Today we are renewing our Civic University Agreement, to deepen local partnerships and reaffirm our long-term commitment to Lewisham's people, communities and economy.
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Professor Nina Wakeford (School of Art) is part of the team which created the Swiss Pavilion currently on show at the Venice Biennale, ‘The Unfinished Business of Living Together’. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/la...
Art Professor co-initiator of acclaimed Swiss Pavillion
The Swiss Pavillion at the Venice Biennale presents ‘The Unfinished Business of Living Together.’ The team includes Goldsmiths Art Professor, Nina Wakeford, and a Goldsmiths MFA graduate.
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A new study by Dr Sarah Cefai analysed 75 in-depth recovery interviews with people with ME/CFS and found that recovery and major improvement were taking place largely outside standard medical care. 🗞️🔒Read more in the i paper 👉 inews.co.uk/news/75-peop...
75 people claim to be cured of chronic fatigue and long Covid. Here's how
Relaxation techniques, brain retraining and talking therapies are some of the ways that people have been recovering from ME/CFS and long Covid
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Huichuan Wang, Goldsmiths MFA Computational Arts graduate who now works in the School of Computing, will lead a new research project with the arts meets science - Foundation Hebert W. Franke.
🎉 Congratulations to Emeritus Professor of Anthropology Emma Tarlo, who has been elected to the @britishacademy.bsky.social's Fellowship 🎉 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/em...
Emma Tarlo newly elected as Fellow of the British Academy
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology Emma Tarlo has been elected to the British Academy's Fellowship.
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New research by Dr Naomi Thompson and David Woodger raises fresh questions about proposals for an under-16 social media ban, finding that exposure to racism is now routine for many young people online www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/yo...
'Racism is now routine’: New research raises fresh questions over under-16 social media ban
New research reveals that young people are encountering racist content on social media “every day" prompting warnings that the Government's access ban on under-16s will not, on its own, ad...
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PhD student Joquan Johnson shares his experience of living in an award-winning Lewisham intergenerational living scheme, where residents aged 55 and over live alongside Goldsmiths students, with the @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/stud...
At 22 I get cheaper rent by living with older people - I've never felt more at home
The rent was only part of my reason for moving here - it's also a real community
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Four Goldsmiths Art graduates, who were the first to receive the V22 x Goldsmiths Studio Scholarships, are showcasing their work at an exhibition this July, as it's announced that the scholarship programme will continue. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/v2...
First studio scholarship recipients showcase work
Four graduates, who were the first to benefit from the V22 x Goldsmiths Studio Scholarships, are showcasing their work at an exhibition, as it is announced that the scholarship will continue.
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The outcomes of three commissions responding to the contested history of the Deptford Town Hall building on Goldsmiths’ campus are now available to the public. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/de...
Three projects respond to Deptford Town Hall statues
The outcomes of three commissions responding to the contested history of the Deptford Town Hall building on campus are now available to the public.
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Goldsmiths Press is celebrating 10 years of inventive publishing 📚 @goldsmithspress.bsky.social shares ten of the most significant titles it has published over the decade, which exemplify its mission to encourage the cross-disciplinary and genre-bending. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/go...
Goldsmiths Press celebrates 10th anniversary
Goldsmiths Press is marking 10 years of inventive publishing by showcasing ten of the most significant titles that it has published over the last decade.
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An academic collaboration has brought proven scientific technique to unlock investigations to more police forces www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/se... @fionagabbert.bsky.social
Scientific technique to unlock crime cases
Academic collaboration brings proven scientific technique to unlock crime cases to more police forces.
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Professor Joanna Newman MBE, FRSA, has been appointed the next Vice-Chancellor of Goldsmiths, University of London.
The government is undermining its own growth ambitions for the creative sector by neglecting to adequately fund university teaching, Interim Vice-Chancellor Professor David Oswell sets out in this article for @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/if-uks...
If the UK’s universities wither, so will its creative industries
By neglecting to adequately fund university teaching, the UK government is undermining its own growth ambitions for the creative sector, say Goldsmiths’ interim vice-chancellor David Oswell and, separ...
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Goldsmiths has signed a new partnership with BCAS Campus – marking its first academic partnership in Sri Lanka. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/bc...
Goldsmiths signs new partnership with BCAS Campus
Goldsmiths, University of London signs new partnership with BCAS Campus – marking its first academic partnership in Sri Lanka.
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The 23rd World Cup kicks off today. Dr Ariel Hessayon in the School of Global Change - a historian with expertise in ballgames in the British Isles and Ireland (particularly pre-1860s) - has shared why he’s struggling to look forward to this year’s tournament with LBC www.lbc.co.uk/article/the-...
The 2026 World Cup is too big, too expensive and too hard to love | LBC
Wake me up when we get to the round of 16, writes sport historian Ariel Hessayon
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🎉Goldsmiths has been named in the top 10 universities in London in the Complete University Guide 🎉 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/co...
