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A Photovoltaic (PV) extension on the AMATA roof at Penryn campus, which is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 20.3 tonnes per year, was successfully installed last month (July 2024). It is now fully operational and connected to the high-tech campus PV system. The new PV panels are estimated to c

Falmouth Exeter Plus are pleased to announce that Penryn campus has been honoured with the coveted Green Flag Award for the seventh year in a row. “I was thrilled to hear that we have once again received the prestigious Green Flag Award, marking our seventh consecutive year of recognition. This acco

At the start of the year (January 2024), the FX Plus Grounds and Gardens team set themselves the target of planting 1,200 wildflowers over the course of the year. “It was bit of an arbitrary number that meant beating how many we got into the ground the year before,” explains Alasdair Garnett, Garden

Introducing our latest offering: the refreshed menu at the Sustainability Café! The Food and Drink team are excited about their new array of plant-based delights, featuring low-cost options and exciting vegan additions. Proudly certified by the Vegetarian Society, the Sustainability Café is exclusiv

We are thrilled to share that the Sustainability Café on Penryn campus has achieved accreditation from the Vegetarian Society for producing a fully vegetarian and vegan menu offering. This accreditation marks a significant milestone in our commitment to offering sustainable and ethical dining option

A new gardening group launched this spring (21 March) at Belmont Garden, Falmouth campus. Students, Staff and community are invited to plant, potter and pick fresh produce every Thursday between 10:00am to 14:00pm – it’s free – simply turn up! Belmont Garden is a hidden haven situated behind the Lif

On behalf of Falmouth University and the University of Exeter (Cornwall), FX Plus is delivering a campus wide commuting travel survey to gather insights into how students and staff are travelling to and from our Cornwall campuses.  We encourage all staff and students at Falmouth University, the Univ

Have you seen our new ‘LitterLotto’ stickers which are appearing on campus recycling and food waste bins near you? Our Facilities team and Sustainability team have partnered with LitterLotto to give you a chance of winning £1000 every time you dispose of your recycling or food waste correctly. To be

The Archives on Penryn Campus, shared by the University of Exeter (Cornwall) and Falmouth University, have appointed a new project Archivist and work has begun to catalogue four key Collections relating to Political movements in Cornwall in the mid twentieth century, from our Institute of Cornish St

Both Penryn and Falmouth campus have achieved Gold Cycle Friendly Employer awards, administered through the national Cycle Friendly Employer program and run by Cycling UK. The gold award is the highest standard available and demonstrates to students and staff the active travel and infrastructure on

The Biodiversity, Sustainability and Ground and Gardens Teams have been hard at work to achieve some blooming good biodiversity outputs for 2022-2023. Abhishek Dixit, Biodiversity Project Officer at FX Plus, has reported a total of 1,152 wildflower plugs planted in 2023. In fact, we’ve planted a tot

As we look back on December, it’s often a month of excess and overconsumption. It’s the month which creates a mountain of waste and recycling for us to drown in until the first bin collection after the festive holidays. Many of us will have sifted through the sacks of wrapping paper, sorted through

We are beginning to get those festive feels on campus as Food and Drink have launched some seasonal specials for everyone to enjoy! Here’s a list of some of the naughty and nice treats to fill your bellies with this winter: Christmas Meal – Booking Essential! A traditional Christmas meal will be ava

Bonfire night celebrations are just around the corner, and the Falmouth Fire Brigade has been in touch with some pointers to help you celebrate safely. We do not want you or anyone else to end the night in accident and emergency! The advice is to not attempt your own bonfire or firework display and

An interactive light projection “The Climate Wall” is coming to Cornwall, Penryn Campus, from 27 November – 1 December 2023. The art installation represents a moment of reflection in the lead up to COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and will serve as a public record and reminder of how we feel ab

Our new Photovoltaic (PV) system is now fully connected and operational on Penryn Campus. The latest addition of PV panels which completes the system has successfully been installed on the Daphne Du Maurier building (October 2023). These panels are in addition to the PV panels which were installed o

