TEACHING
QUALITY
Goldsmiths, University of London
55
th
NATIONAL
RANK
RANK
76.7%
FIRSTS
2:1s
2:1s
82.6%
COMPLETION
RATE
RATE
Key Stats
n/a
98th=
STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
18th=
RESEARCH
QUALITY
QUALITY
106th
GRADUATE
PROSPECTS
PROSPECTS
Contact details
ADDRESS
New Cross, London, SE14 6NW View on map >
Telephone
Email
Website
Open days
October 11; November 5; November 20 (postgraduate)
University Profile
“What could you achieve with a Goldsmiths degree?” asks the university’s website beneath the imposing presence of Sir Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North.
With this one image and question, Goldsmiths lays its cards on the table as a crucible in which some of the greatest artistic and creative talents of the past 50 years have been forged. Go to Goldsmiths and make a mark.
To Gormley, you can add Damien Hirst, another artist at the top of his game, while it has been a good year for other alumni, too. In the past year, director Steve McQueen won the Best Picture Oscar for ’12 Years A Slave’, James Blake won the Mercury Prize for his album ‘Overgrown’, and Laure Prouvost was named winner of the Turner Prize, making her the seventh former Goldsmiths student to receive the award.
The next generation of creatives is studying at Goldsmiths right now. The £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize, launched in 2013, has cemented Goldsmiths' position in the field of creative writing - the subject is offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and former students have won awards including
And Goldsmiths is keen to keep the production line flowing. It is expecting to increase the number of undergraduates it admits this year by more than a third compared with 2012, when the fees went up to £9,000.
But the increased recruitment is being made by the introduction of a range of new degrees including management and entrepreneurship; politics, philosophy and economics (PPE); and clinical psychology, alongside those courses that have given the college its stellar reputation in the arts. Another new degree is a BA in anthropology and visual practice, which looks at the subject alongside training in photography, video-making and editing.
Applications are back to the record levels seen in 2011 and more are making Goldsmiths their first choice. Recent art and design rankings have placed Goldsmiths in the world’s top 100 and the UK’s top 10, but the portfolio of courses spans the humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, computing, and entrepreneurial business and management.
More than half of the work submitted for the last Research Assessment Exercise was considered world-leading or internationally excellent. Indeed, it was among the top ten universities for the proportion of work (22%) placed in the highest category. Current projects include the UN-funded research into forensic architecture in places of conflict and a variety of studies into autism.
Goldsmiths is based on a single site campus in New Cross Gate, southeast London, that has a mixture of traditional and modern buildings, including a New Academic Building containing purpose-built media facilities (including radio and TV studios), the Ben Pimlott Building (with state-of-the-art research facilities and studio space for Art students), and the flagship Richard Hoggart Building which has been refurbished and re-landscaped to create a space for outdoor arts and events.
This refurbishment is part of a £6m programme of investment in the campus that also includes a new recording studio – giving music students the chance to record in a professional setting – and a new Fairtrade coffee shop and social learning space in the Library building.
Developments currently underway include creating an art gallery on campus, and transforming a 19th-century church into a space that will be used for teaching, exhibitions, performances and studios.
Determinedly integrated into its southeast London locality, the campus has a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Around a third of new undergraduates are 21 or over on entry with a strong representation from the area’s ethnic minorities, and there is a growing cohort of international students.
There are 7,300 full-time students and around 500 part-timers at Goldsmiths. About a third of students are from working class backgrounds but only 6% are from areas of low participation in higher education.
There are integrated work placements on many of their degrees, and Goldsmiths places great emphasis on equipping students with creative thinking skills and has introduced workshops to help students develop entrepreneurial skills.
Personal development opportunities include the Gold Award, encouraging students to develop the skills and experience that employers are looking for.
Student politics is alive and well at Goldsmiths, and there is a thriving music scene. A varied events programme includes music recitals, exhibitions, public lectures and readings.
The union has a strong tradition in volunteering and an award-winning newspaper/magazine, and in recent years have been winners of several Sound Impact Awards, in recognition of work on ethical and environmental issues.
There are around 1,200 rooms available in halls of residence, 900 of them in Goldsmiths halls within a 2-minute walk of the campus. Those further away are managed by a private provider. Priority for places is given to international students and new undergraduates from outside London.
There is a well-equipped and affordable gym on campus, but the sports pitches are 30 minutes away. Goldsmiths is about many things, and sport isn’t one of them.
With this one image and question, Goldsmiths lays its cards on the table as a crucible in which some of the greatest artistic and creative talents of the past 50 years have been forged. Go to Goldsmiths and make a mark.
To Gormley, you can add Damien Hirst, another artist at the top of his game, while it has been a good year for other alumni, too. In the past year, director Steve McQueen won the Best Picture Oscar for ’12 Years A Slave’, James Blake won the Mercury Prize for his album ‘Overgrown’, and Laure Prouvost was named winner of the Turner Prize, making her the seventh former Goldsmiths student to receive the award.
