THE GOLDSMITHS YEAR IN REVIEW GOLDSMITHS INTRODUCTION

Our academic successes were Financial Sustainability helps us Goldsmiths has had a year to recognised nationally and ensure Goldsmiths’ future will be as remember. The past 12 months have internationally this year. The bright and as bold as its past. We seen our students, staff and alumni Department of Design was ranked the will soon also see profound change make headlines around the world, best in Britain by The Guardian while in the Higher Education landscape: influence Government and make the QS World University Rankings among government proposals are a vital contributions in all areas of life. named Art and Design, and Media new framework to assess teaching CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY and Communications at Goldsmiths excellence and a major reshape From changing UK tax policy to in the top 25 in the world and in the of research funding. A ‘No’ vote in informing debate around the ongoing top five in the UK. Sociology was rated the EU referendum could cause humanitarian crisis and even helping 45th in the world and 9th in the UK. further upheaval in the sector. broaden the minds of Britain’s book publishers, 2015 has been full of London and the World celebrates Because of this we are taking steps RICH ACADEMIC HERITAGE landmark achievements. It finished on the global nature of Goldsmiths. to grow Goldsmiths. We have a high: the Turner Prize was awarded Whether it’s to study, work or broadened our range of Short to architecture collective Assemble collaborate, our doors are open to Courses and are extending our who will begin building a public all. Our community starts in New undergraduate offering with degrees art gallery on campus next year. Cross and stretches across the in Arts Management, Economics and world. Just ask the hundreds of Criminology. We are also investing CREATIVE POWERHOUSE The four pillars of our strategic plan alumni in 13 cities across the globe in our estate – with exciting plans have supported all of our successes. who helped celebrate ‘Goldsmiths to further develop our campus. Reunite: Around the World in 7 Days’. Knowledge Production is a must With so many positive innovations for an institution like ours. From The Student Experience is at the and developments it has been A THOUGHT-PROVOKING PLACE our beginnings as the Goldsmiths’ heart of all that happens on campus another challenging yet successful Company’s Technical and Recreative – with the QAA hailing the ‘particularly year for Goldsmiths, with the Institute in 1891, we have grown to positive’ inclusion of the student voice needs of our students, staff, alumni be at the forefront of creative and across the university. Our duty of and community remaining at the cultural thought and practice. care doesn’t end at graduation: our heart of everything we do. graduates were recently rated among the most employable in the UK. Patrick Loughrey Warden Both students were recipients of the Another graduate making a Some 3,187 Goldsmiths students Lewisham Fee Waiver, a scholarship difference isHadeel Ayoub. Her MA completed their degrees this for the borough’s best and brightest. Computational Arts final show won year, among them 100 newly global media coverage after she qualified teachers, 22 filmmakers Then there’s Laura Coryton, who developed a glove that turns sign and 44 social workers. graduated from the Department language into speech and text, helping of Politics this summer. Laura set people with a variety of disabilities to Many of our graduating students up the ‘Stop taxing periods. Period’ communicate. The design went from had amazing stories to tell petition, attracting global media her degree show in St James Hatcham GRADUATING about their lives before arriving attention, and becoming a leader to the pages of tech websites from the at Goldsmiths, the challenges in the campaign to get rid of the UK to Saudi Arabia, with Hadeel even they’ve overcome to graduate or ‘luxury’ tax on sanitary products. appearing on the Discovery Channel’s even get here in the first place, Daily Planet to talk through her design. and the incredible achievements By November 2015 Laura’s petition they’ve made along the way. had been signed by more than The ceremonies in February and TO SUCCESS 276,000 people – a wave of support September also saw us welcome Shellisha Downie from the which could not be ignored by the great and the good to campus. Department of Educational Studies the Government. In the Spending Graduation day is always one left school with no GCSEs, and had Review, Chancellor Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, artist Fiona Rae, spent time living in a youth hostel. promised to redirect money from novelist Ali Smith, sociologist Howie to remember – where our Already the mother of a young son, the tax to women’s health charities. Becker, psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, students take centre-stage to Shellisha had her daughter during headteacher Sheena Gilby, producer celebrate their achievements. her first year studying with us - But Laura’s not giving up. ‘I’m happy Lord David Puttnam, musician Green around the time essay submissions to see that our voices are being Gartside, designer Margaret Howell were due - and went on to ace her heard by [George] Osborne, and and composer Adrian Sutton were course, graduating with a 2:1 in that some real positive change is welcomed into the Goldsmiths family Education, Culture and Society. being made,’ she said. ‘But it’s still as Honorary Fellows and Graduates. not okay to pin societal problems, Tim Powell, also a parent of two such as domestic abuse, onto the gold.ac.uk/graduation young children, gained a First in his BA responsibility of women. We need to Design, Creativity and Learning from end the , not substitute it.’ the Department of Design. Among other achievements, he’s helped set up London Reclaimed – a charity enabling disadvantaged people into careers through furniture-making. He also turned local kids into bug-hunting biologists with his final-year project. A WORLD LEADER RESEARCH MAKING THE NEWS

