Across the UK, members of the University and College Union are striking. The UCU is a British trade union which represents over 120,000 people who work in further and higher education. The […]
University strike: pensions, pay and casualisation
70 years of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty Four- more comedy than Dystopian nightmare?
In 1949 a largely bedridden 46 year old writer, coughing blood from tuberculosis, whose father had been an Imperial civil servant being paid to profit from the Opium trade to China, had […]
Members of Iran’s nuclear agreement pledge to fulfil their agreements following US withdrawal, and today’s other headlines
Members of Iran’s nuclear agreement pledge to fulfil their agreements following US withdrawal The UK, France, Germany, China and Russia have all said they willl continue to commit to the Iran nuclear […]
British Museum misspells Mandarin throughout exhibits
Miles Fan discusses the impact of misspelling a major world language in one of Britain’s foremost museums
Leading journalists and politicians support striking lecturers at Goldsmiths
Striking University College Union members at Goldsmiths, University of London are being supported by leading politicians and journalists. Lecturers are taking industrial action to protect their pensions and have planned a series […]
Goldsmiths UCU strike action: ‘never a more difficult and upsetting time’
Goldsmiths, University of London, is kicking off its first day of strike action in the nationwide industrial action over lecturer pension reform. It is one of 61 universities that has voted to […]
A hung Parliament – Prime Minister Theresa May’s political gamble fails
Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has defied expectations in the 2017 General Election campaign and secured 40 per cent of the popular vote. But the Labour gains are not enough to make […]
Goldsmiths MA student film nominated for One World Media Award
Goldsmiths Digital Media MA graduate, Anna Wistreich, has been nominated for the Student category at the One World Media Awards. The Danish producer is being recognised for the film ‘Being Unbound’. This […]
Breaking news: the scoop is dead, long live the press release
If you were one among the dwindling number of people who bought a newspaper on 20th April 2016, you may have wondered why many of the front pages looked rather similar. Most […]
Donald Trump Aims for Presidency
Donald Trump has just won another four primaries in four states this week, despite the increasing number of anti-Trump protests. A rally in Chicago on March 11th was shut down for safety reasons […]
Archbishop of Canterbury: It is not racist to fear migration
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said that it is not racist to be anxious about migration. He told Parliament’s The House magazine that fear was a ‘valid emotion’ at a moment […]
The collective exhaustion
Are you exhausted? If yes, perhaps you should go see the new exhibition at Zabludowicz Collection and find out why. The exhibition called ‘Use/User/Used’ focuses on the exhaustion we share as a community and the […]
Dramatising the Great War soundscape
The Great War had a distinctive soundscape for those who lived it. This was greatly enhanced by the phonograph, which brought recorded music to the ears of many. As part of the […]
Lewisham’s first cinema opens in 15 years
With the opening of the Curzon cinema in Goldsmiths University, Lewisham will no longer be the only borough in London, to not have its own dedicated cinema. The newly opened 101 seater […]
Gallipoli from the Ottoman perspective
The Ottoman perspective has been presented in a special conference marking staff and students who died at Gallipoli in 1915 during the Great War. There’s been a specific tribute to the University’s first […]
The Marginalised Voices of Gallipoli
Feature by Al Riddell and Harriet Onyett The Gallipoli campaign (1915-16) of The Great War is mainly remembered here in Britain as a bloody and failed attempt to capture the Turkish capital of […]
Jay Merriman-Mukoro scholarship scheme announced for MA Radio programme at Goldsmiths, University of London
A scholarship scheme in the name of a distinguished former MA Radio student, Jay Merriman-Mukoro, has been launched to support a future talented programme maker studying on the course. Jay died tragically in […]
Goldsmiths media and communications department creates award in memory of former MA Radio student
The Media and Communications Department of Goldsmiths, University of London has created annual award in the name of a former documentary producer who died in a tragic swimming accident last year. 43 […]
Goldsmiths students end their occupation of college management building
A group of Goldsmiths students has ended the occupation of the University’s central management building Deptford Old Town Hall. This was part of a London wide campaign against commercialisation in Higher Education. […]
Two Goldsmiths MA Radio students win Charles Parker Radio Feature Awards
Two MA Radio Goldsmiths students took the bronze and silver prizes in this year’s Charles Parker Best Student Radio Feature Awards. The award is in the name of a pioneer radio documentary and […]
Goldsmiths University of London shuts down a day earlier because of student occupation
Goldsmiths, University of London has shut down because of the impact of a student occupation protesting against ‘commercialisation’ of education. In a message to staff Tuesday 31st March Registrar and Secretary Liz […]
Student at Birbeck College jailed for attempting to join ISIL in Syria
A student at Birbeck College, University of London, has been jailed for three and a half years for planning to join rebel forces in Syria. David Souaan, 20, originally from Serbia, was […]
Goldsmiths media top research Uni
Goldsmiths Media and Communications department has been rated top in the UK university rankings for research intensity. The department is famous for its iconic media professors James Curran, Dave Morley, Sara Ahmed, […]
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