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.
Looking ahead: Friends of Falmouth cast their minds forward
What will Falmouth look like in the future? We asked friends of the University, Emma Rice, Rob Da Bank, Philip Marden and Sir Tim Smit KBE, ...
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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.
All stories
Mark Jenkin earns three nominations at the British Independent Film Awards
09 November 2026
Award-winning filmmaker and Falmouth Distinguished Professor of Film Practice Mark Jenkin has been n...
From Warsaw to St Louis: MA Film & Television graduates on their successful film circuit
09 November 2026
From the Falmouth-based Cornwall Film Festival to St Louis International Film Festival, four shorts ...
Music student secures £23k to bring traditional music and dance festival to Cornwall
09 November 2026
Third-year BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology student Tom Trant is about to see a module assignment ...
Third-year Sound Design student, part-time acoustic consultant
04 November 2026
Third-year BA(Hons) Sound Design student Charlie Nicoll has landed a part-time position as an acoust...
Marine Photography alumnus wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year award
03 November 2026
“To have my work recognised at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards is such an honour, one...
Creative Music Technology graduate on mixing her own album
02 November 2026
BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology graduate Harri Bettsworth writes her own songs, fronts her own ba...
Falmouth animators help researchers tell the truth about much-maligned seagulls
30 October 2026
Seagulls are too often just seen as the pests who steal our ice creams and pasties. But a new projec...
Creative Advertising alumnus on working across more than 100 brands in New York
21 October 2026
From launching his career with an internship at McCann, to working as Senior Copywriter at Razorfish...
Graphic Design team launch new research initiative
21 October 2026
Falmouth’s BA(Hons) Graphic Design course started its academic year with a brand new, all-day symp...
Drawing alumna on working as assistant curator for renowned UK exhibition
20 October 2026
“I feel proud to be advocating for Drawing in the wider contemporary art scene,” says BA(Hons) D...
