On Friday, May 15 sports journalism student, Mike Parrish, released a three-part documentary series covering local football team, Plymouth Parkway FC. ‘Round Our Way’ delves deep into the trials, tribulations and successes of manager Lee Hobbs

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#WeAreMarjon “Pride is so deep and upsetting when you think of some of the things that have happened, but we are privileged to be where we are now. To me, Pride is not just a party, it is what it is because of the community’s struggle. We

How could the coronavirus crisis shape the future of the teaching profession? Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope considers this question in an editorial for The Chartered College of Teaching. Read it here... https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/marketing1/2020/05/27

#KindnessMatters “St Thomas Food Fight is a volunteer service based in Exeter which provides free food to anyone who needs it, including a mix of the homeless, those suffering with substance abuse and older people in financial hardship. Our usual

Tune into our live course talks from 2 - 5 June. Find out about studying and student life at Marjon and get your questions answered in live chats with lecturers and students. ✅ Sign up now: https://bit.ly/3e2gh1H

A message from Rev Michelle Parkman, our Cyber Chaplain, to mark #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.

#WeAreMarjon I never thought I would actually go to university as I thought I might not be good enough at the academic side of things so I wasn’t sure if it would be right. Once I came and visited Marjon, however, one thing that massively stood

Dear students with belongings on campus, Today the Department for Education released a statement saying it is now permissible for students to travel to collect belongings, but only if you adhere to university guidelines and booking procedures to

An article by journalism course leader Mike Baker made it into ‘the antidote’ today, which is The Guardian's daily list of the non-coronavirus articles that their readers spent the most time with. Mike’s article is about his beloved Swindon

The Listening Post is a new remote peer support for Marjon students. Student volunteers will be there to chat on MS Teams, either one-to-one or in groups, and to offer signposting to other support when people want it. Joe tells us more...

Considering postgraduate study? Join our live talk at 5pm on Weds 27 May and we’ll tell you all the things you didn’t even know to ask. ✅ Sign up now: https://bit.ly/3e2gh1H

Here are tips on being kind to yourself from Maxine Sherrell, an accredited Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor. Maxine lectures on our BSc (Hons) Psychotherapy & Counselling course and is also a Breathworks Mindfulness Teacher. Find out more

Good luck to graduate David Stirzakeris, a finalist for a Silver Award in the prestigious The Pearson National Teaching Awards, dubbed the 'education Oscars'. David is nominated in the Teacher of the Year in a Primary School category. The silver

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At times like these, when the world feels upside-down , kindness can be the key to turning things around . #KindnessMatters #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. The theme is kindness. Carrie-Anne Riding from the Student Support team tells us more... https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/marketing1/2020/05/15/what-is-kindness-and-why-does-it-matter/

#WeAreMarjon “It was watching the London 2012 Olympic Games that inspired me to become a triathlete. I was able to go and watch some events locally in Cornwall and the success of the British team left me on a high. The swimming pools being closed

This is the fifth in our series of videos for people with limited mobility, demonstrating how to safely exercise at home. Here is a workout to support circulation and mobility with Katie from Marjon Health & Wellbeing. Stay safe, stay active. Find

Take a self-guided virtual tour to see what our campus looks like and find out what it is like to study and live at Marjon. Get started here https://www.marjon.ac.uk/virtual-visit/

Congratulations to the winners of the Marjon Sports Awards 2020 Most Improved Team - Swimming & Waterpolo Volunteer of the Year - Katie Harvey-James & Mia Halifax Coach of the Year - Stephanie Beck Team of the Year - Women’s Futsal Sports

Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight for the Virtual Sports Awards 2020 . Here are your best bits from the 2019/20 season… #upthejons

The Virtual Sports Awards 2020 are at 6pm tonight on Facebook and Twitter. Be there!

