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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Falmouth University announces 2025 honorary awards
17 July 2025
Falmouth University is proud to introduce this year’s Honorary Fellows, Pawlet Brookes MBE and Sue...
Falmouth students and alumni win four Wood Pencils at D&AD Awards 2025
16 July 2025
The prestigious D&AD Awards, held in early July, was judged by creative leaders and innovators to ce...
Students learn from top journalists in London masterclasses
15 July 2025
Falmouth University has partnered with the John Schofield Trust for the second year to give two of i...
Natural Innovation: the Falmouth designer reimagining textiles with biomaterials
11 July 2025
Alice Selwood is a multitalented creative. After graduating from Falmouth’s Textile Design BA in 2...
Game Art graduate brings private jet interiors to life in VR
10 July 2025
After developing core creative and technical skills on Falmouth’s BA and MA Game Art courses, from...
Creative Industries in the Great South West Take Centre Stage at Houses of Parliament
08 July 2025
Falmouth University brought together leading voices from across politics, education and the creative...
Graduation Success Stories: Where our 2024 graduates are now
04 July 2025
For more than a century Falmouth has shaped generations of artists, designers, makers and entreprene...
Falmouth University joins national consortium to reimagine how we build healthy places for people and the planet
03 July 2025
With our built environment having a profound impact on human and planetary health, a new, pioneering...
Robotics student develops innovative model for tracking climate change across ecosystems
03 July 2025
Cas Penfold, a third-year Robotics BSc student, has just completed her dissertation – a project th...
Professional Writing alumni’s debut novel shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Prize
02 July 2025
Describing his time at Falmouth as “exceptional” and “deeply insightful”, Professional Writi...
