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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...
Certified by The Rookies
17 April 2020
The Games Academy has been certified by ‘The Rookies’ allowing us to showcase students work across
Senior Appointment: Dr Russell Crawford
15 April 2020
We are pleased to announce that Dr Russell Crawford has been appointed as Director of Learning &
Mark Kermode Cites Falmouth Lecturer as Inspiration!
01 April 2020
Chief film critic for The Observer, Mark Kermode, has named The Cinematologists podcast as a key
Virtually Falmouth
30 March 2020
Falmouth’s online virtual experience just got even better!
If you've had to miss your Open Day or
Games Academy in Top 50 Worldwide
27 March 2020
Falmouth University's Games Academy has once again been featured as one of the top 50 games schools
Professor Minhua Eunice Ma Appointed as Provost
17 March 2020
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Minhua Eunice Ma to the role of Provost at
Helping out in a Crisis
16 March 2020
Creative Advertising Associate Lecturer, Becky Wass, shared her idea on social media to support
Student Reports on Royal Visit
12 March 2020
Third year Journalism student Joe Buncle secured a press pass to report on HRH Prince Charles' visit
AGF Accreditation for Experience Design Degrees
06 March 2020
We're delighted to announce that our BA(Hons) Creative Events Management, BA(Hons) Sustainable
Lecturer’s Kaleidoscopic Exhibition
03 March 2020
A collaboration between Dr Tim Cockerill from our Institute of Photography and Dr Elze Hesse from
Umbrella Movement Photographic Project Published
27 February 2020
Photography Senior Lecturer Dinu Li has had his photographic project - We Write Our Own History -
Fashion Photography ‘Doing it for Real’
20 February 2020
Fashion Photography staff are helping their students to 'do it for real' by using live briefs and
