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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.

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Art graduates awarded first ever studio scholarships by V22
Four Goldsmiths graduates are the recipients of the inaugural V22 x Goldsmiths Studio Scholarship Programme, granting them six months of free studio space.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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.
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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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.
January 21, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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 ❤️
January 11, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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.

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Why Music Science Matters Today: New Frontiers in Music, Mind & Brain at Goldsmiths
By Dr Manuel Anglada-Tort, Lecturer in Psychology, Subject of Psychology and Neuroscience Music is everywhere in modern life — not just in concert halls or playlists, but in films, advertising, vid…
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December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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.

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Major AI and Games conference hosted at Goldsmiths
Nearly 400 attendees gathered at Goldsmiths for the second AI and Games conference.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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 👇
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December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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.

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December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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👇

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The power of coming together
In our latest blog, Tara Page from Goldsmiths, University of London, shares why collaboration and in-person connections are so important in sparking creativity and confidence across schools.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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.

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Major Survey into Mental Health in the Indian Music Industry
‘It’s Time to Talk’ - one of the biggest surveys into mental health in the music industry, and the first such survey in India - launched on 10 November at the Soundscapes of India Fe...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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/
Goldsmiths Professor elected to prestigious Italian academy
Ragupathy Venkatachalam, Professor of Economics at Goldsmiths, University of London, has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Istituto Lombardo – Accademia di Scienze e Lettere.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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

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Towards a Decolonised Journalism: Lessons from the Black Radical Tradition
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October 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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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...
October 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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.
September 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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! 🔥
September 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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...
Congratulations to our 2025 Honorary Membership Awardees! This is the highest honor that GWIS bestows, and it recognizes outstanding women scientists.

Nominations are welcome and are not limited to GWIS members, so if you know an amazing woman, go to our website today!
September 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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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...
Rush-Hour concert: The Bow and the Brush – Peter Sheppard Skaerved
Peter Sheppard Skærved returns to the George Wood Theatre with a typically inventive programme of works by his collaborating composers and meet the composer Nigel Clarke.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"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.

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August 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Do 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.

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@mitpress.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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.
August 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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👇
August 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"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...
Economic Espionage, Q&A with Dr Nicola Searle
New research by Dr Nicola Searle provides the first evidence based understanding of the sectors at risk to knowledge leakage and the trade offs between openess and increased security.
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August 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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.

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Students and graduate in competition for UX Design Awards
Projects created by Goldsmiths MSc User Experience Engineering students and a graduate have been nominated for the New Talent category.
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July 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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/
Computing researchers partners on responsible AI projects
Professor Marco Gillies and Dr Dan McQuillan from the Department of Computing at Goldsmiths are partners on two of the three BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divide) demonstrator projects.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM