Celebrating 120 Years
A montage of images from throughout Falmouth University's 120 year history. All images have a blue overlay and the Falmouth University 120 logo.
In 1902 Falmouth School of Art opened as an evolution of The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, which aimed to 'promote the useful and fine arts, to encourage industry and to elicit the ingenuity of a community distinguished for its mechanical skill.’
The School started as we mean to go on - harnessing creativity to forge the future of industry. To celebrate this anniversary, we delved into the archives and quizzed our community to unearth the stories that have shaped us.
Our timeline: The moments that made us
Journey through our timeline to discover the moments that made us; from the inception of Falmouth School of Art in 1902 and the installation of our Chancellor Dawn French in 2015, to welcoming our new Vice-Chancellor Professor Emma Hunt in 2022 (and the triumphs and challenges faced along the way).
The evolution of our prospectus
Explore how our prospectus front page has developed from the mid 1900s to the present day, and hear from the people that help bring them to life.
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Stories from our community
In 2022, we quizzed former and current students, staff and friends of the University about their experience at Falmouth and what it meant to them. Read about the careers launched and connections made, below.
Hear from inspiring alumni
Meet just a few of our outstanding alumni and discover where it all started.
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Looking ahead: Friends of Falmouth cast their minds forward
15 December 2022
Emma Rice, Rob Da Bank, Philip Marden and Sir Tim Smit KBE imagine the future of Falmouth University...
Lifelong connections made at Falmouth
15 December 2022
Hear from former students who’ve formed lifelong connections with friends they met at Falmouth.
In conversation with Professor Alan Livingston CBE (Part 1)
16 December 2022
Our Vice Chancellor talks to the former University College Falmouth principal about the challenges a...
Meet the creative team now based in the original Falmouth School of Art building
15 December 2022
We visit Kingdom & Sparrow, the creative team now based in the building where it all began.
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Visual Effects alumnus discusses being honoured with Academy Award
20 August 2026
BA(Hons) Animation & Visual Effects alumnus Josh Bainbridge has received a Scientific and Technical ...
Game Design master's graduate on embracing AI in industry
19 August 2026
MA Game Design graduate Avi Parmar has landed an internship at software company Discovery Education....
Back to school at 38 to study Robotics | Degree Show Stories
18 August 2026
BSc(Hons) Robotics third-year student Luke Steppens went back to school at 38, retaking his GCSEs an...
Turning robotics work into an escape room | Degree Show Stories
18 August 2026
BSc(Hons) Robotics graduate Ana Zaikina built on previous work with an escape room company by explor...
Building a root-bound Victorian world for Falmouth’s Games Expo | Degree Show Stories
18 August 2026
BA(Hons) Game Art graduate Kodie Holland spent her final year creating Atelier's Key, a first-person...
An international student's journey into robotics | Degree Show Stories
18 August 2026
BSc(Hons) Robotics graduate Adithi Jayaraman came to Falmouth as an international student after the ...
Landing an internship while building an award winning third-year game | Degree Show Stories
18 August 2026
BA(Hons) Game Art graduate Iz Foo spent their final year working as an environment artist on Atelier...
Computing for Games graduate lands Epic Games internship | Degree Show Stories
18 August 2026
BSc(Hons) Computing for Games graduate Sam Lloyd was one of the main programmers on Atelier's Key, h...
Games Academy students recognised at The Rookies 2026
18 August 2026
Three entries from Falmouth's Games Academy have been named finalists in the Rookie Awards 2026, an ...
MA Film & Television alumnus on founding film production company
17 August 2026
494 Films, a production company founded by MA Film & Television alumnus Simon Jenner and based in Co...
