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Goldsmiths, University of London

Established 1891
Warden Professor Geoffrey Crossick
Students 7,615 [1]
Undergraduates 4,815 [1]
Postgraduates 2,585 [1]
Location London, United Kingdom
Affiliations University of London
1994 Group
Website http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/
The Main Building
The Ben Pimlott Building
The Library
Warmington Tower

Goldsmiths, University of London (founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute, rebranded from Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2006[2]) is a constituent college of the University of London specialising in teaching of and research into creative, cultural and cognitive disciplines. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... // Established to promote excellence in research and teaching. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links Logo_gsc. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 462 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Goldsmiths College, University of London ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 462 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Goldsmiths College, University of London ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 498 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Goldsmiths College, University of London ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 498 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Goldsmiths College, University of London ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixels Full resolution (3008 × 2000 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixels Full resolution (3008 × 2000 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixels Full resolution (2000 × 3008 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixels Full resolution (2000 × 3008 pixel, file size: 2. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ...

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Location

The college is situated in New Cross, a highly populated area of south-east London with a considerable art and music scene. The college's main Richard Hoggart Building was originally designed as a school (opened in 1844) by the architect John Shaw Jr (1803-1870). In addition to this the college has built many more modern buildings to develop more of a campus, including the RIBA award-winning Rutherford Information Services Building completed in 1997 and the Ben Pimlott Building designed by Will Alsop and completed in 2005. New Cross is a district on the north tip of the London Borough of Lewisham. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Jan. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Riba is the (Arabic: ربا ) term for intrest, the charging of which is forbidden by the Quran here, among other places: And that which you give in gift (loan) (to others), in order that it may increase (your wealth by expecting to get a better one in return) from other... Will Alsop (born 1947) is an English architect based in London, responsible for several distinctive and controversial modernist buildings — most in the United Kingdom. ...


History

In 1891 the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths set up a Technical and Recreative Institute, using the former Royal Naval School in New Cross as its base. In 1904 the Institute was acquired by the University of London and re-established as Goldsmiths College. Shortly after the acquisition, in 1907, the college added a new arts building, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, to the back of the main building. During the Second World War it was decided to evacuate the students and faculty of the college to the University College, Nottingham (now the University of Nottingham), a decision that proved wise when the main building was struck by an incendiary bomb and gutted in 1940 (the building was finally repaired in 1947). During the 1960s the college experienced a rapid expansion in student numbers and the main building was expanded and the Lockwood Building, Whitehead Building, Education Building, Warmington Tower and St James's Hall were all built during this period in order to accommodate the new students. In 1988 Goldsmiths became a full college of the University of London and in 1990 received its Royal Charter. Among its wardens have been Richard Hoggart and Ben Pimlott. Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The third and present Goldsmiths Hall in the second half of the 19th century The second Goldsmiths Hall c. ... The Royal Naval School was an English school which was established in Camberwell in 1833 and then formally constituted by the Royal Naval College Act 1840. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield (20 December 1856–27 December 1942) was a British architect, garden designer and author. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The University of Nottingham is a leading research and teaching university in the city of Nottingham, in the East Midlands of England. ... Incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as napalm, thermite, or white phosphorus. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... Richard Hoggart (born September 24, 1918) is a British sociologist, widely known for his 1957 book The Uses of Literacy. ... Professor Ben Pimlott (4 July 1945 - April 10, 2004) was a leading historian of the post-war period in Britain. ...


Research and teaching

Goldsmiths is best known for courses and research relating to creativity and culture, and has a reputation for producing visual artists, particularly those collectively known as YBA. This reputation was largely established by the influence of Michael Craig-Martin, Jon Thompson and Nick De Ville as teaching staff. Its Sociology department has been important in the recent development of the discipline in Britain, with leading sociologists such as Paul Gilroy, Bev Skeggs, Nikolas Rose and Les Back working in the department in recent years. TERU, the Technology Education Research Unit, has been instrumental in understanding how design & technology works in schools; how to encourage learners towards creative interventions that improve the made world; and how to help teachers to support that process. Goldsmiths is also well-known for its Cultural Studies, with leading figures in the discipline such as Angela McRobbie. Furthermore, in the area of Psychology there is Chris French a vocal sceptic of the paranormal who has appeared on television and radio on numerous occasions. The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the Western world. ... The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living by Damien Hirst (1991). ... Picture of Oak Tree hanging in the Tate Modern The artist Michael Craig-Martin was born in Dublin,Ireland in 1941. ... Jon Thompson (Born 1936) is an artist, curator and academic known for his involvement in the development of the so called YBA artist generation. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Paul Gilroy (born 16th February 1956) is a Professor at the London School of Economics. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Christopher C. French BA PhD CPsychol FBPsS FRSA is a psychologist and vocal skeptic specialising in the psychology of paranormal beliefs and experiences, cognition and emotion. ... // Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ...


