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When Pokémon Go first hit the app market in 2016, it was common to find people, young and relatively old alike, wandering around obscure locations and seemingly transfixed by their mobile device.
Two such individuals, Animation student Matt Brown and Zoology student Danielle Connor, were walking around Wimbledon Common on the lookout for Pokémon, but found that they were discovering more of the local wildlife than the much-loved digital creatures.
If anyone has their finger on the pulse when it comes to UK festivals then it's Rob da Bank. The DJ and co-founder of Bestival and Camp Bestival, recently visited Falmouth to deliver 'Bestival on Campus' sessions for Creative Events Management students. He's been going to festivals for the past 25 years, we caught up with him to find out more about what drew him in.
The Fashion Design course has won the accolade of Outstanding Portfolio at the British Fashion Council's Graduate Preview Day in London.
The prestigious Outstanding Portfolio Award honours the best student portfolios presented by the top fashion institutions from across the country. Previous winners include the University of Westminster and the Royal College of Arts.
Artistic talent can be found in a myriad of places and people, and the ability to sense these creative skills can lead to some fantastic opportunities.
Photography student Georgia Hunt visited Abbeyfield Residential Home with the aim of setting up a photography workshop, but soon refreshed her plans in order to create a space for the residents to hone their drawing skills. The catalyst for such a change was when Georgia discovered that some beautiful artwork was being created in the privacy of the residents' bedrooms.
A film featuring an A-list actress, funded by Falmouth University and crewed by Film and Television students, has been nominated for the Michael Powell Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
Songbird, a romantic comedy about the lead singer of a once popular indie band heading to university, was funded by and shot in the facilities of the School of Film & Television, with twenty-five students working on its production alongside the screenwriter and director Jamie Adams.
After graduating from the Journalism course last year, Aiden Nulty secured a position as a Television Sports Producer at Reuters Sport. With their new headquarters located in the Polish city of Gdynia, Aiden packed his bags and headed to his first graduate role in a new country.
We caught up with him recently to discuss his position, how he's settling in and what he misses most about Falmouth.
As the world's media flocks to Russia for the FIFA World Cup, one of Falmouth's own will be lining up alongside them.
Multimedia Journalism lecturer, Kevin Bishop, will be combining his love of football and journalism when he teams up with the BBC for football's biggest spectacle. Kevin will be looking after the BBC's pitch side live positions, being their eyes and ears on the ground, and helping them find the best stories to tell the audience back home.
Animation & Visual Effects students have been looking at the future of lunar exploration to produce films that will be screened at the International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles.
Over the last year, in small teams, students have been working on a film brief set by engineer David Evans and Course Coordinator Derek Hayes to explore the possibility of returning to and colonising the moon. A big challenge has been to make the films scientifically accurate as well as inspiring and easily understandable for non-specialists.
Creative Advertising students have been named amongst the winners of the D&AD New Blood 2018 competition.
Students from the BA and MA courses took part in the high-profile advertising challenge, alongside universities from all over the world including New York, Hong Kong, Denmark and Japan. The competition is judged by industry leaders from top agencies and major clients from around the world.
Winners include:
Graphic Design student Jen Marsden is off to Australia after being announced as the proud winner of this year's Tim Coventon Award.
Jen was presented with the £1000 award at the Summer Show opening night on Friday 25 May.
Creative Writing Lecturer Amy Lilwall has just published her debut novel - The Biggerers.
Female heroines have captured the imagination of readers and authors for time immemorial. From Hermione Granger to Arya Stark, they can usually be found vanquishing evil and uncovering mystery.
Rarely do they speed into the mind's eye as a 75-year-old in a camper van, clutching a bottle of spirit and leaving a trail of broken hearts and distressed offspring in their wake. But this is exactly the kind of protagonist that Professional Writing graduate Judy Leigh had in mind for her first published novel, A Grand Old Time.
BA(Hons) Photography Associate Lecturer Tony Hopewell's short experimental film, BillyCock, has been selected for the Madrid International Film Festival in July.
The film, which is based on research around a little known aspect of the Cornish mining diaspora in Andalusia in southern Spain, has been nominated for the Short Documentary category.
