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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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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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

Lead:

Kate Christman

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

Learning & Teaching
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porthcurno seascape

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’)

Lead:

Adrian Bossey

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

Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation (‘LAAA’)
Juvenile lobsters in a white growing tray
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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Mixed Reality

Lead:

John Speakman

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

Mixed Reality
Good Grief text on a background of red hair
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MOTH

Lead:

Nicola Salkeld

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

MOTH
Barney Wilczak Restored Forest
Barney Wilczak- restored forest at dawn, Kenya.

Nature, Magic, and Myth: The Dark Arts in Cornish Writing

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

Nature, Magic, and Myth: The Dark Arts in Cornish Writing
Of This Parish
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Of This Parish

The idea of a ‘Parish’ – a common device used to delineate territory while also defining a sac...

Of This Parish
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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
Art student working in studio with large window on Falmouth campus and person walking past and looking in.
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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Re-voicing Cultural Landscapes

Lead:

Dr Laura Hodsdon

Re-voicing Cultural Landscapes studies the relationships between majority and minority perspectives ...

Re-voicing Cultural Landscapes
Anna Mankee Williams RKE Project

Routes to renewal in outpatient departments

Lead:

Anna Mankee-Williams

This study aims to explore the lived experience of adults aged 18+ who have journeyed through outpat...

Routes to renewal in outpatient departments
Film and TV students from Falmouth University filming a scene on a beach with blue sky
News_SoFT Film Wilderness 4
Camera Assistants are Film students David Anderson and Ryan Weekley. Image by Andrew Wright

Sound/Image Cinema Lab

Lead:

Professor Neil Fox

Based at Falmouth, Sound/Image Cinema Lab has produced a number of regional and national documentari...

Sound/Image Cinema Lab
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South African Photography

Lead:

Dr Simon A. Clarke

This book is the first comprehensive survey of South African photography from 1837 to 2020.

South African Photography
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SWCTN 2

South West Creative Technology Network

Lead:

Professor David Prior

The South West Creative Technology Network drives both blue-sky thinking and real-world developments...

South West Creative Technology Network
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Spatial Audio Journalism

Lead:

Dr Abigail Wincott

This project is working with journalists to identify opportunities and challenges in their use of sp...

Spatial Audio Journalism