Facilitating top results

Whether it’s stimulating surroundings or specialist technology that you’re looking for, the space and resources at University College Falmouth are impressive. Woodlane's inspirational garden campus houses light and airy studio spaces, whilst at Tremough, the spacious open-plan Design Centre, the granite and glass Media Centre and the new Photography Centre give you access to a wide range of high-end equipment.

At Falmouth, you’ll have access to a broad range of specialist facilities across the Art, Design and Media spectrum to ensure you get the most out of your studies.

The purpose-built Photography Centre is the newest addition to Falmouth’s range of state-of-the-art provisions. The new centre houses a range of facilities to support both traditional silver-based imaging as well as the latest digital photography.

There are well-equipped darkrooms and film and paper processing machines cater for traditional film use. Digital users have access to two fully colour managed digital suites with professional-quality film scanners and Adobe Photoshop CS2 software. These have the ability to output to a digital LED printer or large format inkjet printer. There are a range of film and digital cameras plus other photographic equipment available for loan. All this is supported by expert (and very helpful) staff, who’ll guide you in getting to grips with the equipment and techniques.

The Design Centre boasts the latest tools for designing, prototyping and making (including 13 kilns and a digital printing suite). There’s an industry-standard milling machine and rapid prototyping equipment to create high-precision one-offs. There’s also a laser cutter for precision work, a computer-controlled Jacquard loom and hand looms specially imported from Holland.

Meanwhile, the Media Centre includes a recording studio, a well-equipped newsroom with an IRN news feed and 22 workstations with professional scriptwriting and editing software, three radio control rooms and a talk studio. Other facilities include a TV studio, 14 AVID edit suites, a well stocked equipment store with a range of cameras and related items, an IT Suite with audio editing and graphics software, and a 106-seat cinema.

A full refurbishment of the Media Centre took place in the summer of 2007, with the newsroom extended to 45 workstations, a brand new talk studio with three radio control rooms, four dedicated Pro-Tools audio post-production rooms with 5.1 surround sound capability and a brand-new animation studio to support our new BA(Hons) in Digital Animation.

In the Interactive Arts Centre you’ll have access to a range of software including web design, image manipulation, video and audio editing, and 3D modelling and design within a high-end facility. Specialist Graphic Design equipment includes the latest, most powerful Apple computers and industry-standard software.

Learning Resource Centres at Woodlane and Tremough contain an extensive range of specialist resources including a huge and varied selection of books, a superb selection of DVDs/videos, journals and e-resources. There’s wireless internet access throughout the buildings (as well as in many other key learning spaces), computer suites and study spaces to meet your needs and give you access to all our electronic Learning Resource material. We’ll issue you with an email account, and provide computer storage space. What’s more, Academic Support staff are on hand to help with general study skill advice, specialist support in English as a foreign language and dyslexia support. You can also receive training in software for writing, graphics, moving image and 3D design.

Our resources are extensive and are updated by experienced specialists, with an increasing number of them now accessible through our virtual learning environment, The Learning Space.

With all this on hand, it’s no wonder that Falmouth students go on to excel in their chosen fields.