Plymouth Marjon University

Plymouth Marjon University, commonly referred to as Marjon, is the trading name of the University of St Mark and St John, a university based primarily at the northern edge of Plymouth, Devon. Formerly named University College Plymouth St Mark & St John, the institution was awarded full university status in 2013. All the university’s course programmes involve work placements of some sort, and all students are trained in critical graduate-level skills such as presenting with impact, applying for jobs, managing interviews and influencing others. The university works closely with key employers on all programmes, linking students to a network of contacts to help them in their future careers.

The university’s history dates back to the foundation by the National Society (now National Society for Promoting Religious Education) of the constituent London colleges of St John’s College in Battersea, London (1840) and St Mark’s College in Chelsea, London (1841), which merged in 1923, establishing a single institution in Chelsea as the College of St Mark & St John. In 1973 the college moved to Plymouth having outgrown the Chelsea campus. In 1991 the college became affiliated to the University of Exeter, which accredited it to run undergraduate and postgraduate programmes leading to degree awards of the University of Exeter, and in 2007, gained University College status, as the University College Plymouth St Mark & St John. It was awarded full university status as Plymouth Marjon University in 2013.