The Guardian University Guide 2017 ranks Falmouth #21 among 119 universities in the UK, and confirms it as the country’s top-ranked creative arts university – Jeswant M. Sprawled across two campuses on the scenic Cornwall coast of south-west England, Falmouth University has steadily gained reputation as a premier university of the creative arts. Both the Sunday Times 2016 University League Table and Complete University Guide 2017 rank Falmouth #1 in the UK for creative and performing arts education. The Guardian University Guide 2017 ranks it #21 among 119 universities in the UK, and confirms Falmouth as the country’s top- ranked creative arts university. Moreover, Falmouth enjoys high ratings on student employability with 97 percent of its students engaged in work or enrolled in further study programmes within six months of graduation, according to the Higher Education Survey 2015. Falmouth University, which describes itself as a “specialist creative multi-arts institution”, hosts ten academic departments — art, music and theatre arts, business school, fashion and textiles institute, games academy, photography institute, architecture, design and interiors, communication design, and writing and journalism. Currently, these schools offer 54 study programmes including a one-year full-time UAL (University of Arts London) foundation diploma programme, 36 undergraduate, 12 postgrad and M.Phil/Ph D research programmes and short-term certificate courses to 4,700 students from over 100 countries worldwide. In 2015, the university launched a new games academy and a Meta-Makers Research Institute. This varsity traces its origins to the wholly private Falmouth School of Art established in 1902. In 1938, the school was acquired by the local education authority and transformed into the Falmouth College of Art and Design in 1987 and University College of Falmouth in 2009. In 2012, the college was conferred university status. Falmouth & Penryn. Located on the southern tip of Cornwall county, Falmouth (pop. 26,767) boasts the world’s third largest natural deep-water harbour. Surrounded by areas of outstanding natural beauty including the Helford and Fal Rivers and Roseland Peninsula, Falmouth is a cruise ship stop and popular holiday destination. A major attraction of the port town is its Georgian town houses converted into hotels overlooking five main beaches. Popular as a day sailing destination, Falmouth offers a variety of watersports — surfing, windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling, and diving — and fairs and festivals held year round. The town also hosts several art galleries, cinemas, cafes, restaurants, bars and pubs, shops and boutiques. Sited 1.6 km north-west of Falmouth, Penryn (pop. 9,790) was once an important harbour in its own right, exporting granite and tin to the rest of the world in the medieval period. This heritage town boasts several buildings dating back to Tudor, Jacobean and Georgian times, and is well-connected to Falmouth by cycle paths, bus services and a train line. Cornwall has the mildest and sunniest climate of the UK. Frost and snow are rare on this coast, even in winter. Temperatures range from 4°-9°C in winter to 15°-19°C in summer. Campus facilities: A ten-minute walk from the town centre and Gyllyngvase beach, the 70-acre Falmouth campus…
