Today we welcome our new Marjon Student Union team, President Lauren Edwards and Deputy President Joe Lynch Stepping into the role during an unusual time, Lauren said: “I aim to make the SU a helping hand every Marjon student can and wants to

The votes are in and Marjon Student Union (MSU) have announced that Elias McGill will be the next MSU President and Haden Tye will be the next Deputy President. Elias campaigned to develop the Marjon app so students can use it to manage all of their

Become a Student Ambassador! ❤️ Are you a passionate Marjon student looking for an exciting job opportunity? Look no further! Role: Student Ambassador Pay: £10.90 per hour + £1.32 per hour holiday pay Who we're looking for: We're on the hunt

Dear Marjon, Firstly, I’d like to say what a year it has been! Every single student this year has had to battle some truly tough times, and for that you should be proud of yourselves. In particular a massive congratulations to all those who are in

You saw them here first... Pictured are Cody Burdett, Tom Fannon, Lily Goddard, Thomas Maurer, Alyssa Oates, Tom Rudd, Ivo Staub, David Wilkes and Jean Luc Zephir. All are first year students and very talented athletes who compete at a level which

VARSITY is back! Here are the fixtures: 5 May - Women’s Football at 5pm 7 May - Men’s Football 4 at 7pm 8 May - Women’s Hockey at 9.40am 10 May - Golf at 12 midday, Men's Football 3 at 4.15pm and Women's Rugby at 6.30pm 12 May - Men's Football

Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of our trainee secondary school teachers have been supporting the fantastic work of Devon Virtual School. The school works to help children in care and care leavers from the area. During the last

Calling all Marjon students Have you got ideas about how to improve things at Marjon? Do you want to build your confidence and prove you can make a difference to others? Are you looking for flexible, part-time work? We are currently looking to hire

Sonia Blandford, one of the country's foremost experts on improving outcomes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, will give a guest lecture at Marjon titled 'Born to Fail? Social Mobility, A Working Class View'. Sonia, a prolific writer, is

Plymouth Marjon University is delighted to announce the unveiling of our brand new lion statue, celebrating our long-held association with the African animal. The Marjon Lion aims to inspire and transform students' lives through its majestic posture

And so, it begins The academic year is now underway at Marjon, with the first lectures beginning in the Institute of Education. Both our primary and secondary PGCE students have joined us today, raring to go. Welcome to all our new teachers-to-be,

Good luck to Outdoor Adventure Education student Connie Baker, who is heading to Hawaii to compete in one of the world’s most strenuous competitions. The historic KONA race will take athletes through the clear waters of Kailua Bay, along the

BSc (Hons) Psychotherapy & Counselling focuses on talking therapies. It prepares students for careers which support people's mental health and wellbeing. At Psychotherapy & Counselling Taster Evening you can meet the lecturers and ask any questions

We’d like to say a huge thank you to Luis Costa and Josh Varley, aka the voices of Varsity. Varsity is the biggest sporting event of the year when teams from Marjon and the University of Plymouth go head to head. To keep us all covid-safe no

#WeAreMarjon This week Lecturer Jackie Arthur, who has been with Marjon for over 37 years, left the University to take on her next adventure of sailing around the country and beyond! ⛵️ Jackie not only leaves with the absolute best wishes of the

The Student Led Teacher Award winners were announced this week at the University of St Mark & St John. Dan Whitby, Marjon Student Union President, said at the ceremony: “All University staff do an amazing job to challenge and inspire a future

Are you considering training to teach? Did you know that you have to pass professional skills tests in numeracy and literacy before you start teacher training? The key to passing is plenty of preparation and practice. MarjonFutures is here to help,

‘’When you come to Marjon, it feels like coming home. When I started, Rob the Vice-Chancellor told me all about the values. I thought this is it, yes. They chimed with me on a personal level. I hadn’t experienced this at other universities. I

Varsity 2017 is here. The sports challenge event of the year sees Marjon sports teams compete against University of Plymouth teams for the Varsity cup. Whether you’re part of a sports team or not, there’s something for everyone with big games

“Marjon Student Union is incredibly excited to have our students back, and even more excited to have our incoming Freshers arrive. We’re here and ready for you to make some memories of a lifetime. Understandably, Freshers is working differently

Calling all new runners… Marjon researchers are exploring how people become committed to running. They want to understand why some people who start running become regular runners, whereas others do not. Ultimately they want to help people to stay

LGBTQ+ Pride month has been celebrated every year since 1969, when the Stonewall uprising took place. On 28 June 1969 there were a spontaneous series of demonstrations in response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn and discrimination against

We can count Plymouth Argyle FC, Plymouth Albion RFC, Exeter Chiefs and the Namibian World Cup Rugby team amongst the many users of our world-class sport facilities; including gym, swimming pool, sports hall and 3G pitch. Another team that play and

