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Dr Tom Lee from the School of Music, English and Theatre published this thoughtful piece on the Russell Brand trial for @ObserverUK .
He sat through all 18 days of the trial, and his article combines careful reporting with measured analysis, bringing readers inside the courtroom while keeping sight of the human impact at the heart of the case.
Warning: contains extensive details of rape and sexual assault.
Read here: Inside the Trial of Russell Brand 👇
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🎉 Big congratulations to M. John Harrison on his Booker Prize win for his postapocalyptic novel 'The End of Everything'! 🎉
He is the first science-fiction author to win the Booker Prize.
M. John Harrison joined us at the Goldsmiths Prize winner event last year, to belatedly receive the trophy for his 2020 Goldsmiths Prize win. Pictured with 2025 Goldsmiths Prize winner C.D. Rose.
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Wishing a Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating the Festival of Lights!
ALT A picture of the Ben Pimlott Building, with its large glass windows, the iconic silver scribble statue and the word Goldsmiths written in large letters on top of the building. Text reads 'Happy Diwali' and there is the Goldsmiths' logo.
Read more about this year's Goldsmiths Prize winning novel, The Rouse, in The Guardian. Emma Loffhagen highlights its epic scale, and the judges’ praise for its ambition and bold use of history.
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China Miéville has won the £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize 2026 for The Rouse (Picador), which, at 1,242 pages, is the longest novel to win the award in its 14-year history. The winner was announced at a ceremony in London on Wednesday 4th November. 👇 ebx.sh/sDsk8p
China Miéville's The Rouse, commended by the judges for breaking "most explosively with expectation", is the winner of the 2026 Goldsmiths Prize that rewards fiction at its most novel.
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The School of Art is excited to share the launch of a new Master of Research in Art.
The one-year programme is for artists and writers who wish to undertake a long-term research project grounded in their own practice. The course will use fine art pedagogy to teach research skills, exploring art-making itself as a research method.
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Researchers conducted a study at London's largest immersive art experience @framelessldn which revealed that the most emotionally intense artwork was also the most enjoyable.
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Manifold 3.0, a showcase celebrating the Goldsmiths Computing community, brought together creative art, research and performance from the School of Computing, including contributions from our talented lecturers, technicians, alumni, PhD students and collaborators. Read more👇
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Tune in to yesterday's episode of Front Row (@BBCRadio4) to hear Dr Michelle Anya Anjirbag @Anjirbaguette discussing the reinvention of fairy tales with comedian and author of 'Fairytales for Privileged Children' Daniel Foxx @dnlfoxx
Goldsmiths has launched a new Young Psychologist competition, as we celebrate 10 years of the Young Writer Competitions.
Find out more (including how to get involved)👇 gold.ac.uk/news/2026/young-p…
The new @Tate Britain exhibition, which is the first to explore 1990s art, photography and fashion, features Goldsmiths graduates who shaped British culture in the 90s
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Student citizen scientists support @LewishamCouncil housing retrofit programme. Read more 👇
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Melfield Gardens, the pioneering intergenerational living scheme in Lewisham, won a HAPPI Design Award at the 2026 Housing Design Awards
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📚"Newness of many different kinds” - the shortlist for the Goldsmiths Prize 2026 has been announced📚
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Wishing a meaningful day to all those observing Yom Kippur. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.
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🏅 Goldsmiths has been named as Runner-up University of the Year for Social Inclusion in The Sunday Times' Good University Guide 2027 🏅
The results show that in the overall league table we have risen five places and we are ranked in the top 10 for three subjects.
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The Guardian University Guide has revealed its 2027 rankings, with Fine Art and History of Art both in the top 10 of their subject tables, 7 of our subjects climbing in the tables this year, and Goldsmiths ranking 2nd in the UK for value added 👇
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