About Goldsmiths

Goldsmiths: a close-knit community, a rich academic heritage, a creative powerhouse, a thought-provoking place

Internationally renowned for our creative and innovative approach to teaching and research, at Goldsmiths we offer undergraduate, postgraduate, teacher training and return-to-study opportunities in subjects covering the arts and humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, computing, and entrepreneurial business and management.

We're in the world's top 100 universities for the arts and humanities (QS World University Rankings 2012), have been recognised as one of the UK's top creative universities by students (Which? University 2012), and are in the UK's top 10 universities for two subject areas (The Complete University Guide). We're also ranked ninth in the UK for world-leading 4* research (Research Assessment Exercise 2008).

Our academic excellence is illustrated in our membership of the 1994 Group, which brings together a select number of student-focused, research-focused universities. We have been part of the University of London for over 100 years.

Our unique academic approach comes from the interaction of 15 academic departments, together with a number of smaller centres and units. 

Many of our former students have become leaders and innovators in their chosen fields. They include Antony Gormley, Mary Quant, Damien Hirst, James Blake, Sam Taylor-Wood, Graham Coxon and Malcolm McLaren.

We've a strong tradition in working with the local community to broaden access to higher education and lifelong learning, and our Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies continues this commitment.

Goldsmiths is located in New Cross, South East London. Vibrant, urban and with great transport connections to Central London, it’s an ideal base for experiencing and enjoying the capital.

Our learning approach

We’re a small campus community with a global reach, bringing learning to life through powerful conversations and personal connections. Proud to nurture the best and the brightest minds, we’re looking at the world through our own lens.

Emerging scholars, great thinkers, ambitious students, dedicated staff – we’re all motivated by the same philosophy: to be a dynamic force for change.

Championing research-rich degrees that provoke thought, stretch the imagination and tap into tomorrow’s world, at Goldsmiths we’re asking the questions that matter now in subjects as diverse as the arts and humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, computing, and entrepreneurial business and management. We are a community defined by its people: innovative in spirit, analytical in approach and open to all.

Find out more about Goldsmiths

• What you can study at Goldsmiths
• Our history
• Take a look round our campus and meet the people who put Goldsmiths on the map