your tickets for Twelfth Night - featuring some of our very own incredibly talented acting students http://bit.ly/2v2VqZC. For information on our Acting Degree http://bit.ly/2vPIy6s
Follow MarjonUni on Snapchat to see behind the scenes at BBC Spotlight on election night with our journalism students. Find out more about our journalism course: www.marjon.ac.uk/journ
22 Mar 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., Raiders player David Humphries has been using the Marjon sports injury and rehabilitation clinic.
We offer Discover Days for students aged 16+ combining hands-on subject taster sessions with an introduction to student funding and university life. 74.6% of Discover Day attendees leave feeling more confident about navigating Higher Education and 98
15 students headed stateside for the summer with our Camp America bursaries. Jasmine Butler reflects on the experience: "After leaving camp I decided to travel in America. The trouble was deciding where to go! My friends, who I met at camp and who
15 students are stateside this summer thanks to Marjon's Camp America Bursaries. Jasmine Butler describes the experience so far: "Being here working on a camp has taught me skills that I never thought I would get the chance to. I have made friends
Remaining guest tickets for Graduation 2017 will go on sale on 4th October at 6pm. They can be purchased via the website and will be available on a first come first served basis. #marjongrad
#WeAreMarjon Moving to Plymouth is the best decision I’ve ever made. I don’t think Marjon would be the same if it wasn’t in Plymouth. I certainly wouldn’t be the same person I am today if I hadn’t come here. I’d probably still be
28 Sep 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., Researchers test our perception of time during exercise and find that when working at full intensity
A very warm welcome to our new PhD students. Avik Banerjee, Ian Blackwell and Alison Milner will undertake Education research while Abi Alao, Sally Cinnamond and Samantha Lynn focus on Health research. More: www.marjon.ac.uk/research
10 Dec 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., A newly opened ‘whodunnit’ house on campus at Marjon is giving BA (Hons) Criminology and BSc
The University hosts an ongoing series of talks by Visiting Writers. The talks are free to attend and open to all - we invite anyone who loves literature to join us at these inspiring evenings. The next Visiting Writer talks are with author Tom
“People often know how active they should be, what they should be eating and have good intentions. But it doesn’t always translate into behaviour. People I work with express a level of guilt and believe it’s their fault they can’t change,
5 May 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., A chance for students, families and friends to see Plymouth Marjon University is coming up next
We have job opportunities that involve working with schools: Student Recruitment Officer - bit.ly/2va9iOw Leading Schools South West Administrator (LSSW) - bit.ly/2wu56xk
We are delighted to have 40 Year 12 students on campus for a Social Sciences Summer School with Next Steps SW. One session (pictured) focused on sport psychology with the students assessing how pressure impacts sports performance. More about
5 Oct 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., Watch the best of the South West as acting student performs in popular TV dramas.
A warm welcome back to Rhys Roberts who today takes up his new post as Deputy President of Marjon Student Union. Rhys said: “For the next year there are a variety of things that I would like to bring to the University which include inspiring young
10 May 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., The Inspiring Students and Teachers Awards took place this week in a glittering ceremony.
10 May 2017:
Making a difference is at the heart of what we do here at Plymouth Marjon University, find out how our staff and students do this on our news pages., The Inspiring Students and Teachers Awards took place this week in a glittering ceremony.
Last few tickets available for 'Seth Lakeman: the Song-writing'. Join our English and Creative Writing students to hear Seth, folk-singer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist, in conversation about the song-writing process, interspersed with
We get you to where you want to go. Find out how at Open Day on Saturday 7 October. For both undergraduates (first degrees) and postgraduates. Book now: bit.ly/2wbBV2d
Do you love football? The Plymouth Charity League fundraises for the Oasis project at Plymouth Foodbank which supports children living in poverty in Plymouth. Would you like to join this wave of social action? 112 footballers are ready to play and
Is Marjon an important part of your story? Would you like to help shape its future? Marjon Student Union is seeking trustees with specialisms in HR, HE, Finance and Legal practice. They must be located in the South West. If you might be interested
Following Mother’s Day, we want to say a big thank you to all of the supporters of university students, without whom many wouldn’t be as successful as they are today. Pushy Mums, strict Mums, supportive Mums, Mums who went to University, Mums