Dr Aminul Hoque from Educational Dr Chris Brauer from IMS was a From studies on autism diagnosis Studies’ interviews with British regular name in the news over the RESEARCH AT and fieldwork exploring social Bangladeshi teenagers in east last year commenting on wearable media’s role in disaster recovery to London formed the basis of his technology in the workplace. One an exploration of British-Bangladeshi book ‘British-Islamic Identity: Third- of his studies, commissioned by youth culture, our researchers Generation Bangladeshis from East the Energy Saving Trust, found are constantly contributing to London’. The ethnographic study that automating the home – and knowledge and practice in a explores the creation of a new moving away from individual GOLDSMITHS range of disciplines, in a range of British-Islamic identity, helping young consumption toward collectives - ground-breaking ways. This is a people find a sense of belonging, would cut energy costs and allow snapshot of this year’s Goldsmiths recognition and acceptance. a reinvention of the utility sector. research: see gold.ac.uk/news and gold.ac.uk/research for more. The Department of Psychology’s Working with the Holocaust Dr Sophie von Stumm made Educational Trust, Professor Dr Johnna Montgomerie (Politics) global headlines this year with her Jonathan Freeman’s Goldsmiths led a delegation of activists, authors innovative work on the imagination, spin-out i2 media helped create and academics from Goldsmiths the time of day your brain the digital app ‘70 Voices: Victims, and across the UK to Athens, works best, and the connection Perpetrators and Bystanders’ where they met with politicians, between breastfeeding and IQ. to mark the 70th anniversary of community groups, trade unionists the liberation of Auschwitz. and activists calling on the Greek Media and Communications’ Dr government to take a firm stance Mirca Madianou’s work investigated Through new research and in opposition to the ‘Troika’. The trip the use of social and digital media in public events, the Department was one of many activities designed disaster recovery. Her group found of Design’s Rose Sinclair shed to bring academic research and that platforms introduced by aid light on the 19th century women’s the work of think-tanks, civil society agencies to facilitate information philanthropic, socially progressive, Almost three-quarters of REF highlights and activists together to develop dissemination and feedback in the Bible-inspired textile-making clubs research at Goldsmiths was viable solutions to tackle household Philippines were often appropriated for that are still flourishing today. Rose rated as ‘world leading’ or • Media and Communications indebtedness and craft an alternative different purposes by affected people is currently completing her PhD ‘internationally excellent’ by the was rated in the top three in the politics of debt across Europe. in an attempt to regain ‘normality’. on the subject of Dorcas clubs, Research Excellence Framework UK for 3 and 4* research, with and will be speaking at the V&A (REF), the results of which were Anthropology placed in the top Why are older children less likely Goldsmiths is renowned as a on the subject in January 2016. announced at the end of 2014. five on the same measure to help their bullied peers? Dr global centre for practice research. • The research environments Sally Palmer and Professor Adam Our expertise in the area led to a Teaching and learning about religion The Warden, Patrick Loughrey, of our departments of Art, Rutland (Psychology) found symposium in June entitled and belief is outdated and needs reacted to the outcome of the Design, Visual Cultures, that younger school pupils were ‘The Future of Practice Research’ an overhaul, according to the RE for REF: “Goldsmiths has a proud Music, Anthropology and more likely to reason that bullying co-hosted with HEFCE, REal report published by Professor tradition of being a place where Computing were wholly rated is ‘not a nice way to treat other which drew more than 200 Adam Dinham and researcher research and teaching fuses as internationally excellent or people’, believe that everyone is practitioners and academics. Martha Shaw from the Faiths and together, providing a stimulating world leading equally important, and more often Civil Society Unit in STaCS. The environment for learning, • All of the research impact express empathy for a victim. report was covered by the BBC, The researching and innovating. from our departments of Times and TES among others. We’re delighted that this has Anthropology, Computing, been reflected in an increase in Media and Communications, the volume of world leading and Music and Psychology was rated internationally excellent research.” as internationally excellent or world leading RESEARCH MAKING THE NEWS

