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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...
Waad Al-Kateab speaks to Falmouth MA Journalism
24 September 2020
Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning documentary director Waad Al-Kateab spoke to MA Journalism Course
Head of Launchpad announced
16 September 2020
James Murray, has joined Falmouth as Head of the Launchpad Programme. He will be responsible for the
Gradwatch 2020
01 September 2020
Congratulations to Graphic Design graduate, Shona Speres, who has been featured in the Creative
Dancing in Isolation
25 August 2020
Fashion Photography graduate, Tom J. Johnson, has been commissioned by the Royal Opera House in
Talented Falmouth Design Students Win National Competition
19 August 2020
Congratulations to Falmouth University students, Emily Robson and Romina Arellano-Templer, for their
Photography Graduate Celebrates Magazine Win
19 August 2020
Falmouth University, Fashion Photography graduate, Megan Jackson, has been selected in the annual
Codices: A Launchpad Lockdown Success Story
14 August 2020
Undeterred by lockdown, Codices Interactive, a Cornish start-up business from the Falmouth Launchpad
Falmouth University Illuminated Red
12 August 2020
Our Academy of Music & Theatre Arts (AMATA) was illuminated red last night in support of the live
Falmouth University Director Honoured
11 August 2020
Tracy Pritchard, Director of Falmouth University’s Fashion and Textiles Institute, has been named
Students Metamorphosis to Online Photography Exhibition
04 August 2020
The Landings 2020 exhibition includes contributions from over 60 students and teaching staff across
Illustration Students in the Running for Penguin Student Design Awards
03 August 2020
Congratulations to Falmouth Illustration students, Adriena Fong and Isabelle Walker for being
Graduate Designs at the Young Vic
03 August 2020
Interior Design graduate Phyllys Egharevba graduated in 2018, she is currently working freelance as