Organisation

Professor Geoffrey Crossick was appointed Warden of the college in 2005 following the death of Ben Pimlott, who had become Warden in 1998. Alumni are members of the Goldsmiths Society. Professor Ben Pimlott (4 July 1945 - April 10, 2004) was a leading historian of the post-war period in Britain. ...


Student life

The college provides, amongst other things, catering facilities, a chaplaincy, a medical centre, a nursery and a gym for student use. Additionally, Goldsmiths Students' Union runs two bars, The Green Room and, above, The Stretch, which links across Dixon Road from the Richard Hoggart Building, hosts numerous entertainment events including karaoke, a quiz and bingo on Mondays, the legendary Club Sandwich club night open until between 2 and 3am on Wednesdays and a variety of other nights often featuring indie music. The union also provides student representation[1] and runs both a student magazine (Smiths[2]) and a radio station broadcast online and locally by FM (Wired[3]). All Goldsmiths students are also able to make use of the facilities of the University of London Union. A karaoke machine Karaoke 空 kara, empty or void, and オーケストラ ōkesutora, orchestra) pronounced ;   is a form of entertainment in which an amateur singer or singers sing along with recorded music on microphone. ... in music that is characterized by its perceived independence from mainstream or pop culture as a whole. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... University of London Union. ...


The university also owns 7 halls of residence which offer accommodation for students:

  • Batavia Mews
  • Chesterman House
  • Dean House
  • Loring Hall
  • Surrey House
  • Surrey House Annexe
  • Raymont Hall

Sports, clubs, and traditions

Sports teams and societies are organised by the Goldsmiths Students' Union. The union runs 18 sports clubs, 11 of which compete in either University of London Union or BUSA leagues. In addition the union runs 35 societies, ranging from political societies (such as the Liberal Democrats society or the Respect society) and identity-oriented societies (for instance the Sikh society and the LGBT society) to interest societies (the Music Society, the Photography Society) and the more eclectic societies (the Made in Goldsmiths Society and the Somewhere Else Society). University of London Union. ... The British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) is the governing body for United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ... The initialism LGBT is used to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... Photography [fәtɑgrәfi:],[foʊtɑgrәfi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or sensor. ...


An amateur opera company based in the college, Opera Gold, draws its cast from college members past and present. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...


Alumni

See also Category:Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London.


Film

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Journalism

Jo-Ann Furniss, Editor of Arena Homme Plus Hanna Hanra, Editor of The PIX

Sarah Sands (born Sarah Harvey, Tunbridge Wells, 3 June 1961) is a British journalist and author. ... Keir Simmons is a British television reporter for ITV News, and has recently covered the Tsunami[1], the 7/7 bombings [2] and the death of Russian Alexander Litvinenko[3]. // He was born in London in 1972 and was educated in Britain at Goldsmiths College where he gained a 1st...

Literature

Niven Govinden (born 1973) is a British novelist. ... Hisham Matar (born 1970) [1] is a Libyan British American author. ... Gladys Mitchell (April 19, 1901 – July 27, 1983) was an English author best known for her creation of Mrs. ... Julian Turner (born 1955) is a British poet and mental health worker. ... Robert John Unstead (21 Nov, 1915 – 5 May, 1988) was a British historian and prolific author of history books, most written for young readers. ... Mike Phillips is an illustrator for children. ... John Harvey (born 1938) is a British author of crime fiction most famous for his series of ten jazz-influenced Charlie Resnick novels. ...

Music

Damon Albarn, (IPA: []) (born March 23, 1968 in Leytonstone, London), is an English singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of rock band Blur. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... Jack Brymer OBE (27 January 1915 - 15 September 2003), born in South Shields, was a British clarinetist. ... John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. ... Graham Coxon singing in the video to Blurs Tender Graham Coxon (born Graham Leslie Coxon on 12 March 1969, in Rinteln, West Germany) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the former guitarist in the rock band Blur. ... John Illsley (born on 24 June 1949, in Leicester, England) was the bass player for the British rock band Dire Straits. ... Alex James (born Steven Alexander James, 21 November 1968, in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, England) is the bass player in the band Blur, and one of the members of Fat Les. ... Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ) (born 24 August 1952, in Chapelton, Jamaica) is a British-based Dub poet. ... Malcolm McLaren (born Malcolm Robert Andrew Edwards, 22 January 1946, in London) is an English impresario, musician and self-publicist who is best known as being the manager of the punk rock band Sex Pistols. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Brian Molko (born December 10, 1972 in Belgium) is lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Placebo. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... indigo Moss are a Alternative, Rock and Roll, Bluegrass band based in London, England. ... Pull Tiger Tail are an alternative pop band from London. ... Chris Corner (born 24 January 1974 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) is an English musician and songwriter best known for his work with Electropop band Sneaker Pimps (of which he was a founding member), and his own solo project, which he records with under the name IAMX. He also makes music... Patrick Jonathan (born 24 January 1959) is a British composer. ... Kanya King is the youngest of nine children and born in London. ... Robert Gorham, known by the pseudonym Rob da Bank, is a British disc jockey. ...

