Coordinates: 50°25′14″N 04°06′36″W / 50.42056°N 4.11000°W / 50.42056; -4.11000

Plymouth Marjon University
Plymouth Marjon University escutcheon.png
Coat of Arms
Other name
University of St Mark & St John
Former names
University College Plymouth St Mark & St John (2007–2012)
College of St Mark and St John (1923–2007)
MottoLatin: Abeunt studia in mores
Motto in English
Out of studies comes character
TypeIndependent Church of England voluntary
EstablishedUniversity status (2012)
Joint College (1923)
St John's (1840)
St Marks (1841)
AffiliationUniversity of Exeter (1991-2013)[1]
Vice-ChancellorMichelle Jones
Students2,750 (2019/20)[2]
Undergraduates2,215 (2019/20)[2]
Postgraduates535 (2019/20)[2]
Location
Plymouth
,
England, UK
Websitemarjon.ac.uk
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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 on a single campus on the northern edge of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. Formerly named University College Plymouth St Mark & St John, the institution was awarded full university status in 2013.[1]

The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the university is Professor Michelle Jones, with Professor Claire Taylor recently announced as the permanent replacement for the role.

History

Original college building in Chelsea
Original college building in Chelsea
A model of the Chelsea Campus
A model of the Chelsea Campus

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).[3] The former chapel of St Mark's College, designed by Edward Blore is on the Fulham Road, Chelsea, and is now a private residence. [4]

St Mark's College was founded upon the beliefs of The Reverend Derwent Coleridge, son of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, its first principal: that its primary purpose was to widen the educational horizons of its students. During the First World War, St Mark's College was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 2nd London General Hospital, a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties.[5]

St John's College was established by Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth, together with Edward Carleton Tufnell, as a teacher training institution.[6]

These colleges merged in 1923, establishing a single institution in Chelsea as the College of St Mark & St John. In 1973 came the move to Plymouth due to the college outgrowing 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.[1]

Campus

The university campus is located several miles north of Plymouth city centre, next to Derriford Hospital. Residential accommodation is provided, with all first-year students guaranteed a place. In 2013 a major investment programme in campus facilities was completed, with new sport and exercise science laboratories, extensive indoor and outdoor sports provision, a theatre, a media centre and a music studio.

Academic profile

Rankings
National rankings
Complete (2023)[7]116

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Alumni of Plymouth Marjon University

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "History". Plymouth Marjon University. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "College of St Mark and St John" (PDF). Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ Grant, Phoebe. "A historic former church in the heart of Chelsea". Town & Country.
  5. ^ "Second London General Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Papers of Sir James Phillips Kay-Shuttleworth". Archives Hub. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Complete University Guide 2023". The Complete University Guide. 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Starting new chapters". The Herald. Local World. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  9. ^ Laing, Dave (28 October 2011). "Bob Brunning obituary". The Guardian. London.
  10. ^ "The real Vicar of Dibley gets her own TV role". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Spartacus Educational". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  12. ^ "In His Own Words". Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  13. ^ "SR Olympic Sports". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Cover Story". Marjon Today. 6. 1999.
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