Falmouth College of Arts
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| Motto | Creative, Connected, Courageous |
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| Type | New University |
| Established | 2012 – gained University Status 2009 – University College Falmouth 1995 - Falmouth College of Arts 1987 – Falmouth College of Art and Design 1902 – Established as Falmouth School of Arts |
| Chancellor | Dawn French |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Anne Carlisle |
| Students | 4,655 (2015/16) |
| Undergraduates | 4,410 (2015/16) |
| Postgraduates | 240 (2015/16) |
| Location | Penryn & Falmouth, Cornwall |
| Campus | Woodlane, Falmouth - 6 acres Tremough, Penryn - 70 acres |
| Colours | White and Cornish Gold |
| Affiliations |
Dartington College of Arts University of Plymouth ukaida University of the Arts, London |
| Website | www.falmouth.ac.uk |
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Falmouth University (Cornish: Pennskol Aberfala) is a multi-arts university based in Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, England. Founded in 1902, it had previously been the Falmouth School of Art, Falmouth College of Art and Design and then Falmouth College of Arts until it received taught degree-awarding powers, and the right to use the title "University College", in March 2005. In April 2008, University College Falmouth merged with Dartington College of Arts, adding a range of Performance courses to its portfolio. On 27 November 2012, a communication was released to the staff and students and local press that 'University College Falmouth is to be granted full university status in a move that will further its ambition to become one of the top five arts universities in the world.' On 9 December 2012, the University College was officially granted full university status by the Privy Council. Falmouth University was judged by The Sunday Times to be the UK’s top arts university from 2015-2017.
The university is located in Penryn and Falmouth. Penryn Campus, near the town of Penryn, is the larger of its two campuses, which it operated until 2016 in partnership with the University of Exeter, under the Combined Universities in Cornwall initiative. It is not known why Falmouth University is no longer part of Combined Universities in Cornwall. Falmouth Campus is in Falmouth town centre and provides a historic contrast to the modernity of Penryn.
Falmouth University was founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902, in response to the diminution of scientific activities in Cornwall that was brought about by the decline of the Cornish mining industry.
In 1902, Falmouth School of Art was a wholly private venture and offered classes such as Freehand Drawing, Model Drawing, Painting from Still Life, Drawing from the Antique, Drawing in Light & Shade, and Memory Drawing of Plant Form. Students were charged between four and ten shillings per session for the privilege, and were offered the opportunity to enter for Board of Education exams.
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