Performers

Emily Katherine Booth (born April 26, 1976), also known by her stage name Emily Bouff Bouffante, is an English actress. ... Julian Clary (born as Paul Ross McNamara 25 May 1959) is an English comedian who is openly gay and known for his camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre. ...

Politicians

Tessa Jowell (born September 17, 1947 in London) is a British politician who is Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for the Olympics, following the selection of London to host the 2012 Olympic Games. ... Kerry McCarthy (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician who was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Bristol East in the 2005 general election. ... Merlyn Rees, later Baron Merlyn-Rees of Cilfynydd, PC (18 December 1920 - 5 January 2006) was a British Labour party Member of Parliament from 1963 until 1992. ... Darren Johnson For the New York politician, see Darren Johnson (New York). ...

Visual arts

Bernd Behr (born 1976) is a London-based, German-born artist. ... Matthew Collings (born 1955) is a British art critic and broadcaster, who presents the Channel 4 TV programme on the Turner Prize. ... Ian Davenport (born 1966) is an English painter. ... Grenville Davey (born 1961) is an English sculptor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lucian Michael Freud, OM, CH (born 8 December 1922) is a British painter and printmaker. ... Anya Gallaccio (born 1963) is a British artist. ... Angel of the North Antony Gormley (born 1950) is an English sculptor, best known as the creator of Angel of the North, a public sculpture in Gateshead. ... The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living by Damien Hirst (1991) Damien Hirst (born June 7, 1965) is an English artist and the most prominent of the group that has been dubbed Young British Artists (or YBAs). ... Snowman, 1996, Museum of Modern Art. ... Michael Landy (born 1963) is a British artist, one of the so-called Young British Artists (YBAs). ... Sarah Lucas (born 1962 in London, England) is an artist who came to prominence as one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) in the 1990s. ... Mark McGowan is a UK-based artist currently working at the Camberwell College of Art, who has entered the news a number of times for his unconventional approach to public protest and demonstration. ... Steve McQueen (born 1969) is an English artist. ... Cathy de Monchaux (born 1960) is a British sculptor. ... Matthew Ian Monroe (b. ... Gareth Morgan is a British artist of Welsh heritage who is known for his acrylic on Perspex paintings of a robotic man. ... Matt Odell (b. ... Julian Opie (born 1958) is a leading contemporary English artist, who uses computerised imagery. ... Untitled drawing by Stephen Park Stephen Park (born 1962) is a British artist and comic performer. ... Richard Patterson, Blue Minotaur 1996, Copyright the artist, Courtesy Timothy Taylor Gallery, London // Biography 1963 Born in Leatherhead, Surrey, England 1982-83 Watford College of Art and Design Foundation Course 1983-86 Goldsmiths College B.A. Hons (Fine Art) Solo Exhibitions Forthcoming Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, (2005) 2002 James Cohan... Simon Patterson (b. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Mary Quant OBE FCSD (born February 11, 1934 in Kent, England) is an English fashion designer, one of the many designers who took credit for inventing the miniskirt and hot pants. ... Alan Rankle is a British artist, born in Oldham, Lancashire, in 1952. ... Movement in Squares, 1961. ... Sam Taylor-Wood (born London 1967) is a contemporary artist working mostly in video and photography. ... Mark Wallinger (born 1959) is a British artist, best known for his sculpture for the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, Ecce Homo (1999). ... Gillian Wearing (born 1963) is an English artist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Catherine Yass (born 1963) is an English artist. ...

See also

London is a leading educational centre, and has one of the largest populations of overseas students of any city in the world. ... // Established to promote excellence in research and teaching. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06. Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  2. ^ Rebranding FAQs. Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved on 2007-03-06. “it is now known as Goldsmiths, University of London. Apart from on formal, legal documents, you should now drop the word ‘College’ after Goldsmiths.”

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) was established in 1993 by the UK higher education institutions as the central source for the collection and publication of higher education statistics in the United Kingdom. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • The official Goldsmiths website


 

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