Research & Knowledge Exchange Projects

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World-leading research with real-word impact

Researching for, in and through the arts and technology, we are committed to responding to the needs of Cornwall and the communities we serve, but the impact of our work has global reach. Our research crosses disciplinary boundaries and tackles the challenges of our age.

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Misri Dey singing

Family Tree

Family Tree is a solo performance and exploration of multi-heritage experiences across four generati...

Family Tree
Fog of Sex
Fog of Sex - Olivia Thatcher as student lap dancer Naomi

Fog of Sex (Stories from the frontline of student sex work)

Fog of Sex (Stories from the frontline of student sex work) is a 60-minute drama documentary which w...

Fog of Sex (Stories from the frontline of student sex work)
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Folk Horror in the 21st Century

Lead:

Professor Ruth Heholt

Culminating in a two-day conference in 2019, Folk Horror in the 21st Century explored all aspects of...

Folk Horror in the 21st Century
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Immersive Business

Lead:

Professor Tanya Krzywinska

Immersive Business sought to help SMEs in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly introduce innovative, imm...

Immersive Business
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INTANGIBLE

Lead:

Dr Laura Hodsdon

Understanding the socio-cultural dimensions of island population change in Scotland, England, Canada...

INTANGIBLE
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Headstones

Jewish Heritage and Lived Experience in Cornwall

Lead:

Dr Carolyn Shapiro

Cornwall’s hidden Jewish heritage peaks through like a palimpsest. Falmouth University students en...

Jewish Heritage and Lived Experience in Cornwall
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Landscape stories R&KE

Landscape Stories

This project began with the Falmouth University-National Trust (2020) Landscape Research Group pilot...

Landscape Stories
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Facilities: Library 6

Learning & Teaching

Equipping our students with the knowledge to make sustainable choices and changes when they graduate...

Learning & Teaching
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Leisure Studies Association Annual Conference 2022

Falmouth University is delighted to be collaborating with the Leisure Studies Association to deliver...

Leisure Studies Association Annual Conference 2022
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Deaf Rave students on Beat Blocks floor - Research Project LAAA

Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation (‘LAAA’) Projects

Lead:

Adrian Bossey

The LAAA project aimed to evaluate audience experiences of engaging with authentic ‘live’ music ...

Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation (‘LAAA’) Projects
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Lobster Grower juvenile tray

Lobster Grower & Lobster Grower 2

Lead:

Drummond Masterton

Lobster Grower is a consortium led project, working to establish a low-carbon method of rearing lobs...

Lobster Grower & Lobster Grower 2
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Mapping Emergence - Antwork 3

Mapping Emergence

Lead:

Dr Catarina Fontoura

Mapping Emergence is a creative exchange between art, science, and social insects, our project asks:...

Mapping Emergence
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Mixed Reality

Lead:

John Speakman

Using Mixed Reality across geographically distributed spaces to facilitate collaborative virtual env...

Mixed Reality
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MOTH

Lead:

Nicola Salkeld

MOTH is challenge attitudes, conventions and context surrounding death and dying.

MOTH
Death Design

MOTH: Design For Life & Death

Lead:

Ashley Rudolph

MOTH: Design For Life & Death is a project established by Senior Lecturers in Graphic Design Ash...

MOTH: Design For Life & Death
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On The Hill

On the Hill is a podcast that brings together historical research and original writing as a means to...

On The Hill
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Online Orchestra image

Online Orchestra

By harnessing the internet, the Online Orchestra gave people living in remote communities the opport...

Online Orchestra
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Polish Vermin by Agnieszka Blonska
BOV Ferment July 2017 – Polish Vermin by Agnieszka Blonska – Photographer Jack Offord

Polish Vermin

Lead:

Agnieszka Blonska

Polish Vermin is a piece of theatre which explores the lives of EU migrants living in the UK in the ...

Polish Vermin
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POST - Ensemble

Lead:

Will Parker

POST— is an experimental music ensemble focused on synthesisers, electronics and noise making. It ...

POST - Ensemble
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UG14 Page 023: Fine Art Studio
Art studio, Falmouth Campus

Radical Spaces of Making

This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of resea...

Radical Spaces of Making
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Ruth Heholt RkE project lead image

Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural

Lead:

Professor Ruth Heholt

Revenant is a peer-reviewed, open access, e-journal dedicated to academic and creative explorations ...

Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural