Archives & Special Collections

Welcome to the Archives & Special Collections Service for Falmouth University and the University of Exeter in Cornwall.

The Service brings together original records with specialised book collections - unique, eclectic and inspiring sources for use in both research and creative practice. Situated on Level 0 of the Exchange on the Penryn Campus, our Collections are available to view in our Reading Room on request by appointment.

Please contact archives@fxplus.ac.uk to find out more.

Placements.

The Archives & Special Collections Team offer a number of student placements throughout the academic year. Open to students from Falmouth University and University of Exeter these placements offer the opportunity to gain experience working with the fantastic Archive collections here on campus whilst developing new skills.

We are currently at full capacity for placements. New opportunities will be advertised here when they become available.

Closure weeks.

Please be aware that Archives & Special Collections is closed to appointments from the 6th of January for essential works and will reopen on Monday 20th January. We will be offering a limited enquiry service during this period.