Psychology’s Music, Mind and Dr Yasmin Gunaratnam, Dr Emma Psychology’s Professor Chris Computing’s Rapid Mix consortium, Brain group produced a number of Jackson (Sociology) and Dr Will French and Dr Rob Brotherton led by Dr Mick Grierson with interesting papers, with Dr Daniel Davies (Politics) were among a team found that belief in conspiracy Professor Atau Tanaka and Müllensiefen and colleagues showing from seven universities looking at theories is widespread because Dr Rebecca Fiebrink (right) that personality plays a key role in the wider effects of controversial of an ‘intentionality bias’ built into received £1.6m this year to lead an musical ability, even for those who Home Office immigration campaigns. our brains. Their research suggests international team in accelerating do not play an instrument. Professor High-profile tactics, including the ‘Go that conspiracies about mysterious the development of advanced Lauren Stewart worked on several Home van’, have increased anger events, from the disappearance gaming and music technology that studies, including one that explored and fear in local communities across of MH370 to the death of Princess adapts to human body language, the positive effects of singing in a the UK found the researchers. Diana, become popular because expression and feelings. megachoir. In another study, Lauren, many of us can’t help seeking intent Nicolas Farrugiaa, Kelly Jakubowskia Why are we so interested in measuring behind ambiguous events. As a result, and Rhodri Cusack used MRI to happiness? The Happiness Industry: conspiracies appear more plausible uncover how the brain’s structure How the Government and Big than alternative explanations. relates to earworms: the small loops Business Sold us Well-Being by Dr of a tune that get stuck in your head. Will Davies was published earlier this year. New York Magazine described Dr Michaela Benson’s (Sociology) it as ‘deeply researched and pithily research into self-build housing argued’ and ‘a welcome corrective to found that even those with social, the glut of semi-scientific happiness cultural and economic capital are books that have become so popular struggling to build their own home in business and management in a housing sector dominated by circles, and which rarely, if ever, traditional models of construction acknowledge the larger ideological and ownership. She argued that goals of workplace well-being’. practitioners and supporters of self-build need to challenge the Dr Dave O’Brien (ICCE) uncovered structures of the housing and land worrying levels of inequality within the market, and find innovative solutions acting profession in the UK. Working that work within these structures. with data from the BBC’s Great British Class Survey and interviewing Ethnomusicologist Dr Barley Norton actors about their experiences of explored the refined tradition of becoming an actor, he reported on Professor Alex Watson from the a Vietnamese sung poetry known the trials and tribulations of getting Department of History (above) set as ca trù, showing why a once- work, and how acting relates to out to tell the story of WW1 from the repressed art form has made a other areas of their lives, such as perspective of Germany and Austria- comeback thanks to a number social networks and cultural tastes. Hungary with his book ‘Ring of Steel: of state-supported initiatives. Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918’. He went on to win a number of top awards for the work, including the Wolfson History Prize, and received a five-star review from The Telegraph. BREAKING DOWN BOUNDARIES: MA BLACK BRITISH WRITING: ACADEMIC INNOVATION A WORLD-FIRST COURSE

