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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...
Student Shortlisted for Design Award
24 July 2019
Graphic Design student Danielle White has had her work recognised at the South West Design + Digital
Double Accolade for Graphic Designer
23 July 2019
Graphic Design student Ian Walden recently received two prizes for his work.
Ian, who graduated
Events Graduate Joins American Sports Production Company
22 July 2019
Recent Creative Events Management graduate Abbi Whitney has just started as Production Manager with
Class of 2019 Graduate!
19 July 2019
We've been honouring our 2019 graduates this week (16 – 19 July).
Undergraduates and postgraduates
Falmouth Most Successful Uni at D&AD
18 July 2019
Falmouth is celebrating a bumper year at the D&AD New Blood Awards, where the number of prizes
Student Wins Architecture Design Award
02 July 2019
Architecture student Nina Jones has won the Open Award at the Architects for Health (AfH) Student
Collaboration Explores the Future of Retail
02 July 2019
Fashion Marketing and Interior Design students have joined forces to tackle the 'future of retail'
Further Success at New Designers
01 July 2019
Following on from Lauren Henry's win at New Designers last week, Textile Design student Evie
Graduates Take Home Cornwall Business Award
01 July 2019
BSc(Hons) Business & Entrepreneurship graduates Harry Deacon and John Lakey have won the Circular
Graduate Wins Open Contemporary Young Artist Award
01 July 2019
Juliet Gibbs only graduated from Fine Art in 2018, but she’s already flying high after winning the
Illustration Student Highly Commended for MacMillan Children’s Book Prize
01 July 2019
For the second year running, Alfie Steveson-Kelly, one of our third year Illustration students, has
New Designer Win for Textile Student
27 June 2019
Textile Design student Lauren Henry has been named as one of the winners at this year's New
