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Animation & Visual Effects student Matt Brown has bagged £10,000 funding for his new conservationist minded app project - PocketPals.
Collaborating with friend Danielle Connor the app was born out of a walk around Wimbledon Common after downloading Pokémon Go in 2016.
Matt explains: "We realised that we were spotting more wildlife than finding Pokémon and the game itself hadn't mapped out all the trails.
Animation & Visual Effects student Simona Cojocariu has won the artwork category at this year's Project SHOUT University Challenge 2017.
The project, which aims to to raise awareness of carbon monoxide and its potential danger, challenges film, art, photography and design students across the UK to use creative tactics to educate people on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Marine & Natural History Photography Senior Lecturer Dr Jo Henley welcomed the Countess of Wessex to one of her sustainability workshops with schoolchildren last week.
Jo has been running workshops with local schools on sustainable fishing at Harbour Lights in Falmouth, which has helped contribute to them winning UK fish and chip shop of the year.
During a recent two day visit to Cornwall, Sophie the Countess of Wessex, visited Harbour Lights where she joined in with some pupils from St Mary's School.
The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) with the support of Marks and Spencer has rolled out a series of masterclasses on manufacturing at five UK universities including Falmouth.
The classes, part of the Made It campaign, are designed to give students a better understanding of sourcing, production and the business considerations of a UK-based manufacturing strategy.
Fashion Photography graduate Thea Geldi sees her work featured across the UK this month as part of the British Journal of Photography's Portrait of Britain
The School of Writing & Journalism has just launched its first book at the South West Outdoor Festival in collaboration with the National Trust and our current Writer in Residence, Man Booker longlisted novelist Wyl Menmuir.
In Dark Places is the first in a series of pocket-size books inspired by the history and environment of National Trust places; written by Wyl, illustrated by MA Illustration student Emma Butcher, and produced by a team of English & Writing students.
A new collaboration with A Greener Festival means that sustainability training for festival and event organisers is reaching an international audience.
The short course, A Greener Festival's (AGF) Assessor Training, which has been launched this week provides evaluation and certification of the environmental impact of festivals. It is being delivered as part of Falmouth's MA in Creative Events Management, a ground-breaking online, flexible programme as well as a standalone short course.
Two films made by MA Film & Television students are up for Best Student Documentary at the 2017 Grierson Awards.
Life Time by Adam Drake and produced by David Everett sensitively explores the impact of a testicular cancer diagnosis on a young couple, the re-evaluation of what really matters most in life and how they choose to spend the time they have together. The film is both candid and yet sensitive, the young couple nothing short of inspirational.
It's celebration time as we congratulate our class of 2017 this week (18 – 21 July).
Undergraduates and postgraduates joined their peers, families, friends, academics and Chancellor Dawn French to celebrate their achievements.
The graduates were all personally congratulated by Dawn, who presented each of them with a coveted 'Dawn Doubloon'.
Seven of the county's most promising young art students have been announced as winners of the Midas Award 2017 – providing them with an invaluable opportunity of working with professional curators and artists on series of residencies, commissions and gallery internships.
The work of young creatives from across the county was celebrated last week at our annual CreatEd Exhibition and Awards Evening.
Students, teachers and VIP guests attended the private viewing and awards ceremony at the Penryn Campus.
CreatEd is a showcase of outstanding work by GCSE and A-Level students and an opportunity for them to exhibit to the public.
There were over 800 entries from students at 18 Cornish schools and colleges.
Falmouth has been ranked gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework, the new classification of degree teaching standards.
Only 43 universities were rated gold, out of 134. And, of the 332 Higher Education providers that participated, Falmouth University came 9th overall, based on the key metrics.
Gold awards are reserved for institutions where teaching, retention and graduate outcomes are consistently outstanding and are of highest quality found in the UK.
Animation & Visual Effects graduates Mads Ogaard & Katie Wyman have won the Undergraduate Craft Skills - Production Design award for their film, I Am Dyslexic, at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Television Awards 2017.