The Unit’s launch event took place Led by Professor Rob Imrie and Student Vanessa Igho says she At many institutions there’s a in February 2015, and addressed Dr Anna Hickey-Moody, the This year we introduced a always wanted to study black tendency to keep academic Critical Perspectives on Fashion DRC is jointly run by Educational number of new programmes history and heritage but would disciplines separate, with clear, Research & Methodology. Based Studies and Sociology and brings including our MA Black British automatically turn to America. ‘And indissoluble boundaries maintained for the first two years in Media and together academics from several Writing – the first course of its then I saw this degree, and I felt it by narrow and unchangeable Communications, with Professor different departments including kind anywhere in the world. was moving on from where I stopped conceptions and expectations of Angela McRobbie as Director, Theatre and Performance, at my undergraduate degree, which what each subject is. Goldsmiths the Unit hosts monthly events. Media and Communications, Created and convened by Dr was understanding that there is a strives to break down these Psychology, and Music. Deirdre Osborne and Professor black presence in theatre but that boundaries, recognising that The Centre for Philosophy and Joan Anim-Addo, the MA has been presence was African-American. academics from outside a particular Critical Thought (CPCT) was Research projects taking place within widely welcomed by academics, I couldn’t quite identify myself, as subject will often bring fresh and established in May 2015 as a the centre approach different types of authors and playwrights. a black British person, in African- unexpected insights. As part of our research centre based in Sociology disability from a range of perspectives, American theatre,’ she says. effort to encourage cooperation and run jointly with the Centre for including the challenges designers Dr Osborne says: between departments, we continue Cultural Studies. Its Co-directors are face in creating environments that are ‘Joan and I found that the work Heather Marks has a passion to form and reshape interdisciplinary Dr Alberto Toscano (Sociology) equally accessible to all; examining of black British writers was being for theatre but noticed a ‘default academic centres and units. and Dr Julia Ng (CCS). the employment experiences of taught more abroad, in the United whiteness’. She believes the MA will parents of children with ADHD; States and in Germany for example, give her the foundations she needs to The Fashion Research Unit (FRU) is a As the flagship for a distinctively how schools exclusions are partially than it was an embedded part of enter the industry in Britain and ‘shake new research group bringing together Goldsmiths approach towards caused by institutional prejudice the curriculum here where the work it up, add some colour to it. There expertise and interests from across philosophy, CPCT sees philosophy and the impact of high-speed is actually produced. We’re literary are so many identities of African and the Departments of Design, Media as a critical activity that engages hand-dryers on the vulnerable. activists for including the work of Caribbean heritage that are present and Communications, Visual Cultures, with the arts and practice-based black women writers, in particular, in Britain. We’re here, we have stories Sociology, ICCE, IMS, Computing and approaches, and which also Finally, one of our oldest academic who tend to be further marginalised, that can be told’. She sees the MA as Art. The Unit’s formation marks the strives to analyse and articulate centres was reborn. After more than or only a few ‘stars’ let through.’ more than just a literature course - it’s success of the recently introduced historical and political events. 30 year the Centre for Caribbean also a history degree: ‘It’s a retelling of MA in Fashion which calls for Studies was relaunched as the The students on our MA in Black history from a different perspective.’ creative practitioners – designers, The autumn term saw the Disability Centre for Caribbean and Diaspora British Writing are taking a big writers, thinkers and curators – Research Centre (DRC) launched Studies (CCDS). An event held step toward changing that. to actively challenge traditional at Goldsmiths – a specialist research during Black History Month helped ‘I chose to study Black British Writing boundaries in the fashion world. grouping that promotes and celebrate the centre’s history – gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-black- because it’s a story that hasn’t really conducts high-quality research and look forward to its future. british-writing been told. Going all the way from about disability in society. primary school to my undergraduate degree I never really studied any black authors,’ adds Andrea Thomas. ‘Black history, black literature, is so left out of the European university curriculum.’ THE GALLERY The £1.4m raised by the donated works Next year work is due to begin at the Post-War and Contemporary Annual Fund 2015 on a new public art gallery at Auction provided a significant boost to Goldsmiths, turning our former funds already raised, and brought us Thanks to the generosity of AT GOLDSMITHS Victorian swimming baths into a closer to the £2.8m fundraising target our alumni, this was our most space that will open up our campus for the Gallery at Goldsmiths project. successful telephone campaign, to the community and the world. raising a total of £105,000. The Gallery will host an international An inspiring new creative It’s a bold project made all the more programme of exhibitions, residencies The Annual Fund is an essential space for Goldsmiths exciting by the fact that it is being and projects, stimulating inventive resource funding a range of created by the winners of the Turner and original work while simultaneously special projects by students and and its local community Prize 2015. Architecture collective contributing toward new research. staff, and making an important Assemble have been praised for their contribution to the Student “invention and ingenuity” – making Dr Richard Noble, Head of the Hardship Fund at Goldsmiths. them the perfect fit for Goldsmiths. Department of Art at Goldsmiths, commented: ‘The Gallery at So far this year, the Annual Fund In February this year, work donated by Goldsmiths will offer a unique, has supported a diver range of illustrious Goldsmiths alumni including research-driven programme of projects including the international Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst, exhibitions, projects and residencies. photography exhibition Drift in Sarah Lucas, Julian Opie, Sam Taylor- conjunction with Tate Britain Johnson and Steve McQueen went ‘We are eternally grateful to all and a year-long reading series under the hammer at Christie’s to raise of the artists and collectors who for Creative Writing students. funds for the Gallery at Goldsmiths. contributed, and to Christie’s for their ongoing support.’ Please visit gold.ac.uk/thankyou The artists represented a ‘Who’s for a list of those who have Who’ of British art over the past We are continuing to raise funds generously supported Goldsmiths. 30 years and the works they for the new Art Gallery and are Next year’s phone campaign will donated were a reflection of their on target to open in 2017. To find take place from late February. generosity and of their affection out more about the Gallery at and support for Goldsmiths. Goldsmiths and other fundraising gold.ac.uk/transforming/art-gallery projects, visit gold.ac.uk/give

