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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...
Textiles lecturer Highly Commended at Wildlife Artist of the Year
12 January 2021
Associate Lecturer on Textile Design, Fiona Sperryn was awarded Highly Commended at the Wildlife
Adland: Creative Advertising students create in-house newspaper
12 January 2021
First year students studying Creative Advertising came together to create the first edition of Adlan
Dance & Choreography graduate produces 2020 Rhythms
12 January 2021
Commissioned by East London Dance through their The Fi.ELD (Future Innovators. East London Dance)
Graduate success: JAMZ
22 December 2020
Creative Events Management graduate Zac Hancock has taken huge strides since graduating and
Success for Falmouth’s Sound/Image Cinema Lab
22 December 2020
The Sound/Image Cinema Lab, the externally facing production and research hub at the School of Film
Students create collaborative 'Future Trends' Report
22 December 2020
First and second year Interior Design students and first year Photography students have completed an
New album released by music lecturer Norah Lorway
18 December 2020
Award-winning Creative Music Technology lecturer Dr Norah Lorway has released her latest album Futur
Falmouth Guest Speaker Programme kicked off by Danny Wallace
18 December 2020
This month we launched the Falmouth Guest Speaker Programme, which hosts inspiring talks from
Designed for life: Graduate success
17 December 2020
Niall Jones, CEO of Benthos Buttons, graduated from Sustainable Product Design in 2020.
What made
Creative collaboration: Jessica Kielstra & Nina Forbes
17 December 2020
Jessica Kielstra and Nina Forbes graduated in Creative Advertising in 2020. They've formed a
A tribute to master spy novelist and Falmouth University honorary graduate, John le Carré
16 December 2020
It was with deep sadness that the University learned of the death of David Cornwell, better known by
Senior Appointment: Stephen Partridge
10 December 2020
We are pleased to announce that Stephen Partridge has been appointed as the new Director of the
