Tremough
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Tremough Campus located in Penryn, Cornwall is the only university campus located in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The name Tremough is a Cornish word that translates into pig farm.
Uniquely it is home to two university institutions: the University of Exeter in Cornwall and the University College Falmouth along with the globally renowned Camborne School of Mines . Collectively this initiative is known as Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC), a venture bringing in many of Cornwall's Further Education colleges along with the founding members University College Falmouth and the University of Exeter in Cornwall.
The 70 acre site itself formerly was a Convent School for the local community but was bought by the University College Falmouth or Falmouth College of Arts as it was then known in 1998. Exeter and Plymouth Universities both expressed an interest in the project. The University of Plymouth later removed themselves leaving University of Exeter to partner with Falmouth College of Arts and sign a 125 year lease. This decision was probably made easier by the fact that Exeter took partial responsibility for the running of the prestigious Camborne School of Mines in 1993. With differing academic emphasis but with an obvious need to provide the accommodation and general non-academic staff for the 'smooth' running of the campus facilities the two universities collectively established the commercially run Tremough Campus Services who are responsible for the overall maintenance of the site including the commercial bar, catering and shop and the student accommodation known as Glasney Park.
The University’s main building is a four-storey design with views over the town of Penryn and its surrounding countryside. Its teaching facilities include state-of-the-art science laboratories, IT facilities, library and lecture and seminar rooms. Provision for student-life on campus is relatively poor with the highlight being a gym offering both free-weights, resistance weights and cardio machinery in addition to a limited service of dance classes and physiotherapy. The commercial restaurant and bars are often described as not being student-friendly because of high prices and a lack of atmosphere. As of yet there are no student run facilities.
The Student Union on site referred to as the FXU has limited political power and is forced to pay the bar to run events. It is however responsible for Fresher Events and special events throughout the calender whilst acting as a liaison between the university students and the voluntary sector.
Campus accommodation is at the student village, Glasney Parc where there are a total of 500 en-suite study bedrooms with shared kitchens in twelve 2-3 storey buildings named from A to J Block.
Social life on campus centres around the Tremough restaurant and bars, where there are regular discos and bands. Although it doesn’t pretend to be a large urban centre, Falmouth is a lively town with lots of live music and good bars and clubs. Ten minutes away from the campus are the beaches of Falmouth, which offer opportunities for sailing, windsurfing and surfing.
