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University College Falmouth

University College Falmouth (UCF) attracts and inspires creative people. They nurture a culture of excellence, exploration and collaboration that fires the imagination.
 
In April 2008, UCF merged with Dartington College of Arts to create a new institution focusing on the expansion of Falmouth’s expertise in Art, Design and Media and Dartington’s expertise in Choreography, Music, Theatre, Art and Writing.

This merger paves the way for a new specialist Arts University in Cornwall in 2012 that will create a Higher Education institution unique to the South West of England. Forging links with the creative industries, international partners and other academic institutions has always been a key focus of the Falmouth approach. With the addition of Dartington’s extensive regional and international networks, their students can become active participants in the global arts community. 
 
UFC media courses have close working links with the BBC, ITV Westcountry, TwoFour Productions and Denham Productions. Recent high-profile visiting speakers have included former BBC Director General, Greg Dyke; film director, Ken Loach; and Managing Director of ITN, Robin Elias. UCF students have won prestigious competitions such as the Royal Television Society Awards.

Fast Facts

• UCF was originally founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902.
• By order of the Privy Council, UCF was awarded Taught Degree Awarding Powers in   2004 and is the only independent Higher Education institution in Cornwall with the power to award degrees in its own name.
• UCF is currently located at three campuses – Woodlane and Tremough in Cornwall and Dartington in Devon.  The Dartington-based courses will relocate to Tremough in 2010 to a new, purpose-built, high-specification Performance Centre
• UCF currently has c1000 students at Woodlane, c1500 at Tremough and c500 at Dartington.
• UCF has three Schools – the School of Art & Performance, the School of Design and the School of Media.
• UCF shares and jointly manages the Tremough Campus with the University of Exeter as part of the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) initiative, in an arrangement that is unique in the UK.  The CUC promotes regional economic regeneration through Higher Education and is funded mainly by the European Union (Objective One), the South West Regional Development Agency and the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with support from Cornwall County Council.
• UCF and the University of Exeter have ambitious plans for expansion at the Tremough Campus.  As well as the new Performance Centre for the Dartington courses, UCF plans an Academy for Innovation & Research that will encourage entrepreneurialism and foster dynamic collaborations between graduates and industry, to the benefit of the Cornish economy. The latest Masterplan for Tremough makes provision for between 4,400 and 5,000 students by 2015.

Life in Cornwall

• Cornwall is situated at the far Western tip of the United Kingdom and is known across the world as a place of outstanding natural beauty.  Its jawdropping coastline, miles of golden beaches and rugged moors offer endless stimulation, whether you want to catch waves or just clear your head.
• Cornwall is also alive with creativity and is fast gaining a reputation as the place to be. The annual Eden Sessions at the world-famous Eden Project in nearby St Austell attract the biggest names in music to play amongst its iconic biomes and there are surf, music and cultural festivals aplenty throughout the year. Cornwall is synonymous with arts and culture from the historic Newlyn Art Gallery and the famous Tate St Ives to the Exchange Gallery in Penzance that consistently turns heads. The county also has an impressive film and media scene, with Penzance hosting the international Futureshorts screenings and regular events for budding filmmakers. The annual Cornwall Film Festival thrills film enthusiasts with premieres, workshops, and guest speakers  from the cognescenti of British and Cornish filmmaking. Theatre thrives here too -- the internationally renowned Kneehigh Theatre Company premiere much of their work here before taking it to London or overseas, and creative offshoot, Wildworks, are famed for their use of the Cornish landscape, staging mind-blowing productions everywhere from ruined castles to disused quarries.
• Cornwall enjoys a mild climate and is host to a large number of luxuriant, sub-tropical gardens.