Open Days and visiting us

Experience Falmouth at one of our Open Days or Campus Tours

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Sat 04 Oct 2025

Bookings for this Open Day are now closed.

Open Day

In-person

Visit our beautiful campuses and explore our professional-standard facilities at an Open Day.

Open Day
Open Day
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Sat 25 Oct 2025

09:00 - 16:30

Open Day

In-person

Visit our beautiful campuses and explore our professional-grade facilities at an Open Day.

Open Day
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Sat 22 Nov 2025

09:00 - 16:30

Open Day

In-person

Visit our beautiful campuses and explore our professional-standard facilities at an Open Day.

Open Day
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Open Days & Events

Experience Falmouth both in-person and virtually at our on campus and online events.

Open Days & Events
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Campus Tours

Take a look around our facilities and campuses, get a real feel for what it's like to study in our c...

Campus Tours

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Find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate courses and get a taste of life in Falmouth and our facilities, by viewing our prospectus online or by ordering a printed copy.

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Welcome

 

A place to pioneer

We're pleased to have welcomed our next cohort of students! Here at Falmouth, there's so much to look forward to. We’re not just responding to the world around us; we're shaping it.

With over a century of art school heritage behind us, our students are pushing forward, fusing the magic of creativity with the power of technology to imagine, innovate and evolve.

Why Falmouth University

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Julian's Film Headshot

Film lecturer brings his award-winning documentary to Cornwall for its UK premiere

01 October 2025

After a summer of international success garnering accolades in India from Kookai International Film ...

Film lecturer brings his award-winning documentary to Cornwall for its UK premiere
Becca's paper workshop
Becca's paper workshop

Fine Art Online graduate hosts collaborative workshop on the art of paper

30 September 2025

Interdisciplinary artist, handmade papermaker and recent Fine Art MA (Online) graduate Becca Edwards...

Fine Art Online graduate hosts collaborative workshop on the art of paper
Amanda Collins
Amanda Collins

Acting lecturer brings new revival of Olivier Award-winning play to life as associate director

29 September 2025

Amanda Collins, one of Falmouth’s Acting BA lecturers, has spent the last two months working on a ...

Acting lecturer brings new revival of Olivier Award-winning play to life as associate director
anosh

An international student’s journey on Falmouth’s MA Game Art

25 September 2025

For Anosh Saji, choosing to study a master’s in Game Art at Falmouth was about more than gaining s...

An international student’s journey on Falmouth’s MA Game Art
Dan Simpkins
Dan Simpkins

Film alumnus explores men’s mental health, mining and Cornwall’s community in new documentary

25 September 2025

Dan Simpkins is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and Director of Photography, who since gradua...

Film alumnus explores men’s mental health, mining and Cornwall’s community in new documentary
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Animation students named finalists in global Rookies awards

23 September 2025

Two student films from Falmouth’s Animation BA(Hons) have made a splash at The Rookies, an interna...

Animation students named finalists in global Rookies awards
12games

Indie Games Online student completes 12 games in 12 weeks project

23 September 2025

For his final major project on the Indie Game Development MA (Online), Mathijs Koning set himself a ...

Indie Games Online student completes 12 games in 12 weeks project
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Guardian ranks Falmouth best for hospitality, event management and tourism

23 September 2025

Falmouth’s hospitality, event management and tourism courses have been ranked first in the Guardia...

Guardian ranks Falmouth best for hospitality, event management and tourism
Bella Bunce
Bella Bunce

Falmouth alumna becomes the first female editor of long-standing surf magazine

23 September 2025

After feeling creatively influenced by Falmouth’s deep connection with the sea, nature and its com...

Falmouth alumna becomes the first female editor of long-standing surf magazine
kristian

User Experience graduate on exploring scent, further study and starting a business

18 September 2025

When we think about digital design, we tend to think of screens, buttons and code. For User Experien...

User Experience graduate on exploring scent, further study and starting a business
boylan

Game Art lecturer on character creation and collaboration

16 September 2025

We chatted with senior lecturer in Game Art, Michael Boylan, on how games are almost never made in i...

Game Art lecturer on character creation and collaboration
rookies

Games Academy students shine at The Rookies

12 September 2025

Five students from Falmouth’s Games Academy and School of Film and Television have reached the fin...