The FX Plus Food and Drinks team have some hot drink offers on campus that we think you should know about. All these offers are available for our entire campus community at the following participating outlets: Fox Café, the Lower Stannary, Sustainability Café, ESI and AMATA Cafés.  The hot drinks lo

Falmouth University and the University of Exeter have signed a Civic University Agreement with Cornwall Council, the Council of the Isles of Scilly and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB). This civic strategy brings the two universities together with the councils and the ICB

It is the beginning of the new academic year and with it comes a feast of tasty new grab and go lunch options at Penryn campus. For 2023/24, the Food and Drinks team have opened two new outlets: The Coffee Stop and the Deli Bar.   The Coffee Stop, situated in the Upper Stannary, provides fast coffee

For the past couple years, the Grounds and Sustainability Teams have been working hard to create a safe haven for native wildlife on campus. The results have been exciting to observe, and we are happy to report that we now have some regular hedgehogs that seem to have made themselves at home!  Both

The Ecological Citizen Course launches on Penryn campus this week, starting on Friday 29th September. For the last 12 months, the Ecological Citizenship Course has been co-created by students, staff, and our community in response to the ecological crisis. This course is open to all students and staf

Falmouth University and the University of Exeter and walking and cycling charity Sustrans have organised several Active Travel Events at our Penryn Campus, taking place on Wednesday 27th September and Thursday 28th September. On Wednesday from 10am – 5pm, Sustrans will be running a ‘Dr Bike Day’ wit

Today, on Monday 18th September, the Swap Shop on Penryn campus reopened to encourage students and staff to pick up preloved items for FREE, instead of purchasing new. The last academic year saw the Swap Shop achieve great success as we celebrated nearly 100kg of items that had been donated, 240 ite

Last month (August 2023), our university community was saddened to learn of the untimely passing of our colleague Doug Walker. Doug was a revered member of the FX Plus IT & Digital Services Team for over 11 years and was diagnosed in early May 2023 with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). The type of AML

Work by students from Falmouth University’s School of Communication and Institute of Photography is currently on show in the exhibition space next to the Compass Desk at Penryn Campus Library. The display takes viewers on a unique A–Z journey through 26 Cornish places and their richly resonant names

The Archives on Penryn Campus, shared by the University of Exeter Penryn and Falmouth University, is one of a handful of Archives in the country to have been awarded funding from Archives Revealed Cataloguing Grants Scheme, supported by The National Archives, The Pilgrim Trust and The Wolfson Founda

Penryn Campus, which is jointly owned by Falmouth University and the University of Exeter, has officially been recognised as one of the country’s best parks as it once again achieves the coveted Green Flag Award for 2023. For the sixth consecutive year, the Penryn campus will raise its Green Flag –

According to a 2021 report by the United Nations, food systems account for over one third of global greenhouse gas emissions. FX Plus is working with its campus partners to support sustainability and meet carbon net zero goals. To support this mission, the Food & Drink team are trialling new carbon

Members of Cornwall Ancient Tree Forum (CATF) are working to register Penryn Campus’ Lime Tree avenue for preservation and protection as the trees (Tilia cordata) are aesthetically, historically, and environmentally of great importance. Tim Kellett and Marion Bryant from CATF and Environmental scien

A trial project to recycle food waste in Penryn student residences has been so successful it’s being rolled out across our campuses. The scheme began in May (2022), when the FX Plus Facilities team teamed up with Cornwall Waste Solutions to encourage students to separate food waste in some of the so

FX Plus Deputy Security Manager Lois Craze has become the first ever triple winner at the Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards 2022. Lois completed her hattrick by winning the Management category, the Achiever of the Year, which was decided by public vote and the top, Cornwall Apprentice of the Year title

We’ve teamed up with Penryn and Falmouth Foodbank to offer a food and toiletries collection point in the Lower Stannary, Penryn Campus, which will be available from Monday, 28th November.​​​​​​​​The Foodbank is a community organisation that works to support local people who find themselves unable to