The next generation of creatives is studying at Goldsmiths right now. The £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize, launched in 2013, has cemented Goldsmiths' position in the field of creative writing - the subject is offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and former students have won awards including
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the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award and the Dylan Thomas Award, while two MA Creative & Life Writing graduates were named in Granta's 2013 Best of Young British Novelists list.And Goldsmiths is keen to keep the production line flowing. It is expecting to increase the number of undergraduates it admits this year by more than a third compared with 2012, when the fees went up to £9,000.
But the increased recruitment is being made by the introduction of a range of new degrees including management and entrepreneurship; politics, philosophy and economics (PPE); and clinical psychology, alongside those courses that have given the college its stellar reputation in the arts. Another new degree is a BA in anthropology and visual practice, which looks at the subject alongside training in photography, video-making and editing.
More than half of the work submitted for the last Research Assessment Exercise was considered world-leading or internationally excellent. Indeed, it was among the top ten universities for the proportion of work (22%) placed in the highest category. Current projects include the UN-funded research into forensic architecture in places of conflict and a variety of studies into autism.
Goldsmiths is based on a single site campus in New Cross Gate, southeast London, that has a mixture of traditional and modern buildings, including a New Academic Building containing purpose-built media facilities (including radio and TV studios), the Ben Pimlott Building (with state-of-the-art research facilities and studio space for Art students), and the flagship Richard Hoggart Building which has been refurbished and re-landscaped to create a space for outdoor arts and events.
This refurbishment is part of a £6m programme of investment in the campus that also includes a new recording studio – giving music students the chance to record in a professional setting – and a new Fairtrade coffee shop and social learning space in the Library building.
Developments currently underway include creating an art gallery on campus, and transforming a 19th-century church into a space that will be used for teaching, exhibitions, performances and studios.
Determinedly integrated into its southeast London locality, the campus has a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Around a third of new undergraduates are 21 or over on entry with a strong representation from the area’s ethnic minorities, and there is a growing cohort of international students.
There are 7,300 full-time students and around 500 part-timers at Goldsmiths. About a third of students are from working class backgrounds but only 6% are from areas of low participation in higher education.
There are integrated work placements on many of their degrees, and Goldsmiths places great emphasis on equipping students with creative thinking skills and has introduced workshops to help students develop entrepreneurial skills.
Personal development opportunities include the Gold Award, encouraging students to develop the skills and experience that employers are looking for.
Student politics is alive and well at Goldsmiths, and there is a thriving music scene. A varied events programme includes music recitals, exhibitions, public lectures and readings.
The union has a strong tradition in volunteering and an award-winning newspaper/magazine, and in recent years have been winners of several Sound Impact Awards, in recognition of work on ethical and environmental issues.
There are around 1,200 rooms available in halls of residence, 900 of them in Goldsmiths halls within a 2-minute walk of the campus. Those further away are managed by a private provider. Priority for places is given to international students and new undergraduates from outside London.
There is a well-equipped and affordable gym on campus, but the sports pitches are 30 minutes away. Goldsmiths is about many things, and sport isn’t one of them.
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Detailed Statistics
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
CATEGORY
SCORE
RANK
Ranking
-
55 (48)
Student experience
79.2
98th=
Research quality
24.7
18th=
Ucas entry points
346
51st
Graduate prospects
55.7
106th
Firsts and 2:1s
76.7
28th
Completion rate
82.6
86th
Student-staff ratio
16.9:1
54th=
Services/facilities spend (£)
1,052
112th
World ranking
-
501= (461=)
VITAL STATISTICS
Undergraduates
(Full-time)
4,670
Undergraduates
(Part-time)
210
Postgraduates
(Full-time)
2,135
Postgraduates
(Part-time)
1,065
Applications/places
10,065/1,895
Applications/places ratio
5.3:1
STUDENT CITIES
Howard Littler, students’ union president
The Ben Pimlott Building is the spitting image of the hat Princess Beatrice wore to the royal wedding in 2011.
A lot of students go home for the summer so campus gets lonely but being in London there will be plenty to keep you occupied.
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Cost of living
Nightlife
Transport
Culture
ACCOMMODATION
Places in accommodation
1239
Accommodation costs
£102-£199
Accommodation contact
FEES
UK/EU fees
£9,000
Fees (international)
£12,100-£16,700
Finance website
Graduate salaries
£18,000
BURSARIES/SCHOLARSHIPS
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Ten £9,000 a year awards for best students from Lewisham and five £4,500 per year awards for students from other local boroughs.
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Range of scholarships and bursaries for local students, mature students, care leavers, disabled students, refugees, computer, music and education students.
SPORT
Sports points/rank
26, 116th
Sport website
Student satisfaction
87.1%
82.0%
81.7%
80.2%
79.5%
79.3%
78.7%
78.5%
78.3%
75.4%