Paint sprayed on Falmouth University during protest

Falmouth University's building was covered in orange paint on Wednesday

A Falmouth University building has been covered in orange paint after a peaceful protest was "escalated by a small number of individuals who caused criminal damage", the university has said.

Police were called at midday on Wednesday to the Penryn campus following reports of a Just Stop Oil protest.

Just Stop Oil said on X that the Falmouth protest was its third day of "student resistance".

A university spokesperson said the matter would be investigated by police.

The protest took place on the Penryn campus near Falmouth on Wednesday

"The protest was reported to have concluded peacefully and those involved have left the area," a Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson added.

A spokesperson for Falmouth University said: "This morning, there was a peaceful demonstration on Penryn Campus.

"We respect peaceful and lawful protest; however, this event was escalated by a small number of individuals who caused criminal damage to two buildings.

They added that it would now be investigated by police and through the university's internal processes.

A spokesperson for the university said they had reported it to the police and would be investigating internally

It comes after a University of Exeter building was daubed with paint in a protest by Just Stop Oil on Tuesday.