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BFI invests £350k in Goldsmiths led research BFI Innovation Challenge Fund invests £350k to support equitable futures in screen through “ACES: AI, carbon, equity, skills” led by Goldsmiths

The BFI National Lottery Innovation Challenge Fund is awarding £350,000 to Goldsmiths to deliver ACES: AI, Carbon, Equity, Skills - a programme seeking to support equitable futures in screen.

www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/ac...

We are back in the Goldsmiths library next week selling books for a discount - be there or be square 🟥 @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social

Analysis of comedy-dramas shows "social mobility is a joke" A new article, co-written by Professor Jo Littler in the School of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, explores TV programmes by and about working-class women.

A new paper co-authored by Professor Jo Littler analyses TV comedy-dramas by and about working class women, arguing that these series express the absurdity of middle-class ideals of social mobility and meritocracy. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/so...

Nonesuch by Francis Spufford review – a dazzling wartime fantasy Dark magic, fascism and romance in blitz-stricken London: this exuberant novel is a popcorny delight

"A dazzling wartime fantasy", Francis Spufford's fourth novel, Nonesuch, is out this week, published by Faber and Faber.

Francis Spufford is Professor of Creative Writing at Goldsmiths and the Chair of Judges for the 2026 Goldsmiths Prize.

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

Graduate curates interfaith art exhibition for Ramadan Goldsmiths graduate Raheel Kahn is curating an interfaith art exhibition as part of The Aziz Foundation’s Ramadan Lights London 2026 programme in the West End.

Graduate Raheel Khan (MFA Fine Art) has curated an interfaith art exhibition as part of The Aziz Foundation’s Ramadan Lights London programme.

Wishing all of our community a very happy Lunar New Year, as we welcome the Year of the Horse.

The Goldsmiths Confucius Institute will be celebrating with a Chinese New Year Gala Show next week in the Great Hall on our campus – all are welcome!

Tickets & info 🔗 www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

PhD student wins fashion journal Emerging Scholar Award Floriane Fo Misslin, Visual Sociology PhD student at Goldsmiths, has been awarded the 2025 Emerging Scholar Award by the International Journal of Fashion Studies (INFS).

Congratulations to PhD student Floriane Fo Misslin, who has been awarded the 2025 Emerging Scholar Award by the International Journal of Fashion Studies.

www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/in...

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.

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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Established with a transformational £11.2 million grant from @oak-foundation.bsky.social, the MFI advances research, learning and public engagement on migration through the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Read the full story 👉https://www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/mfi-director-appointment/

A portrait of Professor Bridget Anderson standing in a university corridor.

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.

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.

A group of students throw their hats in the air as they celebrate their graduation in front of Westminster Abbey.

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 ❤️

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…

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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Major AI and Games conference hosted at Goldsmiths Nearly 400 attendees gathered at Goldsmiths for the second AI and Games conference.

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.

www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/ai...

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 👇
www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/ca...

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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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.

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👇

www.artsmark.org.uk/blog/power-c...

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...

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.

www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/it...

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.

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/

Towards a Decolonised Journalism: Lessons from the Black Radical Tradition

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

🔗 www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

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...

We’re also asking people to share their Goldsmiths stories so we can include them in our celebration.

Share your story: www.gold.ac.uk/celebrating-...

Join us as we celebrate 120 years of knowledge in action: www.gold.ac.uk/celebrating-...

Rapper and poet Omar Elsaaidi is an Equity Awards scholar who grew up near our campus in New Cross.

He’s filmed performing Foundations of Gold, capturing the energy of our students and the achievements of some high-profile alumni.

Watch the video: www.gold.ac.uk/celebrating-120

From today we’re rolling out a year of 120th anniversary celebrations, events and initiatives which mark how our community has shaped culture and society.

We’re kicking things off with a specially-commissioned spoken-word piece by one of our students.

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.

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! 🔥

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...

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.

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...

A young man is interviewed on camera in a modern flat.

"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.

📻Listen from 1hr17: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...