Research & Knowledge Exchange
Research and Knowledge Exchange are vital to realising our vision of being the leading institution at the nexus of creativity and technology.
Working at the forefront of the areas in which we teach, our researchers are committed to collaborating across disciplinary boundaries, and in partnership with industry, government, and the communities we serve, to address the key challenges of our age.
Our research centres
Centre for Blended Realities
Utilising shared technologies, the Centre for Blended Realities fosters excellence in collaborative ...
Centre for Heritage, Culture & Society
The Centre for Heritage, Culture & Society addresses people’s relationships with past, present...
Centre for Arts & Health
Through collaborative, arts based participatory research, the Centre for Arts & Health at Falmou...
Centre for Pedagogy Futures
The Centre for Pedagogy Futures is a space to explore, imagine, challenge and critique pedagogy for ...
Discover our departmental research
Academy of Music & Theatre Arts: Research
We are performers, composers, producers, and creative technologists who cultivate critical thinking ...
Cornwall Business School: Research
Cornwall Business School will work in rural creative economies and national/international communitie...
Falmouth School of Art: Research
The Falmouth School of Art, within the Faculty of Creative Arts & Communication, hosts dynamic i...
Fashion & Textiles Institute: Research
With a focus on the material culture of dress and textiles, the diversity of dress practices and the...
Games Academy: Research
We unite disciplines and leverage technology to explore new modes of creative design and innovation....
School of Architecture, Design & Interiors: Research
The School of Architecture, Design, and Interiors aspires to lead in practice-based design innovatio...
School of Film & Television: Research
The School of Film & Television at Falmouth University has a collaborative, collegiate and compa...
The Institute of Photography: Research
The Institute of Photography, within the Faculty of Creative Arts & Communication, is a centre o...
The School of Communication: Research
The School of Communication, within the Faculty of Creative Arts & Communication, hosts dynamic ...
Outstanding result in Research Excellence Framework 2021
100% of Falmouth University’s research impact case studies and 63.4% of its research outputs have been rated as being world-leading or internationally excellent (4* and 3*) in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF2021).
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Research & Knowledge Exchange Projects
Our research cross disciplinary boundaries and tackle the challenges of our age, aligned to our rese...
Tristan and Yseult at Restormel Castle, 2003 by Steve Tanner
GWITHA
GWITHA: from the Cornish word to guard, or to keep, uses cutting edge technologies to capture and ar...
ATTUNE
ATTUNE aims to increase the understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the impact on ...
Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation (‘LAAA’) Projects
The LAAA project aimed to evaluate audience experiences of engaging with authentic ‘live’ music ...
Revoicing Cultural Landscapes
Re-voicing Cultural Landscapes studies the relationships between majority and minority perspectives ...
Dark Economies
This research area explores the story-worlds we create to express our fears and anxieties through re...
Varyon VR
Varyon VR is a virtual theatre space for live and pre-recorded performance.
The Sowenna project
The Sowenna Project is developing a VR environment with young people who have mental health problems...
South West Creative Technology Network
The South West Creative Technology Network drives both blue-sky thinking and real-world developments...
The South West Centre of Excellence for Satellite Applications
The South West Centre of Excellence for Satellite Applications is developing space-focused research ...
Online Orchestra
By harnessing the internet, the Online Orchestra gave people living in remote communities the opport...
Digital Innovation & Design Education (DIDE)
How might we develop design pedagogies to meet the needs of fast-changing and transdisciplinary fiel...
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Research & Knowledge Exchange Projects
Our research cross disciplinary boundaries and tackle the challenges of our age, aligned to our rese...
Knowledge Exchange
Here at Falmouth we champion Knowledge Exchange: the sharing of ideas, skills, expertise and physica...
Research & Knowledge Exchange Leadership & Support
Our leadership team is a collaborative community crossing disciplinary boundaries.
Research Degrees
Falmouth offers both theoretical and practice-based research programmes leading to a PhD or MPhil. ...
Research & Knowledge Exchange Governance
Falmouth University is committed to upholding the highest standard of research excellence.
