Camborne School of Mines was located in the centre of Camborne for almost a century but, following major investment by the international mining industry and others, relocated in 1975 to purpose-built facilities mid-way between Camborne and Redruth . Significant expansion and diversification of teaching and research provision occurred during the 1980s and early 1990s, including the development of undergraduate and taught postgraduate degree programmes in geology, environmental science and surveying . Nyob rau hauv 1993, Camborne School of Mines was incorporated into the University of Exeter . Initiatives by the University of Exeter and others to expand the provision of higher education in Cornwall resulted in the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) initiative in 1999.
ផ្តួចផ្តើមដោយសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Exeter និងអ្នកដទៃទៀតដើម្បីពង្រីកការផ្តល់ការអប់រំខ្ពស់នៅក្នុង Cornwall បានលទ្ធផលនៅក្នុងការរួមបញ្ចូលគ្នាក្នុងការវ៉ោសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ (Cuc) ផ្តួចផ្តើមក្នុងការ 1999. ជាផ្នែកមួយនៃការផ្តួចផ្តើនេះ, Penryn, គ្រាន់តែនៅខាងក្រៅ Falmouth, បានក្លាយជាតំបន់ដែលមានការសាខា Penryn នេះ, កន្លែងចែករំលែកជាមួយសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Falmouth មួយ. សាលា Camborne រ៉ែក្នុងអំឡុងពេលផ្លាស់ប្តូរមក Penryn 2004 ពេលវ៉ោថ្មីសាកលវិទ្យាល័យសាខារបស់បានបើក.