Celebrating 120 Years
A montage of images from throughout Falmouth University's 120 year history. All images have a blue overlay and the Falmouth University 120 logo.
In 1902 Falmouth School of Art opened as an evolution of The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, which aimed to 'promote the useful and fine arts, to encourage industry and to elicit the ingenuity of a community distinguished for its mechanical skill.’
The School started as we mean to go on - harnessing creativity to forge the future of industry. To celebrate this anniversary, we delved into the archives and quizzed our community to unearth the stories that have shaped us.
Our timeline: The moments that made us
Journey through our timeline to discover the moments that made us; from the inception of Falmouth School of Art in 1902 and the installation of our Chancellor Dawn French in 2015, to welcoming our new Vice-Chancellor Professor Emma Hunt in 2022 (and the triumphs and challenges faced along the way).
The evolution of our prospectus
Explore how our prospectus front page has developed from the mid 1900s to the present day, and hear from the people that help bring them to life.
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Stories from our community
In 2022, we quizzed former and current students, staff and friends of the University about their experience at Falmouth and what it meant to them. Read about the careers launched and connections made, below.
Hear from inspiring alumni
Meet just a few of our outstanding alumni and discover where it all started.
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Looking ahead: Friends of Falmouth cast their minds forward
15 December 2022
Emma Rice, Rob Da Bank, Philip Marden and Sir Tim Smit KBE imagine the future of Falmouth University...
Lifelong connections made at Falmouth
15 December 2022
Hear from former students who’ve formed lifelong connections with friends they met at Falmouth.
In conversation with Professor Alan Livingston CBE (Part 1)
16 December 2022
Our Vice Chancellor talks to the former University College Falmouth principal about the challenges a...
Meet the creative team now based in the original Falmouth School of Art building
15 December 2022
We visit Kingdom & Sparrow, the creative team now based in the building where it all began.
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Students scoop six Pencils at D&AD Awards 2024
19 June 2024
Six student projects have scooped Pencils in this year’s D&AD New Blood Awards
Falmouth Academic awarded MBE in King’s Birthday Honours
15 June 2024
Tanya Krzywinska, Professor of Digital Games and founding Director of our Games Academy, has been aw...
Interview with 'King Henry' director and Film graduate, Harry Faint
06 June 2024
Hear from Harry Faint - BA and MA Film graduate and director of 'King Henry', a short film focused o...
Bringing Right to Repair to Sustainable Product Design
31 May 2024
Earlier this month, second year Sustainable Product Design BA students had the opportunity to work o...
Cornwall Business School Conference 2024: Building Resilience
21 May 2024
Falmouth University's Cornwall Business School just hosted their first-ever Year in Review Business ...
Putting the tech into textiles: Meet Falmouth graduate Beth Somerville
03 April 2024
From being named overall winner of New Designers 2023 to being selected for the Chanel and King’s ...
‘Why We Photograph Animals’: New book from Associate Professor Dr Huw Lewis-Jones
03 April 2024
'Why We Photograph Animals' is a visual overview of the history and future of animal photography.
Meltdown, Emily June Smith
Falmouth student’s photo series unmasks the reality of growing up with Autism and ADHD
02 April 2024
Introducing 'A Dissonant Past Unmasked' by Emily June Smith.
Falmouth University makes The Princeton Review list of Top 50 undergraduate schools for Game Design 2024
28 March 2024
Falmouth has been ranked 17th in The Princeton Review's list of the Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for...
Glorious Failures | with BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin
22 March 2024
What could BAFTA-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin possibly know about failure? Watch this interview wit...
