#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,

I am a huge believer in choosing something you enjoy. Most people only get to go to university once so make the most of it. Choosing to study Sport Development at Marjon was a fantastic decision as it opened doors to invaluable contacts in the

#WeAreMarjon “I didn’t expect it to grow like this. I started Level Up Football Coaching in September, at the same time as I started my degree. The idea was to make a bit of extra money to help me along. We offer 1-2-1 football coaching sessions

#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

"After being inspired by my own Strength & Conditioning Coach at college, I decided that's what I wanted to do. Before that I had no plans to come to university, I didn’t think I was academic enough. For my first placement, I worked with Devon

The University awards honorary degrees to local people who make outstanding contributions to education, culture, enterprise or society. We are delighted to award an honorary degree to Debra Searle MBE, an inspirational adventurer, author, BBC

"I always wanted to study for a degree, but at the end of my school years I didn’t have the qualifications to achieve that dream. Instead, I went into industry and started a family. After the birth of my fourth child, I left the career I had

Today we hear from our very first trailblazing women students. The following is taken from a piece they wrote together at the end of their studies, back in 1958... “Two hundred and fifty men and six women, that was what we found, we the bold and

#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

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

"Coming into this job when I did was difficult. Not just taking on a new job with the responsibility of representing all the students at Marjon, but I’ve had to do so in the middle of a pandemic. Luckily, I’m not alone in this. I’ve had the

#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 “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

You could feel the buzz on campus this morning as we welcomed the Webb Ellis Cup. The Rugby World Cup 2015 Trophy Tour saw youngsters, professional and national players and guests enjoy a celebration bought to the city by the Plymouth Rugby

We have world-class sport and exercise facilities here and are investing to develop them further. You can still apply to join one of our sport and exercise courses and start with us in September 2015. Places are available on courses such as BSc (Hons

#WeAreMarjon A year in to A Levels I decided it wasn’t for me. I left school and found a job as a scaffolder, which I did alongside playing semi-pro football. At 19 I was earning decent money and I had a great start to the football season. Scouts

#WeAreMarjon I am the founder of Dangerous Dads, which I set up in 2007 after becoming a dad and taking my little girl to a number of different children’s groups and activities. Each time I went along I found the environments to be very female

Are you in year 12 and thinking about going to university? Then this summer why not try our Summer School? You can join academic and practical sessions and experience student life first hand with four nights on-campus in our halls in Plymouth. You

#WeAreMarjon “Football is a big part of my life. I started playing football at age six and went on to play for Torquay United, first as an apprentice and then on a one-year professional contract at age 18. I knew I wanted to do something to do

Fly-on-the-wall Film Wins Award Congratulations to journalism students Kieron Reed and Patrick Tompkins (pictured) on winning an award from the Royal Television Society for their fly-on-the-wall documentary of a barber shop. The owners of Wyatt’s