Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London, legally the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in New Cross, London. 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. 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.
| Latin: Collegium Aurifabri | |
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) |
| Budget | £141.5 million (2022/23) |
| Chancellor | The Princess Royal (as Chancellor of the University of London) |
| Warden | Frances Corner |
| Students | 10,090 (2019/20) |
| Undergraduates | 6,500 (2019/20) |
| Postgraduates | 3,590 (2019/20) |
| Address | 8 Lewisham Way , London , England 51.4739°N 0.0354°W |
| Campus | Urban |
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| Colours | Purple Black Gold |
| Affiliations | University of London Association of Commonwealth Universities Universities UK |
| Website | gold |
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. In 2020, the university enrolled over 10,000 students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 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). Additionally, around a third of students at Goldsmiths are postgraduate students.