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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...
Alumni Winners in Cornwall’s 30 Under 30
09 March 2020
Cornwall’s 30 under 30 for 2020 have been announced. Congratulations to the Falmouth alumni who were
AGF Accreditation for Experience Design Degrees
06 March 2020
We're delighted to announce that our BA(Hons) Creative Events Management, BA(Hons) Sustainable
Award Sparks Personal Journey
06 March 2020
Fine Art student Nelida Taque Nanque won the Falmouth School of Art Edge Award in 2019. It was the
New Shops for Diagon Alley
06 March 2020
First year Game Art students have been using the Games Academy Virtual Reality Lab to produce a
Animation Team Working with Kung Fu Panda Director
05 March 2020
Animation & Visual Effects students along with two recent graduates are currently hard at work on an
Fine Art Residency at Source FM
05 March 2020
Fine Art students made their first visit to Source FM in preparation for their take-over of an
Celebrating Rewilding in the Cairngorms
04 March 2020
Marine & Natural History Photography students have captured the awesome beauty of the rewilding
Four BAFTA Nominations for Alumnus
04 March 2020
Alumnus Rex Crowle is up for four awards at this year's British Academy Games Awards.
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Lecturer’s Kaleidoscopic Exhibition
03 March 2020
A collaboration between Dr Tim Cockerill from our Institute of Photography and Dr Elze Hesse from
Graduate Completes First Game
02 March 2020
It's all go for Game Development graduate Isobel Ackrill, not only has she recently started working
Student Win at Underwater Photographer of the Year
28 February 2020
Marine & Natural History Photography student Shannon Moran has won third place at this year's
Sensory Experience for Students
27 February 2020
The School of Architecture, Design & Interiors was recently joined by Joanna Grace, a Sensory
