Research & Knowledge Exchange Projects
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World-leading research with real-word impact
Researching for, in and through the arts and technology, we are committed to responding to the needs of Cornwall and the communities we serve, but the impact of our work has global reach. Our research crosses disciplinary boundaries and tackles the challenges of our age.
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Fog of Sex (Stories from the frontline of student sex work)
Fog of Sex (Stories from the frontline of student sex work) is a 60-minute drama documentary which w...
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Folk Horror in the 21st Century
Lead:
Professor Ruth Heholt
Culminating in a two-day conference in 2019, Folk Horror in the 21st Century explored all aspects of...
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Immersive Business
Lead:
Professor Tanya Krzywinska
Immersive Business sought to help SMEs in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly introduce innovative, imm...
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Jewish Heritage and Lived Experience in Cornwall
Lead:
Dr Carolyn Shapiro
Cornwall’s hidden Jewish heritage peaks through like a palimpsest. Falmouth University students en...
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Landscape Stories
This project began with the Falmouth University-National Trust (2020) Landscape Research Group pilot...
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Learning & Teaching
Lead:
Kate Christman
Equipping our students with the knowledge to make sustainable choices and changes when they graduate...
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Leisure Studies Association Annual Conference 2022
Falmouth University is delighted to be collaborating with the Leisure Studies Association to deliver...
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Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation (‘LAAA’)
Lead:
Adrian Bossey
The LAAA project aimed to evaluate audience experiences of engaging with authentic ‘live’ music ...
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Lobster Grower & Lobster Grower 2
Lead:
Drummond Masterton
Lobster Grower is a consortium led project, working to establish a low-carbon method of rearing lobs...
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Mixed Reality
Lead:
John Speakman
Using Mixed Reality across geographically distributed spaces to facilitate collaborative virtual env...
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MOTH
Lead:
Nicola Salkeld
MOTH is challenge attitudes, conventions and context surrounding death and dying.
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Nature, Magic, and Myth: The Dark Arts in Cornish Writing
This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of resea...
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On The Hill
On the Hill is a podcast that brings together historical research and original writing as a means to...
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Online Orchestra
By harnessing the internet, the Online Orchestra gave people living in remote communities the opport...
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Polish Vermin
Lead:
Agnieszka Blonska
Polish Vermin is a piece of theatre which explores the lives of EU migrants living in the UK in the ...
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POST - Ensemble
Lead:
Will Parker
POST— is an experimental music ensemble focused on synthesisers, electronics and noise making. It ...
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Radical Spaces of Making
This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of resea...
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Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural
Lead:
Professor Ruth Heholt
Revenant is a peer-reviewed, open access, e-journal dedicated to academic and creative explorations ...
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Revoicing Cultural Landscapes
Lead:
Dr Laura Hodsdon
Re-voicing Cultural Landscapes studies the relationships between majority and minority perspectives ...
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Routes to renewal in outpatient departments
Lead:
Anna Mankee-Williams
This study aims to explore the lived experience of adults aged 18+ who have journeyed through outpat...
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Sand Chair: Access to Cornish Beaches through inclusive design
Lead:
Simon Andrews
Beach wheelchairs, or ‘Sand Chairs’, help provide access to the beach. This research project exp...