Research & Knowledge Exchange Funding
Find out how to contact our funding team and explore our wide ranging portfolio of research projects...
Research Support
We recognise the importance of attracting, nurturing and supporting research talent.
Research Facilities
Falmouth has made a significant investment in research facilities and infrastructure.
The Creative Industries Repository
Here you'll find creative industries data, commissioned reports, consultation findings and strategic...
Sustainability at Falmouth
As an educational institution we're committed to operating in ways that are environmentally consciou...
Latest research news
Researchers examine how people relate to their environment in exciting collaboration
Researchers from Falmouth University and the University of Exeter are working together on ‘Perspective Shifts’, a collaborative project ...
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George MacKay and Callum Turner on the set of Rose of Nevada. © Ian Kingsnorth
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.
‘The Birdwatcher’ premieres at UK’s leading horror film festival
21 March 2025
Students from across Falmouth’s School of Film & Television, Fashion & Textiles Institute, and Gam...
Finding a path for applying AI to creative practice
31 October 2024
As a creative person, specifically, a filmmaker who aligns herself with artistic and experimental mo...
Call for Audiovisual Collaborations | October 2024 and April 2025
18 October 2024
As part of a year-long research project Liveness, Location and Immersion in Audiovisual Performance ...
Falmouth lecturers have online lectures published on platform for neurodivergent students
15 October 2024
Joel Ferguson and Lucy Cokes have had their online lectures published on free reading platform LEO w...
The Severed Sun set for world premiere at Fantastic Fest
19 September 2024
The Severed Sun, the debut feature film from director and Falmouth University lecturer, Dean Puckett...
Call for research trial participants in £4m multi-partner project to boost student wellbeing
01 February 2024
Find out how you can participate in the Nurture-U research trials.
How can festivals help build a better future?
31 January 2024
Head of Business & Experience Design, Adrian Bossey, shares some key thoughts about how festivals ca...
Falmouth University receives £7m research funding award
16 January 2024
Falmouth University has received £7m Expanding Excellence in England (E3) Research England funding...
Lecturer's show shortlisted for Cornwall Heritage Awards 2024
21 December 2023
'Re:voice', a show directed by senior lecturer Agnieszka Blonska, has been shortlisted for the Corn...
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.
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 joins £5m research collaboration to tackle health inequalities
06 December 2023
Falmouth University joins Exeter University, Plymouth University and Cornwall Council in £5m resear...
Falmouth course leader's feminist journal reaches publication milestone
16 November 2023
Dr Anna Misiak has just published the twelfth issue of 'MAI Feminism & Visual Culture' (MAI), an onl...
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...
Photo credit: Jake Cunliffe, Television BA(Hons) graduate
Filming wraps on Falmouth lecturer’s new folk horror film, crewed by students and staff
17 August 2023
Falmouth University’s emerging filmmakers have enjoyed the chance to develop their technical and p...
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...
Tristan and Yseult at Restormel Castle, 2003 by Steve Tanner
Falmouth University awarded £850,000 research funding
19 May 2023
Falmouth University awarded £850,000 research funding for immersive archives project, capturing Cor...
Researchers to explore creativity and collective intelligence with insects
11 May 2023
‘Mapping Emergence’ is the pilot project of the newly reimagined FX Creative Exchange programme....
Enhancing Tremenheere's sculpture trail with augmented reality
28 March 2023
Academics in augmented reality at Falmouth University are collaborating with Tremenheere Sculpture G...
Falmouth graduates leading the production of new LGBTQ+ short film
22 March 2023
Two Falmouth graduates are heading up the production team behind 'King Henry'.
Middle Watch narrowly misses the win at 2023 BAFTAs
21 February 2023
The Falmouth community was rooting for the team behind short animation Middle Watch during Sunday’...
Mark Jenkin’s ENYS MEN in cinemas 13 January
05 January 2023
ENYS MEN, Mark Jenkin's highly anticipated follow-up to the BAFTA-winning BAIT, will be hitting UK c...
Sound/Image Cinema Lab wins bronze at Reimagine Education Awards 2022
08 December 2022
Falmouth University film teaching and research project Sound/Image Cinema Lab has been awarded bronz...