Students and staff have helped to raise £9,675 and to divert 5.5 tonnes of ‘waste’ from landfill via the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Pack for Good campaign this year. This means that the equivalent of 32,462 kg of CO2 emissions were prevented. The FX Plus Halls team has been supporting the Pack f

New, pay as you ride, electric bikes are now available at Penryn Campus. As a special, introductory offer, the first 900 students to sign up on the Beryl Bikes app using their university (Falmouth University or the University of Exeter) email address can have up to 30 minutes riding for free. The Be

Members of our FX Plus Facilities team have been taking their cleaning skills off campus to help a local community initiative. The children’s park in Mabe had been covered in graffiti so four of the facilities team stepped up to help other volunteers from Mabe in the clean-up operation. Facilities O

We are committed to supporting biodiversity and sustainability on our campuses. Part of this involves twice yearly flower counts which not only give us an estimate of how many bees we support but also to measure the benefits of changing the mowing regime on areas of land. Since 2020, Every Flower Co

The gardens and grounds at Penryn Campus have been recognised by the international Green Flag Award Scheme as among the very best in the world, for the sixth year in a row. The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity sKeep Britain Tidy under licence from the Department for Levellin

Our Falmouth Exeter Plus Halls team has delivered a massive 423kg of food to Penryn and Falmouth Foodbank, part of the Trussell Trust network. The food (mostly dried and tinned goods) is collected as students move out of their accommodation for the summer, or for good, alongside household items whic

We are significantly increasing the amount of photovoltaic (PV) panels on roofs at Penryn Campus this summer. This is part of continuing work to support the declarations of climate emergency, by Falmouth University and the University of Exeter. Sarah Roby, FX Plus Director of Estates and project spo

Communities and organisations have been benefiting from furniture donations from our campuses as part of our commitment to sustainability. The working styles of many people at Falmouth and Penryn campuses changed during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Furniture was taken out of rooms to allow for mo

Falmouth and Exeter students have donated the almost £50,000 to the British Heart Foundation since our campuses began supporting the Pack for Good campaign in 2015. FX Plus has been supporting Pack for Good since 2015 meaning that tonnes of unwanted items have been diverted from landfill or an incin

We’ve launched a pilot project to reduce more waste on our campuses by separating food waste in our halls of residence. The Facilities team has teamed up with Cornwall Waste Solutions for this trial, which is underway in Glasney View blocks L and M, at Penryn Campus. It is estimated that about a thi

On 24th March, IT & Digital Services had their Customer Service Excellence Standard 12-month review assessment. The team, which manages IT and digital services across our university campuses, not only retained its standard but scored several ‘pluses’. Gemma Prisk, Falmouth Exeter Plus IT & Digital S

Our Estates and Grounds maintenance teams have recently completed their rooftop safety training. Required every three years, Rig Systems led this session with participants learning how to stay safe on roofs and near unprotected edges. The one-day course included: Legislation when working at height.R

If you have single-use face masks lying around then please feel free to drop them into the recycling bin in the Exchange foyer, Penryn Campus, or the Fox Café, Falmouth Campus. From here they will be combined with other ‘hard to recycle’ plastic items and sent to ReFactory, a company which will turn

Twelve new electric vehicle (EV) charging points are going to be installed at Penryn Campus. The points, which will be in Car Park A, are in response to a growing demand as more people choose to buy electric vehicles meaning the two chargers currently installed don’t provide sufficient charging capa

Happy International Women’s Day 2022. At Falmouth Exeter Plus our female employees go right to the top (Managing Director Paula Sanderson)! As we celebrate this year’s #breakthebias theme, here are some profiles of the great women working for us in just one of our many teams …. FX Plus Security Team

The Penryn Campus Shop has launched a new Bring Your Own (BYO), self-service refill section. This will help to reduce unnecessary packaging and waste. The new refill range includes cereals and breakfast food; pasta; rice and snacks. Customers can bring along their own refill container, weigh it, fil