Goldsmiths in top 10 of London universities
Goldsmiths has been named in the top 10 of universities in London alongside a significant rise in national rankings, a new analysis shows.
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Congratulations to graduate Rabia Nasimi, who was elected as a councillor in Ealing in the recent local elections. She shares her story, and reflects on her time studying Sociology and Politics at Goldsmiths. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/ra...
Alumna Rabia Nasimi's path from child refugee to councillor
From perilous journey to elected office: Goldsmiths graduate Rabia Nasimi’s path from child refugee to Ealing councillor
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Eid Mubarak! Wishing a happy Eid al-Adha to everyone celebrating
🌟The first Nunhead Cemetery Late event saw over 1,000 attendees enjoying an evening of art, performance and music devised by the Goldsmiths community in response to the Victorian cemetery🌛 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/nu...
Over 1000 visitors enjoy Nunhead Cemetery Late
The first Nunhead Cemetery Late event saw over 1,000 attendees enjoying an evening of art, performance and music devised by the Goldsmiths community in response to the Victorian cemetery.
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🎉 Happy 80th Birthday to @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social, Professor of Children’s Literature! The Southbank Centre is throwing a birthday bash event tomorrow, find out more 👇 www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/mic...
Michael Rosen's Birthday | Southbank Centre
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Five new 100% online courses will offer students unrivalled flexibility. Read more about our new digital-first degrees, with insights from @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social (Professor of Children’s Literature) and Dr Rachel Falconer (Head of Creative Technology)👇 www.theguardian.com/uni-discover...
‘This will attract a new type of student’: how Goldsmiths’ digital-first degrees will help people supercharge their careers
From this summer, five courses at Goldsmiths, University of London will be delivered 100% online. Here’s how these qualifications will break new ground, offering students unrivalled flexibility, a dyn...
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Congratulations to Professor Natalie Fenton, who has been awarded the Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award for her book Democratic Delusions: How the Media Hollows Out Democracy and What We Can Do About It www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/ka...
Media and democracy studies award for Natalie Fenton
Natalie Fenton, Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, has been awarded the Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award for her book Democratic Delusions.
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As part of a collaborative project examining how different AI chatbots respond to children asking emotionally vulnerable questions, Dr Akshi Kumar explores a timely question about how young people interact with AI technologies in everyday digital environments. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/ca...
How do AI chatbots respond to children's emotional questions
Goldsmiths' Dr Akshi Kumar worked on a collaborative project examining how different artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots respond to children asking emotionally vulnerable questions.
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Goldsmiths is providing a new business growth programme to support creative businesses in Haringey, ahead of the north London borough’s year as London Borough of Culture in 2027. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/ha...
Goldsmiths supports creative businesses in Haringey to grow
Goldsmiths is providing a new business growth programme to support creative businesses and traders in the north London borough, ahead of Haringey’s year as London Borough of Culture in 2027.
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Dr @danmcquillan.bsky.social is amongst the experts interviewed in Ghost in the Machine, a new Sundance Film Festival documentary. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/gh...
AI’s deep political project revealed in new documentary
Rather than being a neutral technology gone slightly wrong, AI is a deeply political project rooted in older, darker traditions a new documentary featuring Dan McQuillan and other expert commentators ...
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Take a trip down memory lane with this London Now article about Goldsmiths’ history and how our New Cross campus has changed over the decades as we mark 120 years of knowledge in action. www.london-now.co.uk/news/2607116...
Behind Lewisham’s 120‑year‑old university that began as a naval school
Goldsmiths is celebrating 125 years since it became part of the University of London, but the buildings at the heart of its New Cross campus in…
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Congratulations to Professor @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen award for writing. The prize, awarded by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognises his lifelong contributions to children’s literature. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/ha...
Professor Michael Rosen wins Hans Christian Andersen Award
Goldsmiths academic Professor Michael Rosen has won the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen award for writing in recognition of his lifelong contributions to children’s literature.
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A team from Goldsmiths participated in the ASEAN-UK symposium exploring the future of the creative economy hosted by the Association of South-East Asian Nations in Manila. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/as...
ASEAN-UK Symposium explores future of creative economy
A team from Goldsmiths, led by Professor Jonathan Freeman, flew out to Manila to participate in a symposium hosted by the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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A new child-friendly measure of musicality is challenging the idea that only technically able children are truly “musical” – and could reshape how music is taught in primary schools www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/ch...
Child music index could transform how schools teach music
Goldsmiths PhD student Chloe MacGregor redesigned the globally used Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index originally created for adults so it can meaningfully assess 6–13-year-olds.
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Two Goldsmiths art graduates are amongst the nominees for the prestigious Turner Prize www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Turner Prize: Mythical shapes and the impact of oil explored in 2026 shortlist
Judges said the four shortlisted artists presented
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