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). 

Prospectus
Prospectus

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. 

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rookies

Games Academy and Animation students shine at The Rookies

12 September 2025

Five students from Falmouth’s Games Academy and School of Film and Television have reached the fin...

Games Academy and Animation students shine at The Rookies
Penryn Campus

Falmouth University: Our year of transformation

12 September 2025

Falmouth University has been shortlisted as Specialist Institution of the Year 2025 in the Times Hig...

Falmouth University: Our year of transformation
A woman playing a guitar on a stage
Lily Lyons

Popular Music alumna to release debut album on major label Fiction Records

10 September 2025

Singer songwriter and Popular Music BA alumna Lily Lyons is set to release her debut album Reopen th...

Popular Music alumna to release debut album on major label Fiction Records
rose

World premiere success for Falmouth’s Mark Jenkin at Venice

04 September 2025

Critics praise 'Rose of Nevada' for its bold aesthetic and powerful storytelling.  

World premiere success for Falmouth’s Mark Jenkin at Venice
Heidi Dixon
Heidi Dixon

Meet the Creative Advertising alumnus whose work is displayed across London Underground

02 September 2025

“Falmouth really isn’t like most universities, and that isn’t because of the beaches,” says ...

Meet the Creative Advertising alumnus whose work is displayed across London Underground
Katherine Child
Katherine Child

Illustration alumnus to release debut children’s book inspired by Cornish landscape

29 August 2025

Illustration BA(Hons) and Illustration: Authorial Practice MA graduate Katherine Child is set to rel...

Illustration alumnus to release debut children’s book inspired by Cornish landscape
Amelia Belam
Amelia Belam

Creative Advertising student gains industry insights at global advertising agency

28 August 2025

Second year Creative Advertising BA student Amelia Belam is now finishing her internship with advert...

Creative Advertising student gains industry insights at global advertising agency
Nick Diprose
Nick Diprose

Online Photography alumnus displays work at popular ceramics studio

26 August 2025

Studying Photography MA(Online) has been described as “one of the best decisions I have made” by...

Online Photography alumnus displays work at popular ceramics studio
vinted

Studio Kiln: the Falmouth alumni refreshing Vinted’s global identity

20 August 2025

Nathan Smith and Charlie Hocking are the creative minds behind Studio Kiln, a design studio in Penry...

Studio Kiln: the Falmouth alumni refreshing Vinted’s global identity
Caitlin and Indi
Caitlin and Indi

Creative Advertising alumni awarded Most Promising Creative Team 2025

19 August 2025

When Caitlin Chakraborty and Indi Morland became friends while studying Falmouth’s Creative Advert...

Creative Advertising alumni awarded Most Promising Creative Team 2025

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