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MA Photography Senior Lecturer launches major show at the National Gallery of Scotland
Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror is the National Gallery of Scotland’s latest exhibition, charting 20-years of ground-breaking work by Fa...
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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...
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...
Unlocking Growth: Cornwall Angel Network's First Anniversary
09 October 2025
The Cornwall Angel Network is celebrating its first anniversary, marking twelve months of connecting
Falmouth University announces partnership with Online College of Art & Design
08 October 2025
Falmouth University is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Online College of Art &
New Honorary Fellow Sue Perkins on comedy, Cornwall and the courage to be yourself
07 October 2025
At this year’s graduation ceremonies, Falmouth University was delighted to welcome broadcaster
University statement following the Manchester synagogue attack
03 October 2025
The attack yesterday at a synagogue in Manchester was an appalling, deeply upsetting and antisemitic
Guardian ranks Falmouth best for hospitality, event management and tourism
23 September 2025
Falmouth’s hospitality, event management and tourism courses have been ranked first in the Guardian
Falmouth University: Our year of transformation
12 September 2025
Falmouth University has been shortlisted as Specialist Institution of the Year 2025 in the Times
Pawlet Brookes MBE on visibility, resilience and why she calls Cornwall home
13 August 2025
At this year’s graduation ceremonies, Falmouth University was proud to welcome artistic director
Falmouth University achieves University Mental Health Charter Award
06 August 2025
Falmouth University is delighted to be the first and only specialist creative arts institution to
Falmouth University announces 2025 honorary awards
17 July 2025
Falmouth University is proud to introduce this year’s Honorary Fellows, Pawlet Brookes MBE and Sue
Creative Industries in the Great South West Take Centre Stage at Houses of Parliament
08 July 2025
Falmouth University brought together leading voices from across politics, education and the creative
Falmouth University joins national consortium to reimagine how we build healthy places for people and the planet
03 July 2025
With our built environment having a profound impact on human and planetary health, a new, pioneering
Falmouth lecturer leads life-size ‘Basket Shark’ project to raise awareness of sea pollution
10 June 2025
To mark World Ocean Day, staff and students from Falmouth University paraded a hand-crafted, life