Images courtesy of Assemble Art degree show Preservation of original features

The overall aim of the refurbishment was also necessary to improve the Goldsmiths bought the beautiful was to create usable, flexible spaces environmental comfort and quality St James Hatcham church in 2011. for Goldsmiths taking into account inside the church, providing adequate As the parish of the Reverend budget, regulatory and health and levels of ventilation, climate control, Arthur Tooth, prosecuted and safety constraints. The design acoustics and lighting, as well as new imprisoned for proscribed liturgical approach was light-handed, making IT, power, security and fire systems. practices in 1877, the church had the most of the existing structure to seen its share of controversy and ensure that the project was delivered Located in a privileged location fervent debate, but had remained within the budget and ready for use within the campus, the building empty and unloved for many in the 2014-15 academic session. is now home to exhibition and years. We wanted to bring this The building’s strong ‘raw and found’ performance spaces, new teaching fascinating building back to life. character was retained, with the rooms and artist studios. The 19th- focus placed on addressing repair century brickwork and stained glass A key component of the refurbishment issues and some key interventions window have been restored. project was to protect the building to allow students and staff to use as an asset and ensure that it had the space safely. Original elements sustained use in the long term. The preserved include the stained glass, church was declared redundant mural paintings, arch decorations, Other areas of the campus in 1981, and later leased to Laban and the stone finish. Timbers were developed or refurbished Dance Studio, who introduced a repaired, overhauled and redecorated. during the year include: series of concrete slabs within the original space, as well as two new On the ground floor, the main • SU Tiananmen Building concrete stair cores. It was unused exhibition space was consolidated • Deptford Town Hall Building until it became part of the Goldsmiths towards the front area of the church, roof and façade repairs Estate. The concrete structure creates partitioning the areas at the back • Refectory Balcony refurbishment a series of new spaces at various for performance and creating a • Computer labs 306 and 306a levels, and there is also a canopy secondary exhibition space. Separate • New library helpdesk extension at the back. Generally both spaces were created at the back of • Electronic Music Studios the original structure and the more the church, which are acoustically (EMS) and practice rooms recent one were in good condition, and thermally separate from the main • RHB Quadrangle façade but surveys were commissioned to volume at the front. This allows for and roof repairs including ensure that any works would not various functions to take place at renewing the glass roof above A SPACE REBORN: negatively affect the building. the same place without interference. the Kingsway corridor Where possible, access was provided • Education Building First floor to all spaces, with a new lift sitting teaching room refurbishment adjacent to the existing stair. It The exterior of St James ST JAMES HATCHAM Hatcham after renovation Kevin Barry was awarded the Goldsmiths Prize 2015 for boldy innovative fiction for his work Beatlebone. The book takes us to 1978 and imagines 20th-century icon John Lennon trying to visit the island he owns off the west coast of Ireland to undertake a course of primal scream therapy.

Stylistically adventurous and utterly inimitable, it is a work about the strange and the wonderful, time and place. On winning Kevin said: ‘This is special... It’s really cool to win it – it’s a really cool prize.’

Chair of judges Professor Josh ‘The change it’s made is that Cohen said: ‘Intricately weaving publishers, who never take risks in and blurring fiction and life, anything, are taking risks on works Beatlebone embodies beautifully which are much more experimental this prize’s spirit of creative risk. than they would’ve two years ago. We’re proud to crown it our winner.’ That to me, is like a miracle. And that’s the Goldsmiths Prize. gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-prize ‘The prize has already its two years running changed the industry. That’s what it took, for Goldsmiths to launch a prize which was novel about the novel and understood the novel form.’

Ali Smith, Goldsmiths Prize 2014 winner, speaking as she was made KEVIN BARRY an Honorary Fellow in September.

Winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2015 Olivia Owen is co-founder and director of EduHaitian, a non- profit organisation formed after the country’s devastating 2010 earthquake to help meet the PEOPLE educational needs of young people. Olivia graduated with a BA in Sir Daniel Day-Lewis was International Studies. Olivia says: awarded an Honorary Degree ‘I do believe that Goldsmiths is the of Doctor of Literature (DLit) pioneer in its endeavour to create at the September graduation an inclusive learning environment ceremony. After sharing his for those of us that have been childhood memories of New lucky enough to study here.’ Cross he urged graduates to Find out more about Olivia’s remain “students for the rest of charity at eduhaitian.org your lives”. Other honorands in 2015 included writer and former Goldsmiths Prize winner Ali Smith, sociologist Professor Howard Becker, artist Fiona Rae, film-maker Lord Puttnam of Queensgate and musician Green Gartside. gold.ac.uk/graduation- ceremonies

SIR DANIEL DAY-LEWIS OLIVIA OWEN Actor Charity co-founder and International Studies graduate GOLDSMITHS REUNITE: AROUND THE WORLD Berlin IN SEVEN DAYS New York