Third-year Illustration students have been shortlisted in several categories of the World Illustration Awards 2018.
The categories in which the students have been shortlisted are Editorial, Children's Books, Experimental and Site-Specific.
Nominees include:
• Lara Hawthorne – The Night Flower (Children's Books)
• Owen Davey – Facebook Fundraisers (Editorial)
• Eleanor Hardiman – Onsen (Experimental)
• Ana Jaks – House of Us (Site Specific)
• Tatjana Junker – Science of SAD (Editorial)
Falmouth School of Art lecturers Virginia Verran and Peter Matthews have been shortlisted for the John Moores Painting Prize 2018.
Virginia Verran was born in Falmouth and has taught Fine Art since 1990. In 2010 she won the Jerwood Drawing Prize. Her entry in the 2018 John Moores Painting Prize is titled, Black Star.
Peter Matthews is a Visiting Lecturer on the Drawing course, he said of his success: "I'm really delighted to be showing a large scale painting at the 60th John Moores Painting Prize."
The School of Architecture, Design & Interiors will be hosting Shard architect William Matthews for the Cornwall Architectural Trust Summer Lecture on Friday 25 May.
The Summer Lecture, open to the public, is presented annually by an eminent architect, designer or other distinguished individual in the field of architecture.
Head of Photography Mandy Lee Jandrell's solo exhibition, Evidence in Camera, opens at The Usher Gallery in Lincoln later this month.
A project worth £6.5million is being launched across the South West to expand the use of digital technologies throughout the region's creative, health and manufacturing sectors.
The South West Creative Technology Network brings together universities and industrial partners, pooling their research and innovation expertise to develop cutting-edge practices, techniques and products in creative digital technologies.
The School of Film & Television's annual 60 Second Film Challenge, in association with o-region and WTW cinemas, is now open for entries.
The rules of the competition are simple; make a film no longer than 60 seconds (including credits), it can be any style or genre as long as it fits the BBFC's classification for a 12A audience, and links to this year's theme - Strings.
The challenge is free to enter, upload your submission by 17 August 2018 and you could see your film on the big screen at The Plaza Cinema in Truro!
Journalism graduate Hannah Newton has secured a reporter role at Falkland Islands Television (FITV).
FITV is a local television station in the Falklands that produces a weekly news programme called "Falklands in Focus", summarising all of the local news occurring in the islands. The position's main focus is preparing for this bulletin, utilising a range of journalistic skills such as filming, editing, script writing and presenting.
Staff and students recently convened to celebrate the achievements of Student Mentors at this year's Student Mentor Awards.
The Student Mentor Awards aim to commend the outstanding contributions that Student Mentors make to the University. Supporting first year students as they become accustomed to university life, alongside their own personal studies and extra-curricular activities, is a major commitment.
Think Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. On a WW2 minesweeper. Sailing around the Philippines.
Add the themes of marine biology, LGBTQ+ and mental health and you have an insight into the latest comedy podcast to hit iTunes, straight out of the studios at Falmouth University.
The English & Writing team are undertaking their second collaborative publishing project with The National Trust; working with award-winning poet Holly Corfield Carr to bring together a collection of poems inspired by the rich history and natural beauty of East Soar, Devon.
We Are Story, a promotional film made by students and alumni from our School of Film & Television has scooped the Best Promotional Film prize at the Learning on Screen Awards 2018.
The short film was conceived and directed by Film graduate Alex Falconer, crewed by students and graduates, it was designed to capture what it is like to study Film or Television at Falmouth.
Falmouth University has been awarded the 'Employability and Entrepreneurship' prize at the Guardian University Awards 2018.
The in-house photography agency MAYN Creative sealed the win for Falmouth, as it provides students the opportunity to work on client briefs for organisations such as WWF and in collaboration with established creative industry, such as SONY Music.
Heading to another country for work can be an exhilarating yet nerve-wracking experience, especially for someone fresh out of university.
Interior Design graduate Jordan Busfield received an opportunity to do just that, securing a position as Assistant Interior Designer at Aedas Singapore. Keen to return to the region where she grew up and driven by a desire to specialise in Interior Design for Hospitality, Jordan sought to leave the UK after graduating.