We chat to third year Photography student Daniel Adams about the inspirations and success behind his degree show, Why is Your English so Good?, which explores the casual racism encountered by Malaysians in the UK, and has recently been featured in the Guardian.
Creative Events Management student Verity Magnay is about to start work at The Great Lakes Trade Summit in Kampala.
Verity, who graduates this summer, will take on an event coordination and destination management role; liaising with the conference centre, local and regional media, Uganda Government protocol for airport arrival and departure, preparing display and conference material, promoting the event to ensure maximum attendance and providing delegate coordination on the day.
Meredith Miller, Senior Lecturer in English & Writing, has just published her first novel - Little Wrecks.
The novel is inspired by Meredith's experience of growing up on Long Island, New York. Her style has been described as "lyrical, character-driven" and "gritty" by some, "darkly thought-provoking" by others. Those who know her, or have been lucky enough to be taught by her, will find such descriptions unsurprising.
Two Falmouth graduates are amongst the nominees at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Television Awards 2017.
Mads Ogaard and Katie Wyman's animation, I Am Dyslexic, is up for best Undergraduate Animation.
Two awards were presented at the Marine & Natural History Photography Summer Show on Friday night.
The 2017 winners were announced to a packed house of invited guests, family and friends at the Show's opening night.
We chat to third year Photography student Alexander Mourant about how he is helping to document the work of the Raw Foundation to educate about plastic pollution.
A student's comic book, which is the first to be written in the Cornish language, has been nominated for a culture award.
First year student Joana Varandas, who is studying English with Creative Writing, sees her comic Men-an-Tol nominated in the Creativity category at the 2017 Gorsedh Kernow Awards, which will be held in September.
Men-an-Tol or Hole in the Stone is based on traditional Cornish folklore, reinterpreting local myths and legends.
Two graduates from our School of Film & Television have been shortlisted for a BAFTA International Student Film Award.
Jack Ghigo and Leonie Isaacs' animation, Falling in Love, is one of just 45 films selected from over 400 submissions following an international expansion of the Awards.
Jack and Leonie, who graduated with BA(Hons) Animation & Visual Effects last year, will attend the gala ceremony, which takes place on Thursday 22 June at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles.
Sustainable Product Design student Jayden Newman has won the Opening, Closing and Resealing category at the Student Packaging Designer of the Year Awards 2017.
Second year student Jayden's redesign of a small Dr Oetker natural extract bottle was awarded for its attention to detail, innovation and inclusivity of design. His sustainable, conceptual re-design of the bottle focused on improving usability for people with low dexterity.
The achievements of Student Mentors were celebrated recently at a glamorous awards ceremony at the Merchants Manor in Falmouth.
The evening was an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the valuable work that the Student Mentors do as volunteers – giving 10,000 hours every year. The team of 250 Student Mentors make a huge contribution towards ensuring that incoming students feel welcomed and supported as they join the Falmouth University community.
Two Popular Music graduates have just been signed to independent label Glassnote Records UK.
Lily Somerville and Megan Markwick, who make up the London-based pop duo Ider, have been added to the label's growing roster of exciting new talent.
Since the release of their debut single Sorry last year, Ider have amassed over two million streams, the track also featured as Huw Stevens' Track of the Week on his BBC Radio 1 show.
Falmouth has successfully gained the Creative Skillset Tick - the industry quality mark - for its Sportswear Design course following a rigorous assessment process by experts working in the Creative Industries.
The Creative Skillset Tick recognises the very best courses in the UK. Awarded to practice-based courses that best prepare students for a career in the industry, the Tick indicates that the course teaches professional skills that make sure graduates are work-ready and provide the most up-to-date and relevant industry training and education.
Falmouth School of Art has become a partner in the British Council's Venice Fellowships Programme, with their first Fellow attending the 57th Biennale Arte this autumn.
Final year Fine Art student Abbie Hunt will spend a month at the Venice Biennale taking part in the steward-research programme.