Goldsmiths, University of London
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Goldsmiths, University of London, legally the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England.[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 1792 and is the site of the former Royal Naval School.[6]
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| 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 | £3.19 million (2021)[1] | |||||||||
| Budget | £126.44 million (2021)[1] | |||||||||
| Chancellor | The Princess Royal (as Chancellor of the University of London) | |||||||||
| Warden | Frances Corner | |||||||||
| Students | 10,090 (2019/20)[2] | |||||||||
| Undergraduates | 6,500 (2019/20)[2] | |||||||||
| Postgraduates | 3,590 (2019/20)[2] | |||||||||
| Address | 8 Lewisham Way , London , England 51.4739°N 0.0354°W / 51.4739; -0.0354 | |||||||||
| Campus | Urban | |||||||||
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| Colours | Purple Black Gold | |||||||||
| Affiliations | University of London Association of Commonwealth Universities Universities UK | |||||||||
| Website | gold | |||||||||
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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.[7] 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).[8] Additionally, around a third of students at Goldsmiths are postgraduate students.[2]