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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 Falmouth-based design studio Kingdom & Sparrow
06 July 2023
Behind the doors of the old School of Art building lives the distinctive design agency and a team of
When a Netflix star reads your comedy script in front of industry big wigs...
05 July 2023
Recent Comedy Writing MA (Online) graduate Sean Phelan is already catching the eyes of industry
An interview with Carlos Lima Santana, Digital Product Designer at British Airways
16 June 2023
Carlos Lima Santana is a senior product designer and user experience (UX) design expert. With over a
Falmouth graduate Pete Jordi Wood: Amplifying voices in LGBTQ+ folklore
01 June 2023
Graduate, Pete Jordi Wood's work has recently caught the attention of international publishing
From Polaroids to creating positive change: an interview with Dr Catarina Fontoura
26 May 2023
Catarina Fontoura is an artist, educator and writer. With an abundance of experience across
Comics, creepy worlds and creative writing: An interview with author Lynn Huggins-Cooper
31 March 2023
To mark International Children’s Book Day, we sat down with author Lynn Huggins-Cooper to chat about
From Falmouth University to filming with Sir David Attenborough for Wild Isles
30 March 2023
Marine & Natural History Photography graduate Sam Stewart tells us about his globe-trotting work
Why art matters in 2023: in conversation with Josie Cockram
30 March 2023
Josie Cockram is an artist, contemporary art curator and course leader on Falmouth’s online master’s
An interview with Matt Osbond: Principal Technical Art Director at Xbox
20 March 2023
Matt Osbond is no stranger to legendary game franchises. Having worked as a Technical Artist on
Benjamin Woods on his Cornwall-born music project The Golden Dregs
15 March 2023
We recently chatted to Falmouth graduate Benjamin Woods about his new album On Grace & Dignity, the
‘Cheer Up Luv’: meet the people taking back feminism’s most hated phrase
08 March 2023
Meet the Falmouth University tutor behind feminist photo series Cheer Up Luv.
Falmouth graduate lands Guardian cover story
24 February 2023
Philippa Kelly secured the front page of the Guardian’s Saturday magazine with her project on 100
