Teaching
We encourage you to find and use your voice. We inspire curiosity, challenge orthodoxies, and confound expectations.
Our internationally renowned, award-winning research directly informs our teaching and sparks conversations both inside and outside the classroom. History and politics matter in understanding current affairs. Through our teaching, we'll equip you with the skills and tools to think critically about the world today.
Events and guest speakers
We organise workshops that feature keynote speakers, book launches, and seminars addressing current challenges affecting the economy and society, including climate change, inequality, financial behaviour, creativity across humans and machines, and structural change. Invited speakers include scholars from national and international institutions, with representation from the Global South.
Well-known international academics who have delivered keynote addresses in the past include Anwar Shaikh, Geoff Harcourt, Nancy Cartwright, Roberto Scazzieri, Philippe van Parijs, and Zhifu Mi, among others.
Pluralism in our programmes is further reinforced through public-facing events such as roundtables and panels featuring scholars from diverse fields and perspectives. Economics lecturers have also developed an extensive, publicly available resource based on interview projects with celebrated economists and social scientists, including Ha-Joon Chang, Sheila Dow, Anwar Shaikh, Jayati Ghosh, Geoff Harcourt, Tony Lawson, K. Vela Velupillai, Charles Goodhart, and Julie Nelson.
Innovative student-focused events such as topic-specific film screenings with discussions (for example, on the 2007-2008 global financial crisis), walking tours in London exploring the history of key figures in political economy, and guest lectures by industry experts are integrated into the teaching of several modules across our programmes.
Career development
Our modules are designed to equip you with the skills and tools you need, while providing opportunities to gain valuable real-world experience. One example is our ‘work placement’ module, which allows you to learn from, and work alongside relevant experts. Past placements have included historical archives, museums, Parliament, a foreign embassy, leading think tanks, and major global banks. Notably, a former student who completed this module was elected to Parliament in 2024.
We also host regular ‘study-into-work’ events featuring numerous guest speakers and collaborate closely with Goldsmiths’ excellent Careers Service to provide ongoing opportunities for professional development.
Facilities
You'll have access to specialist software, online learning platforms, and dedicated support for developing digital and entrepreneurial skills. Campus-wide services, including the Careers Service, and Goldsmiths’ Digital Studios, provide additional training and resources for content production and communication.
Study with us
At Goldsmiths, you’ll immerse yourself in a subject you love within a welcoming and creative campus community.
Based in South East London, our vibrant setting connects you directly to the capital’s business, technology, and cultural networks. Your learning goes far beyond the classroom through partnerships, guest lectures, and real-world industry experience.
You’ll be supported by inspiring academics, dedicated staff, and fellow students who are passionate about making a difference. And because we’re in London – ranked the world’s number one student city (QS Best Student Cities 2025) – you’ll benefit from our close links with some of the capital’s leading creative and cultural organisations.
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