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Introducing: Creatives on Creatives
Creatives on Creatives is a new video series from Falmouth University where we meet the people taking the creative industries by storm. Hos...
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Visual Effects alumnus discusses being honoured with Academy Award
20 August 2026
BA(Hons) Animation & Visual Effects alumnus Josh Bainbridge has received a Scientific and Technical ...
Games Academy trio named Into Games 50 winners
06 August 2026
Three graduates from Falmouth’s Games Academy have been named winners in this year's IG50, an annu...
MA Photography Senior Lecturer launches major show at the National Gallery of Scotland
07 August 2026
Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror is the National Gallery of Scotland’s latest exhibition, chartin...
Meet the stars of our 2027 postgraduate Prospectus
03 August 2026
Meet the stars of our new 2027 postgraduate prospectus. We're shining a spotlight on ten of our bril...
Photography alumnus on winning Getty Images Young Photographer of the Year and working at Wimbledon
30 July 2026
Just one year after graduating, Benj Gilbert has won Getty Images Young Photographer of the Year at ...
Falmouth University honours four champions of Cornish and cultural identity with 2026 Honorary Awards
22 July 2026
Falmouth University is proud to introduce this year’s Honorary Award recipients, each recognised f...
Falmouth University announces appointment of next Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
23 July 2026
Falmouth University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Larra Anderson as its next V...
Falmouth University ranked top five in the south west
13 July 2026
Falmouth University has been ranked as one of the top five universities in the south west in the lat...
Online Film & TV graduate films Antarctic extremes on “impossible” trip
21 July 2026
When disabled adventurer Darren Edwards set out to reach the South Pole, the goal was extraordinary....
BAFTA-winning Marine Photography lecturer on working with Sir David Attenborough
30 June 2026
From working on various BBC landmark series such as Planet Earth and Frozen Planet to being part of ...
Fine Art duo subverts the Gentlemen’s Club | Degree Show Stories
13 July 2026
BA(Hons) Fine Art final-year students Anya Palmer and Ella Pawlak tackled gender assumptions in thei...
A microscopic breakthrough in Marine & Natural History Photography | Degree Show Stories
06 July 2026
BA(Hons) Marine & Natural History Photography final-year student Aryah Nagarajan has made a microsco...
Championing representation in Fashion Styling & Art Direction | Degree Show Stories
02 July 2026
Students in Falmouth’s Fashion & Textiles Institute are supported to take ownership of the directi...
Visual Effects graduate celebrated with Academy Award
15 May 2026
BA(Hons) Digital Animation & Visual Effects graduate Josh Bainbridge has received a Scientific and T...
Why this Film student chose a 16mm camera for his final project | Degree Show Stories
29 June 2026
For BA(Hons) Film final year student Luca Vasile-Berde, working with 16mm film for the first time at...
Popular Music students’ rise from campus gigs to festival stages | Degree Show Stories
23 June 2026
Welcome to Degree Show Stories, our summer series where we go behind the scenes with our final year ...
From personal vision to professional Fashion Design | Degree Show Stories
15 June 2026
Welcome to Degree Show Stories, our summer series where we go behind the scenes with our final year ...
From first-year nerves to centre stage | Degree Show Stories
08 June 2026
Welcome to Degree Show Stories, our summer series where we go behind the scenes with our final year ...
The future of Costume Design starts here | Degree Show Stories
27 May 2026
BA(Hons) Costume Design for Film & Television final year student Maisie Pepperell discusses collabor...
Award-winning author and lecturer explores what it means to be ‘seaworthy’ in ambitious collaborative project
11 May 2026
What does it mean to be ‘seaworthy’? That is the question at the heart of Booker-nominated autho...
Games Academy graduates help deliver BAFTA-winning Atomfall
08 May 2026
Three graduates from Falmouth University’s Games Academy have helped create the action survival ga...
Introducing: Creatives on Creatives
10 September 2026
Creatives on Creatives is a new video series from Falmouth University where we meet the people
How to create a professional illustration portfolio
25 August 2026
In this guide, Illustration BA course leader Nigel Owen explains how to build an illustration
How to build a career as an illustrator
12 August 2026
Discover the skills, knowledge and portfolio that professional illustrators need to succeed.
Architecture students get hands-on in community live project
29 July 2026
First-year BA(Hons) Architecture students recently took on a live build community project with
A microscopic breakthrough in Marine & Natural History Photography | Degree Show Stories
06 July 2026
BA(Hons) Marine & Natural History Photography final-year student Aryah Nagarajan has made a
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AIGA and Falmouth University explore the future of design education in new podcast
02 June 2026
What does design education look like when your peers live across multiple continents, your studio
Falmouth Chancellor Dawn French releases new novel with Penguin Books
27 May 2026
Falmouth University Chancellor, much-loved comedian and bestselling author, Dawn French, has
Falmouth University partner with the Chartered Institute of Marketing
12 May 2026
Falmouth University and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) have signed a progression
French & Saunders: Titting About podcast scores nomination at this year’s Audio and Radio Industry Awards
30 April 2026
A comedy podcast hosted by Falmouth University Chancellor Dawn French and produced by multi-award
Why a postgraduate degree still matters in the age of YouTube and DIY filmmaking
20 April 2026
This article is written by Dr John Finnegan, Writing for Script & Screen MA (Online) Course Leader.
Dance & Choreography graduate returns to Cornwall with leading dance company
14 April 2026
BA(Hons) Dance & Choreography graduate Dorka Zatonyi recently returned to Cornwall in her role as
Falmouth students reveal “incredible learning curve” of working on new Mark Jenkin film
09 April 2026
Falmouth University Distinguished Professor of Film Practice and BAFTA-winning writer and director
