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Glorious Failures | with BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin
Mark Jenkin is the filmmaker behind BAFTA award-winning film Bait, and Enys Men. Mark is also Falmouth University's Distinguished Professor ...
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Falmouth University retains world-class position in the 2023 Rookies Rankings
28 February 2024
Falmouth University has been ranked as a top 10 creative schools in the UK, and top 50 in the 2023 R...
Zenande, Sinawe, Zinathi and Buhle at Sea Point Pavilion, Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: Michelle Sank
Photography tutor wins Sony World Photography award
18 March 2024
Michelle Sank, a photographer and online tutor on Falmouth’s Photography MA (Online) course, has w...
'Barbie' and beyond: how Film BA graduate Faith Glenister is breaking into camerawork
22 February 2024
As Barbie bids for best picture at the 2024 Oscars ceremony, we thought it was the perfect time to ...
How Illustration graduate Calum Heath established a global freelance career
07 February 2024
With clients including financial magazine Barron’s, Danish newspaper Weekendavisen and style journ...
An interview with Sally Blake, award-winning video game producer and advocate for women in games
26 February 2024
We chatted to Sally Blake, award-winning video game producer and advocate for women in games, about ...
Bal maidens, fishwives and carnival queens: meet Fran Rowse’s ‘Cornish Maids’
12 February 2024
Fran Rowse's photography project 'Cornish Maids' is a collection of portraits of Cornwall’s young ...
Photography graduate's work lights up Piccadilly Circus on NYE
04 January 2024
Serena Brown's work lit up Picadilly Circus this New Year's Eve as part of the Mayor of London's 'Lo...
Our year in stories: 2023
19 December 2023
This time of year is all about community, and we couldn’t be prouder of ours. From BAFTA nominatio...
Rolling Stone rates Falmouth-produced horror in top 5 films
19 December 2023
Mark Jenkin's 'Enys Men' lands fourth place in Rolling Stone's '10 Best Horror Movies of 2023' list.
Falmouth University students and alumni win big at Creative Conscience Awards 2023
11 October 2023
The awards cement our reputation for championing ethical and sustainable practices.
ATTUNE x Aardman Animations: New video focuses on young people's mental health
10 October 2023
In recognition of World Mental Health Day 2023, young participants of ATTUNE have released a video h...
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Serena Brown named as finalist for Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023
31 August 2023
Find out more about the Falmouth graduate's shortlisted work.
How a crap campaign helped Surfers Against Sewage tackle pollution profiteering
18 August 2023
Head of Advertising Dr Cui Su speaks to Creative Advertising graduate Jake Smith about his recent ca...
Clubs & societies at Falmouth University
04 October 2023
Find your people with the wide range of clubs and societies from the Students' Union.
Launchpad business Amutri secures Innovate UK funding to revolutionise 3D visualisation industry
25 August 2023
Launchpad start-up success story Amutri is celebrating following news of their successful bid to sec...
Behind the scenes with the assistant to Barbie's Director of Photography
Film graduate Faith shares her experience of working on Barbie (2023).
Harnessing technology to make live events more inclusive
05 June 2023
In May 2023, the Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation knowledge exchange project hosted a seri...
Meet the winners of Falmouth’s annual Dragons’ Den event
11 April 2024
Falmouth University's Employability team recently hosted their annual Dragons’ Den event, showcasing
Falmouth University joins Cornwall National Landscape Partnership
11 April 2024
Falmouth University is to join the Cornwall National Landscape Partnership in a move spearheaded by
How collaboration fuels creativity for our Dance community
10 April 2024
The regular 'Body &' events, run by the Dance & Choreography BA course team, offer students studying
Dr Tony Pellicone: my top five favourite games
10 April 2024
One of the simplest joys of loving games is talking about your favourite games – the ones that stay
Falmouth students develop assistive kitchen products in collaboration with the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
05 April 2024
Sustainable Product Design BA(Hons) students working on the Inclusive Design module have developed a
Creative Writing graduates take their debut play 'Shotgunned' on nationwide tour
04 April 2024
We caught up with Kangaroo Court founders Joseph and Matt to delve into their debut production
Writing for Script & Screen MA (Online) students learn from Sky Studios' Head of Commissioning in Milan
04 April 2024
Writing for Script & Screen MA (Online) students recently took part in a unique opportunity to learn
Putting the tech into textiles: Meet Falmouth graduate Beth Somerville
03 April 2024
From being named overall winner of New Designers 2023 to being selected for the Chanel and King’s
‘Why We Photograph Animals’: New book from Associate Professor Dr Huw Lewis-Jones
03 April 2024
'Why We Photograph Animals' is a visual overview of the history and future of animal photography.
Falmouth student’s photo series unmasks the reality of growing up with Autism and ADHD
02 April 2024
Introducing 'A Dissonant Past Unmasked' by Emily June Smith.
Falmouth University makes The Princeton Review list of Top 50 undergraduate schools for Game Design 2024
28 March 2024
Falmouth has been ranked 17th in The Princeton Review's list of the Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for
Creative Music Technology graduate joins one of Australia's leading media companies
27 March 2024
Elliot Orban has recently joined Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) as their Assistant Network Operation
