Celebrating 120 Years
A montage of images from throughout Falmouth University's 120 year history. All images have a blue overlay and the Falmouth University 120 logo.
In 1902 Falmouth School of Art opened as an evolution of The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, which aimed to 'promote the useful and fine arts, to encourage industry and to elicit the ingenuity of a community distinguished for its mechanical skill.’
The School started as we mean to go on - harnessing creativity to forge the future of industry. To celebrate this anniversary, we delved into the archives and quizzed our community to unearth the stories that have shaped us.
Our timeline: The moments that made us
Journey through our timeline to discover the moments that made us; from the inception of Falmouth School of Art in 1902 and the installation of our Chancellor Dawn French in 2015, to welcoming our new Vice-Chancellor Professor Emma Hunt in 2022 (and the triumphs and challenges faced along the way).
The evolution of our prospectus
Explore how our prospectus front page has developed from the mid 1900s to the present day, and hear from the people that help bring them to life.
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Stories from our community
In 2022, we quizzed former and current students, staff and friends of the University about their experience at Falmouth and what it meant to them. Read about the careers launched and connections made, below.
Hear from inspiring alumni
Meet just a few of our outstanding alumni and discover where it all started.
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Looking ahead: Friends of Falmouth cast their minds forward
15 December 2022
Emma Rice, Rob Da Bank, Philip Marden and Sir Tim Smit KBE imagine the future of Falmouth University...
Lifelong connections made at Falmouth
15 December 2022
Hear from former students who’ve formed lifelong connections with friends they met at Falmouth.
In conversation with Professor Alan Livingston CBE (Part 1)
16 December 2022
Our Vice Chancellor talks to the former University College Falmouth principal about the challenges a...
Meet the creative team now based in the original Falmouth School of Art building
15 December 2022
We visit Kingdom & Sparrow, the creative team now based in the building where it all began.
All stories
An international student’s journey on Falmouth’s MA Game Art
25 September 2025
For Anosh Saji, choosing to study a master’s in Game Art at Falmouth was about more than gaining s...
Film alumnus explores men’s mental health, mining and Cornwall’s community in new documentary
25 September 2025
Dan Simpkins is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and Director of Photography, who since gradua...
Animation students named finalists in global Rookies awards
23 September 2025
Two student films from Falmouth’s Animation BA(Hons) have made a splash at The Rookies, an interna...
Indie Games Online student completes 12 games in 12 weeks project
23 September 2025
For his final major project on the Indie Game Development MA (Online), Mathijs Koning set himself a ...
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...
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...
User Experience graduate on exploring scent, further study and starting a business
18 September 2025
When we think about digital design, we tend to think of screens, buttons and code. For User Experien...
Game Art lecturer on character creation and collaboration
16 September 2025
We chatted with senior lecturer in Game Art, Michael Boylan, on how games are almost never made in i...
Games Academy students shine at The Rookies
12 September 2025
Five students from Falmouth’s Games Academy and School of Film and Television have reached the fin...
Falmouth University: Our year of transformation
12 September 2025
Falmouth University has been shortlisted as Specialist Institution of the Year 2025 in the Times Hig...
