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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.
Third year Photography student Ollie Hayward sees his work on display at the Saatchi Gallery after being shortlisted in their #SaatchiSelfie competition.
Ollie's image was one of 10 selected from more than 14,000 entries.
Architecture students are working with All Saints Highertown Church and local architects Lily Lewarne to help create a vital new community facility for Truro residents.
Last week Illustration student Olivia Healy saw her work up for auction at BBH London's She Lights Up the Night charity art auction in aid of Refuge.
Olivia was the winner of a nationwide competition, which saw creative agency BBH invite students to submit a piece of work that celebrated female empowerment. Her work was chosen to feature alongside some of the biggest names in contemporary graphic art to raise awareness and funds for the UK's national domestic violence charity.
School of Film & Television students took home six awards at this year's Royal Television Society (RTS) Devon & Cornwall Student Awards.
Christopher Morris, Director of the School of Film & Television, said: "What is so pleasing is the breadth and ambition of the work pouring from our students, we won Best Sound with an audacious full scale La La Land-esque musical, Best Comedy - which is always the hardest genre to pull off - and Best Drama with an intense, highly theatrical, court-room drama. The range of our work is extraordinary!"
The Falmouth winners:
First year Marine & Natural History Photography student Evie Lewis has been named runner up in The Photography Show's 60 Seconds to Change Your Life competition.
Evie submitted a 60-second video explaining why she'd like to win the competition along with three of her best images, she was then shortlisted to submit a selfie. From this Evie was one of six selected to attend The Photography Show in Birmingham on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 March and undertake further challenges.
Falmouth University has taken the Entrepreneurship prize at this year's Guardian University Awards for its ground-breaking business incubation programme, Launchpad.
The Launchpad programme, funded by the EU, Cornwall Council and the University, beat off competition from across the UK to win first prize at the ceremony in London. Last December, the project also won a global education award at an event in Philadelphia.
Falmouth has been ranked sixth in the UK in the Times Higher Education (THE) Student Experience Survey.
The survey, out today, looks at the best universities for student experience, ranking them on 21 key areas based on answers from students across the UK.
Falmouth has climbed five places from last year and is now ranked number one in the South West.
For a full list of the THE Student Experience Survey results visit the webpage.
Students from our Academy of Music and Theatre Arts (AMATA) are working with a local musician to help produce an album inspired by the work of Cornish folk legend, Harry Glasson.
Will Keating, singer/musician and member of popular Falmouth-based group The Oggymen, is the driving force behind the project. Last year Will took the decision to tour as a soloist, accompanied by just his acoustic guitar and stomp box. Totally inspired by Cornwall and the songs written by Harry Glasson he decided to produce an album in tribute to his great friend and mentor.
The first feature from our School of Film & Television received its world premiere this week at the Cinequest Film & VR Festival in San Jose, California.
Shot on location in Cornwall under the direction of our current Filmmaker in Residence Justin Doherty and made in association with Baracoa Pictures, Wilderness, is the first feature film created by staff and students at Falmouth.
Staff from our School of Film & Television have been nominated for Best Feature and Best Documentary at the 2017 Celtic Media Festival.
Brett and Simon Harvey see their film, Brown Willy, nominated for Best Feature. Described in The New Statesman as 'Cornwall's answer to Withnail & I' the hilarious second feature by the brothers was shot in just ten days with a student crew on Bodmin Moor. The film is a beautifully crafted comedy drama about a stag do that goes terribly wrong on an unforgiving moor.
Luis Cook, former animation director at Aardman Animations, has spent the week inspiring our Animation & Visual Effects students.
Students are currently in the midst of generating new ideas for animation projects. To help the process along, Luis joined Falmouth as Animator in Residence for a week of talks, tutorials and workshops.