Games Academy students shine at The Rookies
Penryn Campus

Falmouth University: Our year of transformation

12 September 2025

Falmouth University has been shortlisted as Specialist Institution of the Year 2025 in the Times Hig...

Falmouth University: Our year of transformation
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Lily Lyons

Popular Music alumna to release debut album on major label Fiction Records

10 September 2025

Singer songwriter and Popular Music BA alumna Lily Lyons is set to release her debut album Reopen th...

Popular Music alumna to release debut album on major label Fiction Records
rose

World premiere success for Falmouth’s Mark Jenkin at Venice

04 September 2025

Critics praise 'Rose of Nevada' for its bold aesthetic and powerful storytelling.  

World premiere success for Falmouth’s Mark Jenkin at Venice
Heidi Dixon
Heidi Dixon

Meet the Creative Advertising alumnus whose work is displayed across London Underground

02 September 2025

“Falmouth really isn’t like most universities, and that isn’t because of the beaches,” says ...

Meet the Creative Advertising alumnus whose work is displayed across London Underground
Katherine Child
Katherine Child

Illustration alumnus to release debut children’s book inspired by Cornish landscape

29 August 2025

Illustration BA(Hons) and Illustration: Authorial Practice MA graduate Katherine Child is set to rel...

Illustration alumnus to release debut children’s book inspired by Cornish landscape
Amelia Belam
Amelia Belam

Creative Advertising student gains industry insights at global advertising agency

28 August 2025

Second year Creative Advertising BA student Amelia Belam is now finishing her internship with advert...

Creative Advertising student gains industry insights at global advertising agency
Nick Diprose
Nick Diprose

Online Photography alumnus displays work at popular ceramics studio

26 August 2025

Studying Photography MA(Online) has been described as “one of the best decisions I have made” by...

Online Photography alumnus displays work at popular ceramics studio
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Studio Kiln: the Falmouth alumni refreshing Vinted’s global identity

20 August 2025

Nathan Smith and Charlie Hocking are the creative minds behind Studio Kiln, a design studio in Penry...

Studio Kiln: the Falmouth alumni refreshing Vinted’s global identity

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We're a University Mental Health Charter Award holder

We're delighted to be the first and only specialist creative arts institution to achieve the University Mental Health Charter Award from UK mental health charity Student Minds, a national accreditation recognising sector-leading mental health and wellbeing support for students.

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Experience Falmouth

Explore our creative community, professional-grade facilities, industry-practicing lecturers and location like no other. Become part of Falmouth University’s creative legacy.

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Falmouth Campus

Subtropical gardens and light-flooded studios make Falmouth Campus a haven for creative practice. ...

Falmouth Campus
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Two students walking on Penryn Campus

Penryn Campus

Penryn Campus’s architectural innovation, outstanding facilities and state-of-the-art technology m...

Penryn Campus
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Student Life

Our students enjoy a lifestyle a little beyond the ordinary. From exploring the coastline, seek...

Student Life
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Student Voices

Get the inside scoop from our student community. Read the latest student articles on Student Voice. ...

Student Voices
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Green screen facility

Facilities

Explore our industry-standard facilities; from high-end photography studios to a purpose-built perfo...

Facilities
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Students walking in Glasney Student Village

Accommodation

Explore all our on and off-campus accommodation options and discover modern, well-equipped spaces de...

Accommodation
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Open Days & Events

Experience Falmouth both in-person and virtually at our on campus and online events.

Open Days & Events
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Meadow of gold

Sustainability at Falmouth

As an educational institution we're committed to operating in ways that are environmentally consciou...

Sustainability at Falmouth
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RKE

Research & Knowledge Exchange

By stepping beyond disciplinary lines, harnessing creativity and working with communities, we delive...

Research & Knowledge Exchange
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Working with Business

Business support, industry collaborations and facility hire. Find out more about how we work with bu...

Working with Business
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About Us

Championing creativity as a force for innovation: Falmouth University aims to broaden people’s ide...

About Us
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Be proud of who you are

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At Falmouth University we believe that positively engaging with equality, diversity and inclusion me...

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
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Falmouth view from water

Economic Impact Report

We commissioned an independent report to assess Falmouth University's contribution to Cornwall and t...

Economic Impact Report