Calling all runners... Our sport science and psychology experts invite you to join them at FREE preparation workshops for the Plymouth Britain's Ocean City 10K. Find out more or book here:

Today, after two years championing our students, Elias McGill's term as President of Marjon Student Union comes to an end. Thank you so much Elias for all your hard work. We asked Elias to tell us about the 'best bits':

#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

Today we welcomed year 4 children from schools throughout Plymouth to our Science Day. Together, with the help of Rhythm City Dance Studio, Argyle Community Trust, Plymouth Science Team and Bruce Robinson's 'Wonder Workshops', the children focussed

The Marjon Student Union Student Led Teaching Awards celebrate good practice, with staff members being nominated by students. The winners for 2018 are: Innovation Award - Steve Disney Inspiration Award - Sarah Ord-Houghton aCAREdemic Awars - Erica

☕️ Great news all! If you order your hot drink on campus you will now receive a 20p discount if you're using a reusable mug. If you like the sound of that deal but don't yet own a reusable mug then you can breathe a sigh of relief... as mugs are

In a great race this morning at the CommonWealth Games former Marjon student Ben Proud won the gold medal in the Men's 50m Freestyle Swim. Tom Fannon also competed in the same final and earlier Jean Luc Zephir swam two personal bests in the heats.

#WorldCup 2018 kicks off today and you can catch it right here on campus! ⚽ BT Sports has just been installed in the lecture theatre. Students and staff can access it 24/7 so pull up a beanbag and watch on the 86” UHD 4K screen! This screen is

Last night we hosted the Inspiring Student Awards. The awards were presented to those who have made significant contributions to the university and community. Congratulations to all nominees and the following Inspiring Student Award winners...

Are you training for Britain's Ocean City Half Marathon? Marjon is offering a FREE workshop to bring cutting-edge sport and exercise science techniques to local runners. Topics to be covered include strength and conditioning for injury prevention,

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

Speech & Language Therapy Career Day Friday 4th May 2018, 9:30–12:30 Would you like to find out more about an exciting career working with children and adults who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties? Speech and language therapists

200 Marjon teacher trainees gathered for our Supporting Diversity and Challenging Stereotypes Conference today. Students took part in a series of workshops with specialist speakers learning about gender variance, drug and alcohol misuse, religious

Congratulations to Marjon Men’s 4th football team who, not only won the Jack Finch Cup Final, but also a host of trophies at the league’s End of Season Dinner. The team’s Captain and Secretary, Todd Coulthard, told us, “We’ve had a

It is #ArmedForcesDay. Plymouth Marjon University is proud to provide courses suitable for members of the Armed Forces. We have recently launched a new part-time BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science which is suitable for Army All Arms and public

After saying farewell to Elias McGill on Friday, we’d like to welcome Marjon Student Union President, Rhys Rob and Deputy President, Laura Butler. Stepping up from Deputy President and welcoming Laura to the team, Rhys told us: “I’m really

The Cornwall Teacher Awards celebrate inspirational and outstanding teachers, headteachers, teaching assistants, school support workers and volunteers who make a difference to children and young people in Cornwall. Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope,

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

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

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

We’ve recently launched Going Places; a campaign that will help students to have global experiences thanks to Marjon alumni and friends of the University. ✈️ This is Geoffery’s global experience: "Through Marjon University I was able to

#WeAreMarjon “My main fear before coming to study for a term at Marjon was homesickness. I’m a student at Bloomsburg University and came to Marjon so I could experience education in a different country. I’m very family-orientated and being

#WeAreMarjon At 96 years old, John Hume is Marjon’s oldest known living alumni. This is his story. “I came to Marjon in 1940, when the college was based in Chelsea, to study Advanced Woodwork and Advanced Geography. In September of that year,

#WeAreMarjon “When I decided to run to be the Deputy President of the Student Union I never thought I’d be the one to get elected. Someone half mentioned to me before the campaign started, “You should go for that,” but I didn’t really

#WeAreMarjon “I was working in a quarry, ready to go to work at 5am and I had this epiphany. I asked myself if this is what I wanted to do with my life. This moment of panic pushed me on to doing something else. I wanted to do something active but

“I was a mess, very unwell with various mental health problems. I knew if I didn’t do something really drastic I was probably going to put myself six foot under, so I found Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy. When I did this, I

Plymouth Marjon University is delighted to announce that Mark Ormrod is being awarded an honorary degree in recognition of his inspirational achievements. Mark is a former Royal Marines Commando who has overcome tremendous challenges to now work as

#WeAreMarjon “I wasn’t working in a forensic-based job when I was asked to help with my first criminal case in Britain. I was working for the National Museum of Scotland as Senior Curator of Entomology. It was a job that involved the collection