Goldsmiths, University of London
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- Four Goldsmiths graduates are the recipients of the inaugural V22 x Goldsmiths Studio Scholarship Programme, granting them six months of free studio space at the crucial point of transition between graduation and embarking on professional practice. 👇 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/v2...
- Professor Bridget Anderson has been appointed the inaugural Director of the Migrant Futures Institute (MFI), our groundbreaking centre focused on advancing migration research and dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by migrants.
- Established with a transformational £11.2 million grant from @oak-foundation.bsky.social, the MFI advances research, learning and public engagement on migration through the arts, humanities and social sciences. Read the full story 👉https://www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/mfi-director-appointment/
- Reposted by Goldsmiths, University of LondonThe Goldsmiths Prize 2026 is here! Meet our wonderful judges: writer and translator Kate Briggs, novelist Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social, journalist and former Evening Standard Literary Editor David Sexton and Chair of Judges, novelist Francis Spufford.
- Our Summer Graduation Ceremonies start today! Over the next three days, we're celebrating the amazing achievements of our students with their friends, family and tutors. Congratulations everyone ❤️
- How does music work, and what can it tell us about the human mind, body, and society? Manuel Anglada-Tort reflects on the enduring importance of music science in a new blog for the School of Mind, Body and Society. sites.gold.ac.uk/mind-body-so...
- We look back at the AI and Games Conference 2025, which saw nearly 400 attendees come together at Goldsmiths to hear from academics and professionals from major studios and developers. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/ai...
- Ahead of the UN’s International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable of Development in 2026, Dr Chris Millora, Lecturer in Education Studies supported the development of a global Call to Action for the Future of Volunteering. Read the full story 👇 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/ca...
- An album celebrating the centenary of electronic music trailblazer Daphne Oram features a track by the School of Computing's Dr Eleonora Oreggia, who will perform with her REBUS instrument using electromagnetic waves at the Barbican this Thursday. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/da...
- We're the national delivery partner for Artsmark, empowering teachers to embed arts, creativity and culture across the whole curriculum. In this blog, Prof Tara Page explains how the programme works and shares her observations on the power of collaboration👇 www.artsmark.org.uk/blog/power-c...
- A pioneering piece of research into the mental health of people working in the Indian music industry will be the first of its kind in India. It builds on Dr George Musgrave's previous research into musicians’ mental health and wellbeing. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/it...
- Congratulations to Professor Ragupathy Venkatachalam, who has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Istituto Lombardo. Read the full story 👇https://www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/professor-venkatachalam-istituto-lombardo/
- Join @mediacomgold.bsky.social for the start of the Media Forum series. 'Towards a Decolonised Journalism: Lessons from the Black Radical Tradition' with Dr Omega Douglas and Dr Marcela Pizarro Coloma. 📍 8 Oct, 6pm-8pm, Goldsmiths Cinema 🔗 www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
- Reposted by Goldsmiths, University of LondonWe are delighted to announce the #GoldsmithsPrize2025 shortlist. Congratulations to our six brilliant novelists! Find out more about the shortlist: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...
- Today is a special day in our history, marking exactly 120 years since we opened our doors as a university on 29 September 1905. Now as then, we're recognising the contribution our students and staff make to society by turning knowledge into action.
- From today we’re rolling out a year of 120th anniversary celebrations, events and initiatives which mark how our community has shaped culture and society. We’re kicking things off with a specially-commissioned spoken-word piece by one of our students.
- Rapper and poet Omar Elsaaidi is an Equity Awards scholar who grew up near our campus in New Cross. He’s filmed performing Foundations of Gold, capturing the energy of our students and the achievements of some high-profile alumni. Watch the video: www.gold.ac.uk/celebrating-120
- We’re also asking people to share their Goldsmiths stories so we can include them in our celebration. Share your story: www.gold.ac.uk/celebrating-... Join us as we celebrate 120 years of knowledge in action: www.gold.ac.uk/celebrating-...
- Reposted by Goldsmiths, University of LondonOur '25 judges, @simonokotie.bsky.social Amy Sackville (Chair) & Mark Haddon together @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social to decide this year's shortlist! Megan Nolan joining virtually. Announcement next Thursday, 2nd October around 9pm! 🔥
- Congratulations to Dr Akshi Kumar, Senior Lecturer in Computing, awarded the Florence R. Sabin award for research excellence by Graduate Women in Science. Read more on our website 👉 gold.ac.uk/news/2025/fl...
