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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...
Fashion graduate announced as Vanguard Education Fund winner
29 September 2022
Fashion Design graduate Finlay Vincent has been awarded funding through NET-A-PORTER's Vanguard
Falmouth alumni shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022
27 September 2022
Three Falmouth graduates have been shortlisted for this year’s Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize and
How to: screen print
23 September 2022
For our first 'How to' episode, Fashion & Textiles Institute technician Freya shows us how to screen
Falmouth graduate longlisted for Dezeen Design Awards 2022
23 September 2022
Sustainable Product Design graduate Libby Challoner has been longlisted for the Dezeen Design Awards
Award-winning Digital Learning team recognised for ethical use of learning technology
22 September 2022
Falmouth University’s Digital Learning team has won an Ethical EdTech Award 2022 for a framework and
Lecturer has two images shortlisted for British Photography Awards 2022
21 September 2022
Marine & Natural History Photography lecturer Gina Goodman has two images shortlisted for The
New creative writing award launched to help budding Cornish writers reach their potential
21 September 2022
Applications are now open for a brand-new creative writing award, giving budding young writers in
Falmouth graduates shortlisted for AOI World Illustration Awards 2022
20 September 2022
Four Falmouth University graduates have been shortlisted by the Association of Illustrators at the
Falmouth climbs the Sunday Times' Good University Guide rankings
16 September 2022
Falmouth University leaps 44 places and becomes one of the top four universities in the South West
Graduate spotlight: a new sense of self-confidence through indie game development
15 September 2022
Game developer Sarah Masters wants her work to make a positive impact in the world. Having recently
Mercury Prize 2022: Gwenno puts Cornish music on the map
08 September 2022
Pop-synth princess Gwenno is representing Cornwall at tonight’s Mercury Prize awards ceremony.
Online Film & Television community enjoy Edinburgh International Film Festival
06 September 2022
Students on Falmouth’s online Film & Television MA course recently gathered at the Edinburgh
