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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...
Landscape art project aims to boost wellbeing and creative curiosity
09 March 2023
A Cornish ‘sand art’ master has coached a group of Falmouth University students through a project
Fresh from Falmouth: February 2023
02 March 2023
Here’s a roundup of this month’s creative offerings from our talented community.
Middle Watch narrowly misses the win at 2023 BAFTAs
21 February 2023
The Falmouth community was rooting for the team behind short animation Middle Watch during Sunday’s
Huw Lewis-Jones' Blue Badger goes global!
14 February 2023
Lecturer Huw Lewis-Jones' latest children's book, Blue Badger and the Beautiful Berry, is out now.
Ogilvy’s Rory Sutherland talks behavioural economics at Falmouth University
07 February 2023
Advertising executive and behavioural economist, Rory Sutherland delivered a talk on the
The Games Academy prepares for 2023 Global Game Jam
01 February 2023
Book your spot to join Falmouth University's Games Academy for the Global Game Jam event this
Fresh from Falmouth: January 2023
27 January 2023
With the new year comes new creative offerings from our talented community of innovators, creators
BAFTA nomination for short animation Middle Watch
24 January 2023
The BAFTA nominated short animation was partly funded by Falmouth University and co-directed by
Space exploration virtual reality experience set to launch
11 January 2023
A VR space exploration experience created by students from Falmouth University and Truro & Penwith
Mark Jenkin’s ENYS MEN in cinemas 13 January
05 January 2023
ENYS MEN, Mark Jenkin's highly anticipated follow-up to the BAFTA-winning BAIT, will be hitting UK
Falmouth University becomes Institute of Travel & Tourism ‘Recognised University’
21 December 2022
Falmouth University's Cornwall Business School has secured ‘Recognised University’ status from the
Professor Minhua Eunice Ma joins OfS Teaching Excellence Framework panel
08 December 2022
Professor Eunice Ma, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost of Falmouth University has been appointed by