Congratulations to our final year undergraduates on completing your dissertations! Here is a message to you all from Vice-Chancellor Professor Rob Warner. Our final year postgraduates might want to check it out too for a mention of celebration

Psychologist Dr Hazel Bending explores why our motivation may be dipping now and what we can do about it... https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/marketing1/2020/05/11/feeling-a-motivation-slump/

Have you applied or are you just starting to consider going to university? Find out about studying and student life with our new series of online talks, Marjon Live. ✅ Book now: https://bit.ly/2ziwWz5

The show must go on at Marjon. Our final year Acting students are not allowing lockdown to close the curtain on their final performance. Instead, they will perform it online later this month. Usually at this time of year, the third year degree

#WeAreMarjon “Walk in to our virtual office! We are here to listen. Between us both, we are always available on call and have been in constant contact with the sports teams and all the captains. The captains have recently run all their AGM’s

#WeAreMarjon “Reading for pleasure is all about fostering a love of reading and books in children. Due to my interest in this one of my lecturers gave me the opportunity to attend the Teachers as Readers book club in Plymouth, where teachers meet

Thanks to Hannah Prisk and Marjon Student Union for setting the 5K challenge for staff, this is how we got on... ️

#MarjonTogether We'd love to see your photos of sport at Marjon to help get us in the mood for the Virtual Sports Awards next week. Reply with a photo that makes you happy. It could be of your Marjon Sports Federation team, the sports facilities at

Today on the #TeamMarjon blog student Molly King captures exactly why Marjon is so special... ❤️ https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/marketing1/2020/05/05/the-community-feel-at-marjon/

This is a workout to help people with limited mobility to improve their balance. It is the fourth in our series of limited mobility exercise videos, demonstrating how to safely exercise at home. Stay home, stay safe, stay active.

The Sports Awards are going online and are not to be missed! #TeamMarjon

#WeAreMarjon “When you get a job working with children you think you are actually going to go out and see them. My speech and language therapy work is specifically with children aged 0-5 and trying to work with them during this lockdown has been

#WeAreMarjon “It’s bizarre that a few weeks ago, I had a class of 34 children whose minds were captivated by anything I taught them. Now, I sit at home preparing lessons, typing to my pupils and engaging with them via Google Classroom online. I

Throughout my four years at Marjon two things have remained constant. The first being Varsity, the biggest sporting and charity fundraising event of the year. The second being the incredible provision the University offers to support student’s

We are delighted to announce that Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope has been appointed as Provost of Marjon University Cornwall. Read more https://bit.ly/3aV53KN

Marjon students, please listen to this message from Jenny Barnicoat, Head of Student Support. Reach the team on studentsupport@marjon.ac.uk.

This is the third in our series of videos for people with limited mobility, demonstrating how to safely exercise at home. Here is a seated lower body workout with Katie from Marjon Health & Wellbeing. Stay home, stay safe, stay active.

Here are our top tips to help you cope with stress during the lockdown... ❤️

Plymouth Marjon University has been awarded £250,000 to develop further life-changing opportunities for students in the area of health and wellbeing. The award, from the Office for Students and Research England, recognises the innovative clinics

#WeAreMarjon “To be a teacher has always been a goal of mine. When leaving school after A-levels I didn’t know what course to do, so before university I did a teaching apprenticeship and this really made me realise that I had to do all I could

#WeAreMarjon “If I’m honest I don’t know what my normal is anymore! Everyday is different, be it a change in government policy or new measures being introduced, we are having to rapidly respond and discover new ways of working. My focus over

A big rainbow is now visible in the window of Reception. It was kindly created for us by children Brooke and Bella Chapman who wanted to say thank you to the amazing NHS workers, including members of the Derriford team who are now living on campus.

Student Gerri Gillies is leading a Change Makers project to enhance the mature student experience at Marjon. Today Gerri and fellow mature students James and Lucy share their experiences of university life on the Team Marjon blog. Check out the blog

We are now recruiting a Graduate Marketing Assistant. You'll join an award winning team, who will ensure that you get access to varied opportunities and that you enjoy a steep learning curve, creating a springboard for your future career. This is a

This is the second in our series of videos for people with limited mobility, demonstrating how to safely exercise at home. Your trainer is Katie, who works with limited mobility exercise patients at Marjon Health & Wellbeing. Stay home, stay safe,

We're sharing some photos of our beautiful green campus, simply because they make us smile! They were taken by Marjon graduate Dan Grindrod.

We are delighted to launch the Marjon Staff and Student Awards 2020. This year we will be celebrating our staff and students in an online Marjon Awards 2020 Celebration. We’ll be inviting you to join us online to celebrate the awards from your own