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Falmouth University awarded £1.4m to power the future of creative design and manufacturing
New state of the art design and advanced manufacturing facilities for students at Falmouth University will help drive the development of hig...
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Games Academy graduates win national Tranzfuser competition
04 November 2025
Studio Whalefall, a team of Falmouth Games Academy graduates, is celebrating success after winning T...
Sustainable Product Design alumnus on material innovation and returning to campus to teach
13 November 2025
Charlie Ruck is a Sustainable Product Design BA(Hons) alumnus who is forging a multi-faceted career....
Meet the Graphic Design alumna working behind-the-scenes on The Great British Bake Off
17 October 2025
Alice Brown’s career in TV first began after one of her student projects was featured at the D&AD ...
Interior Architecture student wins scholarship with industry-ready approach to design
28 October 2025
Interior Architecture BA final-year student Hannah Schmidt has won a £3,000 scholarship with The Ho...
A still from The Severed Sun. Credit Steve Tanner
Falmouth filmmakers on folk horror, community and the Cornish landscape
28 October 2025
Horror films have an enduring popularity amongst film fans, delivering adrenaline rushes and raw hum...
New Honorary Fellow Sue Perkins on comedy, Cornwall and the courage to be yourself
07 October 2025
At this year’s graduation ceremonies, Falmouth University was delighted to welcome broadcaster, wr...
Regional Voices, Universal Stories: How Falmouth’s Sound/Image Cinema Lab is shaping the future of film
16 October 2025
As Rose of Nevada, which had more than 30 film students performing key roles on its production, scre...
Playing the Game: What Celebrity Traitors reveals about strategy, authenticity and the self
16 October 2025
When The Traitors first appeared on television, few could have imagined that a game once played in t...
Falmouth alumna becomes the first female editor of long-standing surf magazine
23 September 2025
After feeling creatively influenced by Falmouth’s deep connection with the sea, nature and its com...
Falmouth University announces partnership with Online College of Art & Design
08 October 2025
Falmouth University is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Online College of Art & Desi...
Students win big at Creative Conscience Awards 2025
07 October 2025
Eight students have been awarded the top awards at this year’s Creative Conscience Awards, with th...
A stellar Falmouth summer: success stories from our community
30 September 2025
While our campuses may be quiet over the summer, our creative community certainly aren’t. Our stud...
Guardian ranks Falmouth best for hospitality, event management and tourism
23 September 2025
Falmouth’s hospitality, event management and tourism courses have been ranked first in the Guardia...
World premiere success for Falmouth’s Mark Jenkin at Venice
04 September 2025
Critics praise 'Rose of Nevada' for its bold aesthetic and powerful storytelling.
Benjamin Woods on his Cornwall-born music project The Golden Dregs
15 March 2023
We recently chatted to Falmouth graduate Benjamin Woods about his new album On Grace & Dignity, the
Students champion accessibility in Design the Change Competition
14 March 2023
As part of the Design the Change Competition, a team of Falmouth students are developing products to
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
‘Cheer Up Luv’: meet the people taking back feminism’s most hated phrase
08 March 2023
Meet the Falmouth University tutor behind feminist photo series Cheer Up Luv.
5 Principles of a sustainable business model
03 March 2023
In this article, we outline 5 key principles of a sustainable business model.
The making of graphic novel [Re]Start: It's Never Too Late
02 March 2023
Illustration graduates Eddy Nicholls, Julia Cockerham and Alex Copeman discuss their involvement in
Fresh from Falmouth: February 2023
02 March 2023
Here’s a roundup of this month’s creative offerings from our talented community.
Falmouth graduate lands Guardian cover story
24 February 2023
Philippa Kelly secured the front page of the Guardian’s Saturday magazine with her project on 100
Public art, AI and economically sustainable practices: in conversation with Shefali Wardell
21 February 2023
We talk to multidisciplinary artist Shefali Wardell about her work, her take on the illustration
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.
Falmouth’s illustration community unites for Falmouth Illustration Festival
13 February 2023
The Falmouth Illustration Festival made a vibrant return to our Falmouth Campus last week.
