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Games Academy graduates win national Tranzfuser competition
Studio Whalefall, a team of Falmouth Games Academy graduates, is celebrating success after winning Tranzfuser, a national programme for emer...
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Meet the Graphic Design alumna working behind-the-scenes on The Great British Bake Off
17 October 2025
Alice Brown’s career in TV first began after one of her student projects was featured at the D&AD ...
Interior Architecture student wins scholarship with industry-ready approach to design
28 October 2025
Interior Architecture BA final-year student Hannah Schmidt has won a £3,000 scholarship with The Ho...
A still from The Severed Sun. Credit Steve Tanner
Falmouth filmmakers on folk horror, community and the Cornish landscape
28 October 2025
Horror films have an enduring popularity amongst film fans, delivering adrenaline rushes and raw hum...
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, wr...
Regional Voices, Universal Stories: How Falmouth’s Sound/Image Cinema Lab is shaping the future of film
16 October 2025
As Rose of Nevada, which had more than 30 film students performing key roles on its production, scre...
Playing the Game: What Celebrity Traitors reveals about strategy, authenticity and the self
16 October 2025
When The Traitors first appeared on television, few could have imagined that a game once played in t...
Falmouth alumna becomes the first female editor of long-standing surf magazine
23 September 2025
After feeling creatively influenced by Falmouth’s deep connection with the sea, nature and its com...
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 & Desi...
Students win big at Creative Conscience Awards 2025
07 October 2025
Eight students have been awarded the top awards at this year’s Creative Conscience Awards, with th...
A stellar Falmouth summer: success stories from our community
30 September 2025
While our campuses may be quiet over the summer, our creative community certainly aren’t. Our stud...
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 Guardia...
World premiere success for Falmouth’s Mark Jenkin at Venice
04 September 2025
Critics praise 'Rose of Nevada' for its bold aesthetic and powerful storytelling.
Falmouth technician creates artwork for Royal Ballet & Opera project celebrating neurodiversity in dance
06 May 2025
From writing stories and poetry, to producing animations and illustrations, Emilia Wharfe’s creative
Falmouth final-year project mixes retro FPS mayhem with Cornish scenery
06 May 2025
Slippery sea creatures, battered cod, and cannonball chaos – welcome to BRINE, the chaotic Cornish
Documenting the sustainability of farming: Photography BA student Joe Day
06 May 2025
After visiting Yeo Valley Organic, The Milk Stand at Kingston Seymour Farm, and Dowstall Farm
“Your job is to bring the sparkle”: Creative Advertising alumnus gives students advice
06 May 2025
Since graduating in 2020, Jonah Campbell has worked on everything from television adverts for Burt’s
New student-backed films from Falmouth’s Sound/Image Cinema Lab
06 May 2025
Here’s a look at some of this year’s standout student-supported releases.
“When we support each other, we create magic”: Interior Design Online student Gabriella Horvath
01 May 2025
When the Employability Service advertised an internship with The Live Design Project, a role
Conkers reimagined: a look into the new game created by students
25 April 2025
Meet the Games Academy students behind Conked Out, a heartfelt twist on the deck-building genre that
Journalism student lands new role with London Daily News
23 April 2025
Maisie Milward’s enthusiasm for writing has led to her securing work as a writer for London Daily
The technician and photography graduate taking music videography by storm
23 April 2025
Since graduating from Photography BA(Hons) in 2016, Charlie Fairbairn has forged an eclectic career
Students photograph the hidden heart of Bethnal Green in London exhibition
23 April 2025
Documentary & Editorial students had just 24 hours to document Bethnal Green's people and culture.
Online television student takes final project to the Rome Prisma Film Awards
23 April 2025
Seb Morgan had only just submitted his final project of his Film & Television MA(Online) course
Telling gothic tales through pen and ink: meet freelance illustrator Ben Duchesne
22 April 2025
For Illustration graduate Ben Duchesne, pen and ink is the perfect medium for his unbridled
