#WeAreMarjon I chose Marjon, not only for my sport scholarship, but because I wanted to be recognised. In bigger universities you become a number, but here, you’re one big family. I came to Marjon as a 400 metre hurdler, competing in England

Today we offer a specialist BA (Hons) Football Development and Coaching degree but our footballing history goes way back...

Dartmoor by night...

Congratulations to students Jean-Luc Zephir (left) and Tom Fannon (right) who have been selected to compete at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Tom will swim for Team England and Jean-Luc for St Lucia; both train with Plymouth Leander

Is postgraduate study an option for you? If so, here is funding information which could help you make it happen. Also, for Marjon alumni there is a 20% discount when you progress from our undergraduate to postgraduate programmes within two years

The Teacher Education in Lifelong Learning (TELL) Network are to hold a free event at Marjon on 16 May 2018. The event is for teacher educators, researchers, leaders and practitioners in further education and training with talks on recent research

#WeAreMarjon After dropping out of college, I was unsure what my path in life was. Despite my own struggles with school and college, I knew that I wanted to help others learn. I started working in my local primary school as a teaching assistant,

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!

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✅

Thank you to everyone who made the first Marjon Student Union Women in Leadership conference a great one! #MarjonWomen

It was Autumn 1971 in Chelsea and unlike the trees, love was beginning to blossom. Within Porter’s Lodge, in the College of St Mark’s, sat Richard Chatterton and Susan Chitty's pigeon holes. Through their surnames, the pair found themselves

Today we officially opened our brand new Student Hub. A big thank you to Lord Mayor Wendy Foster for doing the honours, and to everyone who came to enjoy some cake, drinks and music!

Congratulations to former Strength and Conditioning student, Sam Carter​, who starts as a Coach at Imperium Plymouth​. During his time at Marjon, Sam’s course allowed him to make industry contacts through nationwide seminars and work with the

I was seven when my mum died, and I had to move from Pakistan to England with my younger sister to live with my dad. It was hard at first, not speaking the language, but I remember a bunch of lads asking me to play football and from then on I

Here are some snaps of our new student hub, we've made a few changes...

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

We are delighted to share the confirmed speakers for the Marjon Women in Leadership conference on 15 February 2018. This conference is organised by the Marjon Student Union and Marjon Well-Being teams. Sessions will include Employment and Career

Today our Sport Development students put their event management skills into practise, welcoming pupils from Austin Farm Academy, Salisbury Road Primary, Whitleigh Primary School, Victoria Road Primary School, Old Priory Primary School, Buckley Down

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

Today we wish very happy retirements to Rose and Sally. They are leaving our catering team, having been friends to generations of Marjon students over a combined 65 years of service. Thank you and congratulations on your retirements!

#TimeToTalk Day is a chance for all of us to be more open about mental health – to talk, to listen, to change lives. Talking helps to break down negative stereotypes and can support people who are feeling isolated. Students can talk to our

Congratulations to Dan, Ryan, Emily, Lauren, Nathan, Geoffery, Megan, William, Dale, Bridey, Heather and Charlotte. All won places with Camp America at a recruitment event this weekend. Could this be you next year? Did you know that MarjonFutures

Lee Ridley AKA Lost Voice Guy can't talk but isn’t silent. He is a stand up comedian, possibly the first to use a communication aid. Lee won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2014 and his sitcom 'Ability' is due to broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2018. We

Dog lovers can pop into the Chapel today to say hi to Albus, a Golden Doodle puppy. Or join him for a walk at 1pm.

Marjon is one of ten universities selected by The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) to join a pilot scheme for endorsement of UK sport and physical activity-related degrees. Read more:

We hope everyone had a great time at this year's Speech and Language Therapy conference yesterday. For more information on Speech and Language Therapy at Marjon http://bit.ly/2teihfO

Congratulations to Jen Otter-Bickerdike who starred last night in The Cambridge Union debate with KATIE PRICE and Chloe Ferry from Geordie Shore. Jen proposed the motion 'This House believes that Celebrity Fandom is the New Organised Religion.' The

WIN rugby tickets. To enter, LIKE this post! Plymouth Marjon University is giving away three pairs of tickets to watch Plymouth Albion RFC at home to Caldy Rugby Club on 3 Feb. Full terms and conditions can be found here:

Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Harvey on the publication of his book “A Sociological Approach to Acquired Brain Injury and Identity”. The book features in-depth interviews with six male survivors of acquired brain injury (ABI), exploring their

A collection of beautiful images around Devon and Cornwall taken by our 3rd year Speech and Language Therapy student, Stuart Watson.

Welcome to Sarah Stevenson who joins us to lead our new Enterprise Hub, a dedicated space that will bring enterprise and real world experience to students, alumni and the local business community too. Activities to be offered through the hub include

Plymouth Marjon University is proud to sponsor Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club and to mark this we are giving away three pairs of tickets to home games in 2018. To enter, like this post. #goraiders #followthefox #teammarjon Full terms and

Marjon... the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

Last week we posted a photo of deer on campus, moving through the morning mist on the journey to Plymbridge Woods. Continuing the theme, here is an illustration of a stag in the snow. Drawn in 1890 by Marjon alumnus Clarence Flowers, it is now kept

Marjon offers a range of courses to support and advance careers within the Armed Forces, these include courses for UK personnel as well as officer training courses for International Defence Forces. We have hosted officer training for the Royal Navy

Congratulations to Dr Sue Cooper on the publication of her new book “Participatory Evaluation in Youth and Community Work”. The book brings together the theory and practice of evaluation in youth and community work. Sue developed an innovative

Can you spot it? Taken this morning on campus!

Marjon goes international to boost confidence of maths teachers Read more: http://bit.ly/2CYJITz

'Working with Stress and Tension in Clinical Practice' is a new book for Speech and Language Therapists, authored by Marjon alumna Helen Morris (formerly Mickleborough). Helen told us: “The book is aimed at adult therapists to use with clients,

Welcome back to campus everyone!

The Marjon Business School team and Devon and Cornwall Business Council have together successfully applied to join the ‘Innovation For Collaborative Teams’ project. This is a pilot project run by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.

Click and drag your mouse, swipe or move your phone to take a 360-degree look around our central quad. If you are thinking of applying to Marjon and would like to take a campus tour then we can arrange one at a time that suits you. You'll take the

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

Many congratulations to Lilly Stoeger, a BEd Secondary PE student, on her selection for the England Rugby U20’s squad. Lilly joined Marjon as a hurdler but since picking up a rugby ball for the first time in her first year she has never looked back

Thinking about changing or progressing your career? We can help.

Happy New Year to all our students, staff and friends!