- Reposted by Goldsmiths, University of LondonFor your diary @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social - Luke Lewis, Nigel Clarke & David Matthews at the George Wood Theatre And it's free - thanks to Imogen Burman-Mitchell for the collaboration ! www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
- "I feel very grateful to be in this space and to hear from people I perhaps normally wouldn’t interact with.” Goldsmiths student Morley shares his experience of living in Melfield Gardens, a new intergenerational housing scheme, on BBC Radio London. 📻Listen from 1hr17: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Reposted by Goldsmiths, University of LondonDo you speak virus? This October we are publishing “Virus is a Language” by Chris Hables Gray, this book shows how Generative AI and cults such as QAnon spread digitally, and culturally follow the same rules as biological viruses. 🦠🦠🦠 @mitpress.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
- How do you bring a sculpture to life? Computing technicians Nicky Donald and Mirko Febbo worked with studio Art and Assembly on a major commission at Somerset House, making the slumbering sculpture central to Tai Shani’s The Spell or The Dream gently breathe.
- 👉Read more about the project: www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/th... 📷The Spell or The Dream by Tai Shani © David Parry, PA Media Assignments
- In a new review of a 2022 report about menopause in the workplace, Professor Catherine Rottenberg @mediacomgold.bsky.social and colleagues at LSE call into question the report's stand-out statistic👇
- A 2022 report shared a stark finding about women experiencing #menopause: 1 in 10 have left work due to menopausal symptoms. But is it accurate? Shani Orgad @lsemedia.bsky.social Gillian Paull @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social & Catherine Rottenberg @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social on @lsebr.bsky.social.
- "We are talking about research security a lot more than we used to just a few years ago." Dr Nicola Searle discusses her work on economic espionage and the balance between openness and security in research and innovation www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/ec...
- Projects by students and a graduate from MSc User Experience Engineering have been nominated for the Autumn 2025 UX Design Awards. Their work includes an AI-powered pet adoption platform and a project which helps locate missing people by mobilising volunteers. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/ux...
- Goldsmiths computing academics are partners on two of three @braiduk.bsky.social responsible AI demonstrator projects. They're exploring creating immersive art experiences through AI and sustainable AI futures. Read the full story👇https://www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/braid-demonstrator-projects/
- Watching live performances in a group setting impacts brain activity, with performers breaking the fourth wall especially causing synchrony, a new study has revealed. 💃Read the full story www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/ne...
- This week we celebrated the launch of a new intergenerational housing scheme for Lewisham. Melfield Gardens, which has been built to Passivhaus standards, brings together students and residents aged 55+ in a new model for community living. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/me...
- Trump casts himself as the victim of imagined future injustices to create a sense of ‘victimcould’ and further his agenda, a new paper by @kat-hig.bsky.social argues. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/vi...
- Reposted by Goldsmiths, University of LondonHow did a man of seemingly limitless wealth, power and impunity style himself as a victim du jour of America's prevailing political order? My new article in @ejcs-journal.bsky.social about Trump, criminalization and "victimcould" tries to figure it out. doi.org/10.1177/1367...
- A new film chronicling post-war working class history in Medway in Kent has been produced by participants in Goldsmiths' Open Book initiative. Open Book works to remove barriers to higher education, providing free, open access classes and support. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/op...
- Congratulations to Dr Ivan Zupic, whose paper has won a @sagepub.com 10-Year Impact Award, which recognises the most-cited articles over the past decade. Full story 👉 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/sage-10-year-impact-award
- Congratulations to @linadencik.bsky.social on her @erc.europa.eu project investigating the uses of AI and data-driven technologies by public bodies across welfare states in Europe. Prof Dencik is our University Research Leader in AI Justice @mediacomgold.bsky.social. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/er...
- Books from Goldsmiths Press will be shared on an innovative open access platform run by The MIT Press, one of the world’s leading university presses. Story on our website 👉 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/go...
- Starting in 2026, @goldsmithspress.bsky.social books will be added to our #openaccess model, Direct to Open (D2O), furthering our collective mission toward more ethical and equitable scholarly publishing. To learn more, including how your institution might support D2O, visit mitpress.mit.edu/D2O
- A new exhibition marks the beginning of a multi-year collaboration between Goldsmiths and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) Shanghai, exploring the link between art and science. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/go...