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,

Camp America provides the opportunity to spend your summer living and working at a summer camp in America. As well as working with staff from all over the world and making new lifelong friendships, you’re going to have experiences that you will

Lest we forget. We are very lucky to have our beautiful green campus, but you may not know that we can thank our World War One students for starting it. Back in the 1970s when we moved from London to Plymouth, we received funding to plant a green

Dear Marjon Class of 2020, I would just like to begin by saying a huge congratulations to the final year students who have, or have very nearly, completed university. You should be so proud of yourselves – this is amazing! For some of you, this

#WeAreMarjon “I became a Change Maker because I wanted my voice to be heard. I did some research and saw one of the projects was around PHD life, which fitted in really well with some of the conversations I was having with other students and staff

#CheeringForClearing "I applied to study at Marjon through clearing in 2020 as I had initially applied to study somewhere else but decided I would prefer to be closer to home. I was worried it would be a long and stressful process, but it only took

Dear Marjon class of 2021, Firstly, a huge congratulations- you’ve finished uni! That is such a big achievement, you should be ridiculously proud of yourselves. I know this year has been an odd one, with lockdowns, online learning and watching our

#WeAreMarjon #InternationalMensDay "I strive to be a big advocate for mental health. I strongly believe that it is always best to speak out about your problems and seek support. I have had my own struggles with mental health and many other men I

#WeAreMarjon “I was a child in care when I was younger. I moved 13 times and went to 10 different schools before the age of 10. I slipped through my education. "Fortunately, a foster family rescued me and supported me all the way through secondary

Many congratulations to Ben Proud on setting four new British swimming records at the ASA Winter Meet this weekend. Ben broke 46 seconds for the first time, beating his own record in the men's 4x100m freestyle with 45.97. He set British records in

#WeAreMarjon “Being one of the first students to return to campus was both exciting and a learning curve. As a Student Ambassador, I helped with Marjon’s first campus tours since lockdown. It was brilliant. It’s so clear that our university

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

Have you seen the new collection of books we have available in the Marjon library? Laura Pickering-Payne, a second year Speech and Language therapy student, curated the collection of the anti-racism books that are now available to staff and students.

I’m kind of enjoying lockdown to be honest. I’m living on campus and I feel lucky to be back as I have my housemates. We plan lots of activities to keep entertained. We cook together as a house, play games, watch TV together and go for walks to

My plan this term was to return to the student village to start my teaching placement and begin face-to-face lectures again. I’m now studying at home instead because my placement was postponed, and my lectures are all online. I was disappointed

A statement from the Vice-Chancellor I want to confirm that we are planning to return to campus to start teaching at the usual time in September. We’ll naturally have to teach in a different way, and we’re planning for a mix of face-to-face

#WeAreMarjon “At school I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I just wanted to do sports all the time. I’ve always played hockey from a young age. My Dad played hockey and I followed in his footsteps. I came to Marjon to study Sport and Exercise

Marjon has signed a deal with Devon FA and Plymouth Argyle to give our football degree students real-world experience of football careers. Chris French of Devon County FA said: "We’re delighted to support students through placements, guest

Plymouth Marjon University has been ranked first in England for student satisfaction according to the Complete University Guide 2021. Marjon places first in England and third in the UK for student satisfaction, scoring a total of 4.23 out of five.

#WeAreMarjon "I went to university not really knowing what I wanted to do as a career, and started two different degrees before settling on the right one in the right place. I worked on the student newspaper and radio station at Cardiff University

#WeAreMarjon “I decided to join the Coronavirus Support Team so that I could help students who are isolating. Our role is to contact self-isolating students and ask a variety of questions to check on them. It’s been so rewarding knowing that

#WeAreMarjon “I had worked my way up in my career and had just got married. I was on my honeymoon in Hawaii, and I told my husband that I wanted to go to university. "When we got back, I handed in my notice at work and started the course within a

#WeAreMarjon “I don’t think there are words to describe Varsity, the atmosphere is incredible. It’s the biggest game that some people will ever play, especially in amateur sport. Varsity is one of the first things you’re told about in

#WeAreMarjon I toyed with the idea of moving away from Plymouth to study for my degree but the fact that Marjon had the Public Relations and Media course I wanted to do, had a good reputation and most of my friends were staying in the city made the

A message from Professor Rob Warner, Vice-Chancellor of Marjon... Dear students and staff, We are all coming to terms with the reality that Covid has been accelerating fast in the UK and is taking a heavy toll on health and lives across the world.

If you hope to go to university this year, we recognise that the coronavirus pandemic has had an enormous impact on you. Many of you will be studying hard to get the grades you need to apply to university. Even if you already have your grades, we

Lockdown has changed things a lot. I looked forward to going into university, for labs and teaching one and a half days each week, but now I’m learning at home. I miss the social side of university life and I miss seeing family and friends,