Tokyo

Alumni attended the main event Athens of Flow, a week-long exhibition Berlin organised by Goldsmithskolleg, New Cross came to New York a group of alumni based in Berlin City in the form of a pub quiz Cologne at The Churchill Tavern Dublin Frankfurt In Tokyo over 100 alumni came to Chicago Oslo hear Caroline Knowles, Professor of Denver Rome Sociology at Goldsmiths, discuss her Zürich book Flip-Flop, before networking and partying at SuperDeluxe

In May 2015 the Development and Alumni Office helped reunite hundreds of alumni across the world Singapore with a week-long series of events held in cities across the globe. 30 Alumni Ambassadors organised events to showcase the scale of our São Paulo global community and provide an opportunity for former students met to share ideas, swap stories and toast their time with us. The events built on the success of the previous year, when alumni gathered in Athens, Our Alumni Ambassadors chose Berlin, New York and São Paulo. Tburu, overlooking the busy Orchard Road, for their evening Visit goldlink-online.com/7days of alumni networking. Goldsmiths to read more about this new way Alumni attended the finissage of staff in Singapore visiting partner of bringing our alumni together. a week-long exhibition entitled Gold in a Minefield curated by institution, LASALLE, also joined Cecilia Bergamo and Lilian Bado in for a night of celebrations Research Network (MRN). The network project – which takes conceptual The current humanitarian crisis aims to coordinate activities and and methodological inspiration from is the key issue confronting our events and incubate future research John Berger and Jean Mohr’s classic world – and one which demands a collaborations highlighting our work A Seventh Man in exploring response from all corners of society. academics’ passion, commitment the expressions of migration. and intervention in issues around the Our staff and students have felt past, present and future of migration. We’ve also welcomed high-profile compelled to act, offering financial In keeping with our multi-disciplinary speakers to New Cross. We hosted the help and drawing on academic ethos, the Network’s contribution to Mayor of Palermo Leoluca Orlando expertise, knowledge and experience understanding migration uniquely for the UK of the International Human to contribute to the wider debate crosses subject boundaries to Mobility Charter of Palermo 2015 – around this most urgent of issues. examine, explore and contribute. while Ewen Macleod, director of the Policy Development and Evaluation This autumn saw us announce Among such collaborative work being Service at the UN High Commissioner funding of up to £140,000 a year in undertaken here is that of Professor for Refugees, delivered a keynote scholarships for refugees and asylum Sue Clayton, from the Department speech at the launch of the MRN. seekers – with three undergraduate of Media and Communications and and three postgraduate students Eyal Weizman, Professor of Visual We hope our efforts will help set to receive accommodation Cultures and director of the Centre for us use education, that most and tuition fee waivers as well as a Research Architecture at Goldsmiths. sustainable of resources, as a tool maintenance bursary of £10,000. to truly effect change. We want our The scholarship was developed in On campus, a Department of knowledge, experience and ability partnership with the Students’ Union. Sociology-curated exhibition is at the to influence the policy-makers. heart of the Migrating Dreams and A team of academics with expertise Nightmares: Materials and Movements Most importantly we want to help on migration drawn from across the empower the displaced – and university have launched the Migration help make their lives better.

gold.ac.uk/news/beyond-borders- RESPONDING TO INTERNATIONAL CRISIS

Image: Massimo Sestini/eyevine The Degree Shows showcased the View on a hot summer night was Final-year exhibitions and incredible work of our students, and described by Artlyst as displaying performances are always a highlight the staff who support and teach them. ‘much of the same investigative of the academic calendar. spirit that led [the YBAs] to push the The Department of Music’s PureGold boundaries for later generations’. But Goldsmiths Degree Shows are festival, launching at the Southbank truly unique - no other university Centre was a social and musical hit, Artlyst highlighted work by Nik Jaffe, offers such an eclectic programme with generations of current and former Amy Steel, Emilie Peyre Smith and of events, exhibitions and Goldsmiths students and staff joining Riikka Hyvönen, with Hyvönen’s performances across a diverse range the public to watch stunning sets striking large-scale paintings of of subject areas including Art, Art from the 2015 graduating class. The Roller Derby girls’ bruised backsides Psychotherapy, Dance Movement Department of Design took over the heading straight for an exhibition Psychotherapy, Computing, Design, Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane at London’s Finnish Institute once Educational Studies, Media and with ‘XV’ in June, with several students the degree show closed. Communications, Theatre and going on to raise funds for the charity Performance and Visual Cultures. EduHaitian through the sale of work.

