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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...
Stitchsmith Prize for Textile Student
26 October 2018
Third year Textile Design student Lauren Henry has scooped the very first Stitchsmith Prize for
Photography Student Wins BBC Award
25 October 2018
Third year Press & Editorial Photography student Peter Flude has been named Visual Journalist of the
Small Idea, Big Business
24 October 2018
Second year Business & Entrepreneurship student, Alex Broadley, has been inundated with orders for
Students Set Up Music Society
18 October 2018
Students from AMATA have set up a music society called Fern Sessions, showcasing student artists and
Sports Journalists Quiz FIFA Representative
10 October 2018
Sports Journalism students have sat down via Google Hangout with FIFA's Head of Social Media & Video
Games Student Secures Conference Award
08 October 2018
Arabella Collins, a third year Game Development student, has been announced as a winner of the Women
Photographer Selected for Local Exhibition
24 September 2018
Catie Close, a third-year Photography student, will have her work displayed in an exhibition at
Artist Chosen for Prestigious Portrait Exhibition
20 September 2018
Fine Art graduate Jack Freeman has been featured in one of the most prominent portrait competitions
Animation Projects Featured at Tea Festival
14 September 2018
Films produced by Animation & Visual Effects students will be screened at the Gyllngdune Tea
Student Success at New Designers
24 July 2018
A group of Sustainable Product Design students has scooped accolades at New Designers 2018.
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Student Shortlisted for Prestigious Conservation Award
20 July 2018
Third year Marine & Natural History Photography student Karl Davies has been shortlisted for the
Two Awards for Textile Student
25 June 2018
Zoe Wenban, a third year Textile Design student, scooped the Batsford Prize for Applied Arts and the
