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.
All stories
Online Photography alumni see work featured in month-long London exhibit
12 May 2026
Work by graduates from Falmouth’s MA Photography (Online) course can be seen in On Top of ...
Falmouth fashion students offer prom styling advice for local school pupils
11 May 2026
Student ambassadors from Falmouth’s Fashion & Textiles Institute recently offered advice, support ...
Creative Events Management graduate on building a career in accessibility
08 May 2026
Less than two years after graduating from the BA(Hons) Creative Events Management course, Freya Pret...
Games Academy graduates help deliver BAFTA-winning Atomfall
08 May 2026
Three graduates from Falmouth University’s Games Academy have helped create the action survival ga...
Sustainable Product Design students create circular solutions to waste in live brief
07 May 2026
Second year BA(Hons) Sustainable Product Design students have recently been working with Lovat...
Textile Design students shortlisted for this year’s Batsford Prize
01 May 2026
Three BA(Hons) Textile Design students have been shortlisted for the Applied Art and Textiles catego...
French & Saunders: Titting About podcast scores nomination at this year’s Audio and Radio Industry Awards
30 April 2026
A comedy podcast hosted by Falmouth University Chancellor Dawn French and produced by multi-award-wi...
Game Development student to present research at conference
30 April 2026
BA(Hons) Game Development: Design student Michael De Val is tackling a big question through games.
MA Creative Advertising graduates land junior creative roles at We Are Social
30 April 2026
After becoming a creative duo while studying on Falmouth’s MA Creative Advertising course, Nicola ...
Centre for Blended Realities: exploring how human realities interact with a fast evolving world
29 April 2026
Much of the public conversation around technology and artificial intelligence begins with capability...