For the first time, this year’s This year’s BA Fine Art exhibition Goldsmiths Degree Shows were was by far the largest of the 2015 brought under a central campaign shows, stretching across all floors to encourage those who visited for of the Ben Pimlott Building, St one show to come back for others James Hatcham Building and other UNIQUELY CREATIVE: over the May to September season. studios. The packed-out Private THE DEGREE SHOWS

23 was rated in the top three in the against ‘disrupting’ Britain’s ‘vibrant The coming year promises to UK for 3 and 4* research by the public sector broadcasting ecology’. be decisive for public service Research Excellence Framework. television in Britain. With the Speaking as it was launched current BBC Charter expiring The Inquiry also draws on our deep in November, Lord Puttnam at the end of 2016, the next 12 foundations on the issue of public said of the Inquiry: ‘We need to months will see vigorous debate service broadcasting at Goldsmiths. consider both the challenges and over the future of this provision. Our former Warden Richard Hoggart opportunities for public service was one of the key architects of the television in the digital age. Our voice will be heard. In the 1962 Pilkington Report that launched autumn we helped launch the BBC2 and exerted a huge influence ‘Public service broadcasters remain at far-reaching Inquiry, A Future For on the broadcasting landscape. the heart of our broadcast landscape Public Service Television: Content in the UK but we are seeing a worrying and Platforms in a Digital World. Due to be published in June 2016, fall in investment in key areas such the Inquiry chaired by Lord Puttnam as arts, news and drama as well as The Inquiry is based at our Department hopes to have the same reach as the tendency for younger audiences of Media and Communications the Pilkington Report five decades to migrate to new digital platforms. SHAPING and is considering the nature, ago. During the next six months purpose and role of public service public events will be held across ‘Surely the time has come to television today and into the future. the UK to help inform the Inquiry reconsider exactly what we mean by and broaden the conversation. “public service” content and consider With partners including the British new the regulatory structures that Academy, the Guardian, the Hansard The events have already shown this will ensure the UK public continues THE FUTURE OF Society, Vice and BAFTA, the Inquiry is a subject about which people feel to be served by high-quality, sees Goldsmiths’ academics leading a great passion: we have seen Lord original free to air television.’ vital public debate on an issue which Bragg launch a withering attack impacts upon the entire nation. We on the BBC Trust and the current It is a debate which we are are perfectly placed to contribute: Government while Channel 4 chief proud to help lead. Media and Communications creative officer Jay Hunt has warned TELEVISION gold.ac.uk/news/a-future- for-public-service-tv

Image: Marlise Rodrigues ENGAGING WITH OUR PUBLIC

Across the series we heard first- Round-up 2015 saw the launch of an ambitious hand accounts of the 1977 ‘Battle of This Halloween saw Goldsmiths project to connect the public with Lewisham’ from a panel including the researchers take to the stage of Goldsmiths’ ground-breaking borough’s first black police constable a local pub to give nine-minute, research. While we’ve always been and retired Metropolitan Police Chief fun presentations on the past. proactive in working with different Inspector, David Michael, and former A spooky themed, Goldsmiths groups beyond the University, Goldsmiths lecturer and eminent special History ShowOff attracted the Public Engagement Project academic, Professor Paul Gilroy. A over 130 people and apart from has provided new resources communal meal in Goldsmiths newly being a great night, raised around and opportunities to help our refurbished and historic Deptford £750 for Refugee Action. researchers create mutually Town Hall Council Chamber brought beneficial relationships with the together local people, bloggers, Across the summer of 2015, students In July, researchers from our new public while also delivering some academics and community groups from our MA Design Interaction Forensic Psychology Unit conducted fun and fascinating events. and provided a platform for anyone to worked with some of our highest an interactive, participatory memory speak on the themes of communing, profile academics to develop experiment at the London borough So what have we been up to? enclosures and the problematic history research installations that connect of Lewisham’s annual community of Deptford as major naval and trading visitors to our campus with current festival, People’s Day, which Radical New Cross: protest and port. Workshops explored the history impactful research. Three highly attracts close to 20,000 people. dissent 1875-2015 and enduring relevance of textiles visual installations will fire the From 14-18 November 2015, nearly in the digital age, new empowered curiosity of visitors to our campus The missing persons experiment 360 people attended a series of print work inspired by posters from and link directly to online content invited festival-goers to seek out events exploring the radical past, the Women’s’ Movement from the through their smart phones. actors circulating throughout the present and future of the local area Women’s Art Library Archive was on festival site and report back as many in some of Goldsmiths’ most unique show on New Cross Road and a public 2016 promises to be an even details as they could remember. and historical spaces. For ‘Radical lecture explored the relevance of bigger year with ambitious new The data gathered is going towards New Cross: protest and dissent anarchism for contemporary politics. projects including an immersive an active research project on 1875-2015’, academics collaborated murder mystery night exploring the missing persons investigations. with community groups, artists, Radical New Cross was funded by psychology of a murder investigation. archivists and activists to host eight Being Human, the UK’s only national free public events that sparked festival of the humanities and a gold.ac.uk/public-engagment discussions on themes such as direct partnership between The School action, protest and the commons. of Advanced Study, The Arts and Humanities Research Council, The New Cross has long been a hotbed British Academy and The Wellcome of radical ideas and this spirit of Trust. Event partnerships ranged REDDIT challenging established thinking, from the UK Houses of Parliament’s creativity and direct action is part of Parliament Week, The Field & New the fabric of Goldsmiths. From the Cross Commoners, X Marks the Goldsmiths researchers have taken Goldsmiths psychologists and politics imprisonment of the parish priest of St Spot and the Women’s Art Library. to social media website reddit to researchers have attracted thousands James Hatcham for radical teachings take part in huge open discussions of questions and comments from in the 1870s, to the Battle of Lewisham about their work with a truly global members. These discussions have between the National Front and audience. Each day, reddit hosts ‘Ask featured on reddit’s homepage anti-Fascist groups 100 years later, Me Anything’ sessions with its nine and weekly round-up email and are New Cross continues to be a hub million-strong science community and read by tens of millions of people. for progressive voices and debate. GLOBAL

