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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Piers Headshot
Piers Headshot

Acting alumni brings student project to world-renowned festival

01 July 2025

What began as a short film created during Piers Mackenzie’s final year at Falmouth has blossomed t...

Acting alumni brings student project to world-renowned festival
Jem's headshot
Jem's headshot

Course Leader shares a year’s worth of filmmaking expertise via LinkedIn

27 June 2025

Consisting of weekly and practical bite-sized lessons that cover everything from story ideation and ...

Course Leader shares a year’s worth of filmmaking expertise via LinkedIn
Giovanni Rubino

Indie Games lecturer reimagines 17th century France in new game

27 June 2025

Giovanni Rubino, a lecturer on Falmouth’s Indie Game Development MA (Online) course, has extensive...

Indie Games lecturer reimagines 17th century France in new game
Amy and her work
Amy and her work

Falmouth graduate discusses their World Illustration Award longlisted project

24 June 2025

Selected from 4,700 entries, Amy Anderson is celebrating seeing the work she created as part of her ...

Falmouth graduate discusses their World Illustration Award longlisted project
Annie's headshot
Annie's headshot

“I still can’t believe this is what I do for a living”: Falmouth graduate on designing for household brands

20 June 2025

Annabelle Johnson has gone from studying Graphic Design BA(Hons) at Falmouth to contributing to the ...

“I still can’t believe this is what I do for a living”: Falmouth graduate on designing for household brands
Anna Trench Headshot
Anna Trench Headshot

Art Foundation Year alumna’s debut graphic novel shortlisted for industry awards

19 June 2025

Art Foundation Year alumna Anna Trench’s debut graphic novel has already garnered praise from the ...

Art Foundation Year alumna’s debut graphic novel shortlisted for industry awards
Rhea Headshot 2
Rhea Headshot 2

Falmouth student wins global entertainment award while interning at Disney+

17 June 2025

After building vital creative skills in the first two years of her Falmouth degree, from confidence ...

Falmouth student wins global entertainment award while interning at Disney+
Gretchen's headshot
Gretchen's headshot

Lecturer completes book trilogy with humorous reimagining of seagulls

10 June 2025

"What if the world was ruled by seagulls?" This is the creative concept that underlines Gullduggery,...

Lecturer completes book trilogy with humorous reimagining of seagulls
Basket Shark Imagery
Basket Shark Imagery

Falmouth lecturer leads life-size ‘Basket Shark’ project to raise awareness of sea pollution

10 June 2025

To mark World Ocean Day, staff and students from Falmouth University paraded a hand-crafted, life-si...

Falmouth lecturer leads life-size ‘Basket Shark’ project to raise awareness of sea pollution
Josh headshot
Josh headshot

Robotics student creates a hand exoskeleton to help arthritis patients

04 June 2025

Josh Beckett, a third-year Robotics BSc(Hons) student, has created a hand exoskeleton that allows th...

Robotics student creates a hand exoskeleton to help arthritis patients

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