Postgraduate Study Guide 2012 - University College Falmouth

Welcome
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Creative Minds, Inspiring Futures
University College Falmouth is a pioneering
specialist multi-arts institution. Our vibrant and
innovative community of thinkers, makers and doers
are turning heads on the national and international
creative scene. Highly talented, ambitious, motivated
and entrepreneurial people converge here to study,
work and find inspiration in a unique environment –
thriving in a creative and intellectual space not easily
found in metropolitan settings.
The establishment of our new £10 million Academy
for Innovation and Research (AIR – p34) brings together
Falmouth’s expertise in the areas of sustainable design
and the digital economy. Embodying the University
College’s research ambitions, AIR will ensure that
Falmouth makes a valuable and lasting impact on some
of the grand challenges and opportunities facing both
Cornwall and the wider world. For you, it also means the
community, industry connections, resources and potential
you’ll find here are stronger than ever before.
A number of impressive new facilities are also opening at
Tremough in 2012 – including The Exchange (p15), Tremough
Innovation Centre (housing up to 70 businesses on campus) and
the University of Exeter’s new Environment and Sustainability
Institute. Add to that the £132 million being invested into next
generation broadband in Cornwall over the next three years,
and you’ll see why there’s never been a more exciting or
opportune time to join our postgraduate community.
Supported by high-calibre staff, international contacts and
professional relationships that are second to none, you’ll find
Falmouth is the beginning of an exciting new chapter in your
intellectual, social and professional life. We look forward to
accompanying you on this incredible journey.
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