Communities and organisations have been benefiting from furniture donations from our campuses as part of our commitment to sustainability. The working styles of many people at Falmouth and Penryn campuses changed during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Furniture was taken out of rooms to allow for mo

Penryn and Falmouth campuses have progressed from a bronze to a silver award from the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) Hedgehog Friendly Campus programme. The Hedgehog Friendly Campus project is a UK-wide initiative which aims to turn university campuses into places where hedgehogs can t

As a result of student feedback, we are pleased to announce that the Sustainability Café is now 100% vegetarian/ vegan. Newly opened in September 2021, the vibrant café, which boasts spectacular views and contemporary indoor and outdoor seating, has been built using sustainable materials including F

Falmouth Exeter Plus is supporting a change of career direction for Estates team member Charlotte Putnam. Charlotte, who has been working for Falmouth Exeter Plus since 2018, said the whole move was inspired by working on her grandmother’s home. She explained: “My grandmother left her property to us

Our Top Ten Sustainability Highlights for the 2020 – 2021 Academic Year It’s been over two years since the University of Exeter and Falmouth University declared a climate and environment emergency. Even in amongst a global pandemic, both institutions have been actively transforming themselves to rai

Congratulations to Emily Stanbury, winner of the Management category in this year’s Truro and Penwith College Apprenticeship Awards. IT Project Manager Emily, who has been working for Falmouth Exeter Plus (FX Plus) for nearly seven years, said: “I was very surprised to win as the other candidates ha

Falmouth Exeter Plus has scooped five of the ten in this year’s Falmouth University Staff Excellence Awards. Paula Sanderson, Falmouth Exeter Plus Managing Director, said: “Congratulations to all Falmouth and Falmouth Exeter Plus winners. These awards are a testament to the continued hard work every

Four new biodiversity signs have been installed at Penryn Campus to highlight the variety of natural habitats, unique ecologies and the conservation plans in place.  The signs have been placed at Lime Avenue, the Walled Garden, the Ox Eye Daisy Bank (near the Chapel Lecture Theatre) and in woodland 

Paula joins us today (Monday 19 July) from Queen Mary University of London. Prior to that, her roles included Registrar and Secretary at SOAS University of London, Director SOAS University of London Asia, Chief Operating Officer and part of the leadership team that established the University of Read

FX Plus is encouraging training and employment in Cornwall by supporting 18-year-old Sean Burrows with his T level construction industry placement. This is a first for the FX Plus Estates team and is also part of the pilot scheme for T levels. Sarah Roby, FX Plus Estates Director, said: “As one of t

Cornwall Plus is a Finalist in the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2021 for the International Experience category, a fantastic achievement especially in these challenging times. The team is honoured to be chosen and is looking forward to the Awards Ceremony on Thursday 25 February when the final results wil

Saturday 21 May is #BiodiversityDay. Our Grounds Team works hard to encourage biodiversity on our beautiful campuses. We have bee hotels, plant bee friendly plants, leave areas unmown and seed with wildflowers, leave some dead trees in situ so creatures can make them their homes and more. Recent new

The Little Wonders Nursery team at Penryn Campus has joined the RSPB Wild Challenge. So far the staff have helped the children to make a frog-friendly habitat for some resident frogs; dig a hole for a small pond and plant some Starwort to oxygenate the water; recycle some old wooden cot sides to mak

We’re celebrating Penryn and Falmouth campuses achieving the bronze award with the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) Hedgehog Friendly Campus program. The Hedgehog Friendly Campus project is a UK-wide initiative which aims to turn university campuses into places where hedgehogs can thrive

Cornwall Plus has been honoured with a Gold award, for the International category at the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2020-21. The Cornwall Tourism Awards a hallmark of quality in the Cornish tourism and hospitality industry, held the annual ceremony online on 25 February, supported by headline sponsor Q