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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Two Goldsmiths art graduates are amongst the nominees for the prestigious Turner Prize www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Goldsmiths is launching a new, strategic research institute, the Futures of Creativity and Innovation (FOCI) Institute. FOCI will shape positive futures for the creative industries, helping them to navigate rapid technological and social change. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/fo...

Dr Tamsin Alexander from the School of Music, English and Theatre provided expert advice for the @nationaltheatre.org.uk production of Maxim Gorky’s Summerfolk. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/su...

MA Script Writing graduate Leaf Wang secured a place on the Women in Film and TV UK Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab, which offers emerging female writers the opportunity to develop a single script to pitch-ready standard. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/wf...

Listen to Professor Kat Jungnickel from the School of Global Change share how women used bicycles to rebel against the constraints of Victorian society on BBC Radio 4’s Puffed Up episode about the invention of the inflatable tyre.

Wishing a Happy Vaisakhi to everybody celebrating today!

Goldsmiths has signed a new memorandum of understanding with the Hellenic Mediterranean University in a move expected to significantly improve the way LGBTQIA+ people in Greece – and especially in Crete – experience health and social care services. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/he...

Research from Professor Sylvia Xueni Pan shows that virtual reality won’t magically cure stigma by allowing people to experience other perspectives, but that it can be a powerful tool. Read more 👉 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/vr...

New research led by Goldsmiths and @yorkstjohn.bsky.social will investigate how creative writing can improve wellbeing for disadvantaged communities and how ethically designed AI can widen access to creativity without undermining creative ownership. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/cr...

Wishing a very Happy Easter to everyone – and we hope the Easter bunny left some treats for you this morning!

Wishing a happy Passover to all those in our community and beyond celebrating this moment of renewal. Chag Sameach!

10 of our subjects have been recognised as world-leading in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, including Communication and Media Studies at 18 and Art and Design at 26 globally. Read the full story 👇 www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/qs...

Goldsmiths researchers collaborated on a year-long project to conduct the first-ever national audit of skateable spaces, providing insights into the UK’s skateboarding infrastructure.

To all those in our community and beyond celebrating Eid al‑Fitr as the month of Ramadan comes to an end, we wish you peace and happiness. Eid Mubarak!

Congratulations to Sophie García Halliday, winner of the Pat Kavanagh Prize 2026. The annual award recognises the excellence of MA Creative and Life Writing students. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/pa...

A new, free therapy service led by Goldsmiths and supported by Lewisham Health and Care Partnership will offer sessions to vulnerable adults and people from marginalised communities. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/in...

The BFI National Lottery Innovation Challenge Fund is awarding £350,000 to Goldsmiths to deliver ACES: AI, Carbon, Equity, Skills - a programme seeking to support equitable futures in screen. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/ac...

We are back in the Goldsmiths library next week selling books for a discount - be there or be square 🟥 @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social

A new paper co-authored by Professor Jo Littler analyses TV comedy-dramas by and about working class women, arguing that these series express the absurdity of middle-class ideals of social mobility and meritocracy. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/so...

"A dazzling wartime fantasy", Francis Spufford's fourth novel, Nonesuch, is out this week, published by Faber and Faber. Francis Spufford is Professor of Creative Writing at Goldsmiths and the Chair of Judges for the 2026 Goldsmiths Prize. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

Graduate Raheel Khan (MFA Fine Art) has curated an interfaith art exhibition as part of The Aziz Foundation’s Ramadan Lights London programme.

Wishing all of our community a very happy Lunar New Year, as we welcome the Year of the Horse. The Goldsmiths Confucius Institute will be celebrating with a Chinese New Year Gala Show next week in the Great Hall on our campus – all are welcome! Tickets & info 🔗 www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

Congratulations to PhD student Floriane Fo Misslin, who has been awarded the 2025 Emerging Scholar Award by the International Journal of Fashion Studies. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/in...

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.

The 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...

We 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.

Our '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...

For 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/...