Greg Whyte OBE will open the new Sports Science Laboratories at the University of St Mark & St John tomorrow (22 March). As part of the Grand Opening, Professor Whyte will share his fascinating career with VIP guests, coaches, and elite athletes as

Returning to study? Ready for a change of career? Explore your options at our Postgraduate Open Evening. http://bit.ly/1LgRFTK

Looking forward to welcoming 100 year 1 and 2 pupils from Ford Primary and St Josephs on campus for Stepping into the World of Books Event today!

The Actors Wheel second year Acting students are currently on their Greek tour as part of their course. Find out more about how studying here prepares you as a professional actor http://bit.ly/1SehsKB

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

NEWS: Ever wondered how you train celebrities like David Walliams, Davina McCall, and Jo Brand to overcome incredible sporting challenges and feats of endurance? Greg Whyte OBE, Sports Scientist to the stars, will reveal all when he opens the new

NEWS: Teenagers’ confidence for communicating is the focus of an initiative to help improve literacy in schools. A six week project has seen life-changing improvements in confidence for pupils at All Saints Academy. The project has been developed

NEWS: South West Patients Use Anti-Gravity Treadmill There is a NASA-derived anti-gravity treadmill in new health science laboratories at the University of St Mark & St John. The University has invested heavily in new labs, comprising biomechanics &

Varsity Football: Congratulations to Women's 1st team football for reaching the conference cup final. It is taking place on Wednesday so as a result Varsity football Mens & Womens 1st team will now take place on THURSDAY, not on Wednesday as was

Good luck to all our students competing at #Varsity2016 - add 'marjonuni' on Snapchat to see the action and results.

Inspiring Student Awards 2016 Nominate students who make a positive difference: bit.ly/21DRoOl

Calling all first years... We are now recruiting for Student Ambassadors to work with our marketing and recruitment teams. You’ll be involved with open days, taster days, student shadowing, marketing events, higher education fairs and working on

Next week our final year acting students will perform a number of challenging plays exploring the nature of human relationships at a free theatre festival. The festival will cover thought-provoking issues such as co-dependency, Stockholm syndrome,

Tonight: Foundation Degrees Open Evening from 6-8pm Come along for an overview of our Early Years and Learning & Teaching foundation degrees, which are designed to balance study and working in your current job. Also find out about our two year

Over one in four women and one in five men do less than 30 minutes of physical activity a week, so are classified as ‘inactive’, an unsustainable situation, and one that is costing an estimated £7.4 billion a year and increasing the need for

Visiting Writer Series: Isabel Galleymore Tuesday 16 February at 18:30 in the Library Lecture Theatre. The session is free and is open to all - students, staff and the public. Please reserve a seat by telephoning 01752 636745 (ext 6522). Isabel

2016 Speech & Language Therapy Conference Photos

The annual award-winning St Luke's Midnight Walk is back on Saturday 9 July 2016 and promises to be the best girls' night out Plymouth has ever seen. You can walk a 3, 6 or 13.1 mile route, taking you out and around Plymouth's cityscape - starting

Tell us what you think! The independently run National Student Survey 2016 asks students to reflect on their course experience across a range of areas. Current students, please complete the survey to tell us about your student experience at the

Regional Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) Conference 2016: Innovation in developing the whole child. 12 February 2016 from 09:00 to 16:30 at the University of St Mark & St John. For all newly and recently qualified teachers who are now working in the

News: Sport Loving Student Will Go to Rio! http://bit.ly/1KSr75n

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

NEXT WEEK: All this for just £5. Get involved #TheMarjonEdge

Much to enjoy with Marjon Student Union...

Seminar: Applying Science to Football Performance With Professor Barry Drust of Liverpool John Moores University; also Sport Science Consultant to England and Liverpool FC. Room 525 at 10am on Friday 5th February 2016.

Foundation Degrees Open Evening on 25th Feb. Study whilst working in your current job. More: bit.ly/1muEJ1t

Acting course leader Kevin Johnson performs Symbiotic Theatre's Tip of The Tongue tomorrow. This is part of From Devon With Love, a two week festival at Barbican Theatre showing some of the finest Devon-based dance and theatre companies. More about

Go surfing in Cornwall with Marjon Activate. Four lessons on Saturday afternoons in March. £10 per lesson plus £5 to register with Marjon Activate. No equipment or experience needed.

Student Swimming Offer - £5 for six swimming sessions the University Sports Centre. Register at the Sports Centre (terms apply).

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

The UCAS deadline is approaching! Our Admissions team are here to help if you have any questions about getting your application in. Please don't hesitate to contact us +44 (0)1752 636890 or email admissions@marjon.ac.uk

Request from our Chaplain: "We have sent off our large collection of donations going directly to Syria next month. Marjon should be proud of our contribution. Here is a new list of items we are seeking donations of. Christmas is over but the crisis

Any questions about applying to us? We can help! Contact @MarjAdmissions or admissions@marjon.ac.uk or 01752 636890.

It's not too late to apply for 2016. The UCAS deadline for most undergraduate courses is 15th January 2016 and Ann from our Admissions team answers frequently asked questions about applying to university. If you have any other questions you can ask

Teaching Open Evening for PGCE and School Direct 14 January 2016 If you have a degree and would like to train to teach then a one year PGCE or School Direct course could be right for you. We are ranked best in the South West for Education and

If your New Year’s resolutions include being fit and healthy then why not start 2016 with a visit to the University Sports Centre? Six weeks gym and swim membership is available for £45. Membership works out at £1 per day! This is a special New