Former names | The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute (1891–1904) |
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Type | Public constituent college |
Established | 1891 – Tertiary college 1904 – Constituent college |
Parent institution | University of London |
Endowment | £15.0 million (2023)[1] |
Budget | £141.5 million (2022/23)[1] |
Chancellor | The Princess Royal (as Chancellor of the University of London) |
Warden | Frances Corner |
Students | 9,350 (2022/23)[2] |
Undergraduates | 5,425 (2022/23)[2] |
Postgraduates | 3,925 (2022/23)[2] |
Address | 8 Lewisham Way , London , England 51°28′26″N 0°02′07″W / 51.4739°N 0.0354°W |
Campus | Urban |
Scarf | |
Colours | Purple Black Gold |
Affiliations | University of London Association of Commonwealth Universities Universities UK |
Website | gold |
Goldsmiths, University of London, legally the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London.[3] It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in New Cross, London.[4] It was renamed Goldsmiths' College after being acquired by the University of London in 1904, and specialises in the arts, design, computing, humanities and social sciences.[5] The main building on campus, known as the Richard Hoggart Building, was originally opened in 1844 and is the site of the former Royal Naval School.[6][7]
According to Quacquarelli Symonds (2021), Goldsmiths ranks 12th in Communication and Media Studies, 15th in Art & Design and is ranked in the top 50 in the areas of Anthropology, Sociology and the Performing Arts.[8] In 2020, the university enrolled over 10,000 students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.[2] 37% of students come from outside the United Kingdom and 52% of all undergraduates are mature students (aged 21 or over at the start of their studies).[9] Additionally, around a third of students at Goldsmiths are postgraduate students.[2]
it is now known as Goldsmiths, University of London.
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