- “The report acknowledges that while AI offers powerful tools to enhance creativity… it also raises urgent questions.” CoSTAR Foresight Lab director Jonny Freeman contributes to a report on generative AI from partners BFI. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/co...
- A 5-star review for a wide-ranging retrospective of the work of alumnus Hamad Butt at The Whitechapel Gallwery. . Part of the Young British Artist generation, he studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths in the late 1980s www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
- Student researchers are supporting lawyers in a case at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Students taking part in the Immigration Law Clinic are working with a lawyer on a case that challenges the way migrant claims are dealt with in Italy. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/im...
- Congratulations to alumna Bernadine Evaristo, honoured with a one-off Outstanding Contribution Award to mark the 30th year of @womensprize.bsky.social. The Award is in recognition of her body of work, alongside her advocacy for inclusivity in the arts. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Join @mediacomgold.bsky.social for an evening of conversation with leading voices in the London local news sector, part of Indie News Week 2025. 📍9 June, 6 - 8pm ⬇️Full details
- The countdown is on…Indie News Week 2025 at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social Join leading voices in #London's local #news sector to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face. June 9, 6 pm to 8 pm. Details👇 www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
- A new study will be the first to explore how devolving UK broadcasting powers could improve media provision as well as the public’s connection with it. Dr Tom Chivers @mediacomgold.bsky.social joins a team of researchers from the UK's four nations www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/br...
- A team of graduates @mediacomgold.bsky.social have won a prestigious Royal Television Society (RTS) award for their documentary exploring the life of Black and queer rapper Kween Deekayy. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/rt...
- See pictures from the first student showcase by students on our Escape Room Design and Immersive Theatre module in the Department of Computing. Visitors played through the student-built escape rooms and immersive experiences during the one-day showcase in March www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/es...
- Reposted by Goldsmiths, University of LondonOn Tuesday we are getting together to celebrate Finance Aesthetics: A Critical Glossary. The event will be on campus at Goldsmiths, and will feature conversation from editors and guests. Come along! Sign up for free here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae....
- "Seeing Hezekiah Moscow’s name in the headlines more than 130 years after he was last there has been so exciting. I’m so proud to have played a part.” An MA History graduate's work on Victorian boxers helped inspire the Disney+ series A Thousand Blows www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/a-...
- In the latest episode of BBC Radio 3's The Essay, Dr Becca Voelcker shares examples of what she calls Land Cinema. The practice sees local people involved in telling their own stories, co-creating films about land rights, food security and pollution. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
- The Essay was produced as part of Dr Voelcker's role as a BBC New Generation Thinker. The scheme, run by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and BBC, puts academic research on the radio. More about Becca's research and her ambitions in the role 👉 www.gold.ac.uk/news/becca-v...
- Two projects by last year's BA finalists @mediacomgold.bsky.social have been nominated in the @rtsmedia.bsky.social London Student TV Awards, with the winners announced next week. 👏 rts.org.uk/event/rts-lo...
- 💫The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) – Joseph Elkamouri, James Hutchinson, Umbreen Rajah, Shuruq Alkhodair: Factual - Longform 💫The Story of Kween Deekayy: Struggle into Symphony - Martha Byrant, Charlotte Lang, Sophie Sutcliffe, Blaire Yeonjae Lee: Factual - Longform, Sound
- A new series 'Race Historicised: Epistemologies of Colour’ about the lives and works of major anti-colonial thinkers was written and produced by @mediacomgold.bsky.social's Dr Marcela Pizarro Coloma for Al Jazeera English www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/ra...
- Linda Schilling Cuellar, PhD Student in the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths is part of the team of curators for the Chile Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition this summer. Read the full story🔽 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/ch...
- Friends of The Wall, a documentary by @mediacomgold.bsky.social Evan Green, profiles the volunteers who maintain the Covid Memorial Wall in Westminster. Broadcast again for BBC Radio 4's New Storytellers, marking 5 years since the start of the Covid lockdowns www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
- "Next time you hit a mental block, skip the mindless scrolling – try a poem instead.” It's World Poetry Day and a new study from researchers @GoldsmithsPsych has found reading poetry in a break between tasks can boost creative thinking. Full story👇 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/re...
- Reposted by Goldsmiths, University of LondonJoin me, and some other people from @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social for some talks on research for #Autism Acceptance month www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/goldsmiths... I'll be talking about autistic people's experience of menopause, Laura about co-produced training, & Jamie about wearable sensors.