Enys Men to be released in the UK by the BFI
05 October 2022
Enys Men, the latest feature film to be written and directed by Falmouth University’s Distinguishe...
Lecturer's film Long Way Back to be released in cinemas
25 August 2022
Long Way Back, the third feature film to be written and directed by Falmouth University Associate Le...
Wild Voices: The "sound of extinction" by Tom Hull
12 August 2022
This piece was written by Tom Hull, a researcher at Falmouth University. He is a specialist in wild ...
Enys Men premieres in Cannes
20 May 2022
Enys Men, the latest feature film to be written and directed by Falmouth University’s Distinguishe...
Falmouth receives outstanding result in Research Excellence Framework
12 May 2022
100% of Falmouth University’s research impact case studies and 63% of its research outputs have be...
Connected Health Care team shares project research at REWIRED 2022
07 April 2022
Researchers from The Connected Health Care team presented at the Digital Health REWIRED Conference i...
Sound/Image Cinema Lab film makes its way to SXSW in new Folk Horror documentary
22 March 2022
The award-winning short film Backwoods, which was developed by Falmouth’s Sound/Image Cinema lab, ...
Dr Lee Miller appointed as Head of Postgraduate Research
22 March 2022
Dr Lee Miller will join Falmouth University as Head of Postgraduate Research and Associate Professor...
Falmouth and Tongji universities launch augmented reality research programme
04 March 2022
Chinese-Cornish collaboration will see regional garden attractions working together with researchers...
Film and Television students & staff collaborate on short film Mab Hudel
21 January 2022
The Sound/Image Cinema Lab has added a new film to its portfolio. Students and staff have collaborat...
Provost Eunice Ma discusses mental health project on BBC podcast
21 January 2022
Professor Minhua Eunice Ma, Provost of Falmouth University, spoke to Dr Daisy Fancourt and Professor...
Connected Health Care research project enters exciting new phase
12 November 2021
The Connected Health Care research project is calling on unpaid carers to come forward and participa...
Student crewed film another Cinema Lab success story
09 November 2021
Falmouth’s Sound/Image Cinema Lab gave students the chance to work in key production roles for new...
Reporting Earth provides platform for valuable climate crisis reporting discussions
29 September 2021
On Tuesday 21 September, Falmouth University hosted Reporting Earth, an online journalism summit&nbs...
New report highlights transformative capability of creative tech clusters in South West England
27 September 2021
The South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN) will present a new report at an online event on 2...
£33,000 worth of Aerospace Funding for Cornish Start-up
09 July 2021
A start-up from Falmouth University’s venture studio, Launchpad, has received an offer o...
Blending creativity with technology to tackle trauma in young people
28 June 2021
Academic researchers from Oxford University have teamed up with Falmouth University to deliver ATTUN...
Falmouth and the UK Space Agency work together to amplify the voice of carers
11 June 2021
With Carers Week 2021 underway, Falmouth University’s ground-breaking project&nbs...
Kerdroya: Cornish mythology meets Pokémon GO
05 May 2021
Professor Tanya Krzywinska and a team of developers from the Games Academy, including Tim Phillips, ...
Falmouth Launchpad Becomes a Global Start-up Studio
09 April 2021
Falmouth University’s venture studio, Launchpad, has been accepted into the Global Startup Studio ...
Launchpad partners with Code First Girls
08 April 2021
Launchpad, Falmouth University’s venture studio, has joined forces with Code First Girls to o...
Student-crewed film released for streaming
06 April 2021
Wilderness, written by Falmouth associate professor Neil Fox and crewed almost entirely by Falmouth ...
Meet the women bridging the digital divide
12 March 2021
The Connected Health Care (CHC) project seeks to provide a digital infrastructure for primary care, ...
A springboard to the future
12 March 2021
Falmouth has launched a new, free, guided programme of creative activities to help students destress...
Launchpad start-up named as Innovation Camp finalist
09 March 2021
Launchpad start-up, Data Duopoly, are one of just 15 selected from over 400 global start-ups to be n...
