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Photography alumnus on winning Getty Images Young Photographer of the Year and working at Wimbledon
Just one year after graduating, Benj Gilbert has won Getty Images Young Photographer of the Year at the UK Picture Editors’ Guild, spent t...
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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...
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...
Post Production & Visual Effects alumnus recognised as one of Cornwall’s 30 under 30
14 May 2026
Since completing his BA(Hons) Post Production & Visual Effects course at Falmouth, Winston Tjia has ...
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, ...
Creative alumna on building a career as a freelance editorial writer
31 July 2026
After developing a strong practical foundation during her BA(Hons) Textile Design studies, which was
Graphic Design student creates transport map for local bus company
19 June 2026
For BA(Hons) Graphic Design student Clay Ono, an interest in cartography and sustainable travel has
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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 University launches The Cornish Bursary – a 30% discount to study an online Master’s for Cornish residents
27 April 2026
As Falmouth University approaches its 125th anniversary, it has launched The Cornish Bursary - a new
Graphic Design students visit Penguin Random House, The Guardian, Number 10 and more
23 April 2026
BA(Hons) Graphic Design students recently got the opportunity to spend three days visiting a host
Online Illustration student sees her reportage art shared in nine languages by the BBC
22 April 2026
“When people don’t have a voice or strong access to media, it becomes the responsibility of
Falmouth University Welcomes Professor Alex Coles as Visiting Professor
07 April 2026
Falmouth University has appointed author and academic Professor Alex Coles as a Visiting Professor
Creative Advertising master’s student on securing a Chevening Scholarship
05 March 2026
Being awarded a prestigious Chevening Scholarship marked a turning point for Fabiana Pérez Fernández
Finding new direction with an online master’s in Graphic Design
26 November 2025
After almost twenty years working across freelance, agency and in-house roles, Filip Korić decided
Falmouth lecturers collaborate with West Cornwall Women’s Aid to facilitate exhibition in Penzance
24 November 2025
Unsettled is an upcoming exhibition that showcases the strength and resilience of women rebuilding
Students collaborate on Made in Redruth newspaper
13 November 2025
Falmouth students across three courses have worked together to write and illustrate ‘Made in Redruth
Entrepreneurship and Creative Writing alumni collaborate to create marketing business in Spain
31 October 2025
When Ben Penrose graduated with a Business Entrepreneurship & Innovation BSc(Hons) in 2022, he had
