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Glorious Failures | with BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin
Mark Jenkin is the filmmaker behind BAFTA award-winning film Bait, and Enys Men. Mark is also Falmouth University's Distinguished Professor ...
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Falmouth University retains world-class position in the 2023 Rookies Rankings
28 February 2024
Falmouth University has been ranked as a top 10 creative schools in the UK, and top 50 in the 2023 R...
Zenande, Sinawe, Zinathi and Buhle at Sea Point Pavilion, Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: Michelle Sank
Photography tutor wins Sony World Photography award
18 March 2024
Michelle Sank, a photographer and online tutor on Falmouth’s Photography MA (Online) course, has w...
'Barbie' and beyond: how Film BA graduate Faith Glenister is breaking into camerawork
22 February 2024
As Barbie bids for best picture at the 2024 Oscars ceremony, we thought it was the perfect time to ...
How Illustration graduate Calum Heath established a global freelance career
07 February 2024
With clients including financial magazine Barron’s, Danish newspaper Weekendavisen and style journ...
An interview with Sally Blake, award-winning video game producer and advocate for women in games
26 February 2024
We chatted to Sally Blake, award-winning video game producer and advocate for women in games, about ...
Bal maidens, fishwives and carnival queens: meet Fran Rowse’s ‘Cornish Maids’
12 February 2024
Fran Rowse's photography project 'Cornish Maids' is a collection of portraits of Cornwall’s young ...
Photography graduate's work lights up Piccadilly Circus on NYE
04 January 2024
Serena Brown's work lit up Picadilly Circus this New Year's Eve as part of the Mayor of London's 'Lo...
Our year in stories: 2023
19 December 2023
This time of year is all about community, and we couldn’t be prouder of ours. From BAFTA nominatio...
Rolling Stone rates Falmouth-produced horror in top 5 films
19 December 2023
Mark Jenkin's 'Enys Men' lands fourth place in Rolling Stone's '10 Best Horror Movies of 2023' list.
Falmouth University students and alumni win big at Creative Conscience Awards 2023
11 October 2023
The awards cement our reputation for championing ethical and sustainable practices.
ATTUNE x Aardman Animations: New video focuses on young people's mental health
10 October 2023
In recognition of World Mental Health Day 2023, young participants of ATTUNE have released a video h...
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Serena Brown named as finalist for Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023
31 August 2023
Find out more about the Falmouth graduate's shortlisted work.
How a crap campaign helped Surfers Against Sewage tackle pollution profiteering
18 August 2023
Head of Advertising Dr Cui Su speaks to Creative Advertising graduate Jake Smith about his recent ca...
Clubs & societies at Falmouth University
04 October 2023
Find your people with the wide range of clubs and societies from the Students' Union.
Launchpad business Amutri secures Innovate UK funding to revolutionise 3D visualisation industry
25 August 2023
Launchpad start-up success story Amutri is celebrating following news of their successful bid to sec...
Behind the scenes with the assistant to Barbie's Director of Photography
Film graduate Faith shares her experience of working on Barbie (2023).
Harnessing technology to make live events more inclusive
05 June 2023
In May 2023, the Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation knowledge exchange project hosted a seri...
Graduates’ Work Featured in Conservation Book
14 February 2020
Illustrations by graduates Beth Garnett and Suzy Sharpe are featured in a new book which celebrates
Photography Graduate 'Captures Bonds that Girls Share'
12 February 2020
Photography Graduate Arabelle Zhuang has featured in an article on artsy and CNN.com explaining how
Graduate Film on BBC One
10 February 2020
MA Film & TV graduate Sema Basharan is director of a film being shown on Inside Out South West on
Graduate's Success in Major National Art Exhibition
03 February 2020
Drawing graduate Julia Watson has had her work selected for the Royal Society of British Artists
Hands-on Experience for Graduate
31 January 2020
Architecture graduate Freddie Hutchinson is working as a Part 1 Architectural Assistant at Foster
Graduate Wins Drawing Prize
28 January 2020
Fine Art graduate Shelly Tregoning has received Second Prize from the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing
Award Win for Fine Art Graduate
21 January 2020
Fine Art graduate Manon Dowse has been voted the winner of the Great Art Visitors' Choice Award.
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Music Graduate One to Watch
21 January 2020
Picked as 'one to watch' by the Guardian in late 2019, life has been a whirlwind for rising British
Animation Grad Joins American Studio
18 December 2019
Animation & Visual Effects graduate Orla McElroy has just joined the team at an American stop-motion
Graduate Games Studio Wins National Prize
17 December 2019
Studio Mutiny, a team of Falmouth graduates, has won a major competition and scooped £25,000 from
Ider’s Emotional Education on Tour
11 December 2019
Lily Somerville and Megan Markwick found each other at Falmouth University, now the world is
Illustrator Brings World of Whales to Life
11 December 2019
Fine Art graduate Becky Thorns has just finished her first book commission, which will be published