• Increasing staff and student Universidad de las Artes, Ecuador With more than a third of our participation in learning and social We were pleased to partner with GOLDSMITHS students coming from outside the activities, both on campus and the newly established Universidad How Goldsmiths is UK, drawn from over 120 countries, through overseas visits, which are de las Artes, Ecuador where and around 200 international designed to enhance cross-cultural we aim to promote academic building relationships staff, Goldsmiths is without understanding, networks, and development, support and advice and partnerships doubt a global institution. Our awareness of international issues for developing curricula, academic internationalisation strategy is • Developing and strengthening training, research capabilities and throughout the world a key aspect of the ‘London and research partnerships with overseas the mobility of staff and students. the World’ pillar of our strategic universities and other organisations, plan. It builds upon the vitality of increasing the participation of our Confucius Institute for Dance Goldsmiths’ presence in a culturally- staff and students in internationally and Performance rich global capital city, where collaborative research which is Our Confucius Institute continues we have close and longstanding recognised as world-leading to be a big link with China – and we ties with our local community. • Establishing, hosting, and actively had the pleasure of being one of the participating in academic networks few Vice Chancellors invited to meet From this base, Goldsmiths branches and research centres which focus on President Xi Jinping on his recent visit out across the capital and beyond international themes and activities to the UK. We also recently signed a via dynamic and mutually beneficial • Recruiting excellent students from new MOU with the National Institute relationships with business, social other countries, with a view to of Cultural Development at Beijing and creative industries, public and enhancing the cultural diversity and International Studies University. third sector organisations, and learning experiences of cohorts local and national governments. across all our disciplinary areas LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore These links enhance knowledge As part of our Internationalisation The LASALLE partnership in Singapore production and the student Strategy, we have recently signed continues to be by far our largest experience in numerous ways: via new strategic partnerships overseas. Collaborative Provision partnership: placements and internships for with 18 programmes at BA or MA level students; professionally enriched National Research Tomsk State currently on offer and new Masters teaching and specialised training; University, Russia degrees in development for 2017. collaborative research; consultancy We have extended and formalised LASALLE had the distinction of being and innovation partnerships. our long-standing relationship the first HE institution in Singapore with the National Research Tomsk ever to receive an EduTrust star from Over the last year we have prioritised State University in Russia to include the Council for Private Education. targeted internationalisation new disciplines and enhanced activities to enrich our academic staff and student mobility and We are currently expanding our community locally and enhance our we have committed to exploring support for the development of new global connectedness, including: new developments that could forms of collaborative provision, involve joint curriculum design and we welcome approaches from • Developing and diversifying and dual award delivery. institutions interested in exploring a our engagement in high calibre range of arrangements, including, but collaborative taught programmes not limited to, those described above. with international partners of shared values and aspirations gold.ac.uk/about/global The courses are taught by leading While a student at Goldsmiths Justin This summer saw the Department of industry figures with placements captured the pioneering spirit of his Design rated the best in the UK. With at organisations including Oxfam, department, saying he felt ‘part of a perfect score of 100, the ranking in Imagination, Alexander McQueen, something much bigger’ in New Cross. the Guardian’s University Guide 2016 Selfridges and Studio Myerscough. was testament to the hard work of He added: ‘There is not only an students and staff in the department. Thanks to these links with industry excellent group of tutors who are the department has also been ranked always there for you while navigating It was a fitting accolade to a by LinkedIn as a top university for through the weird and wonderful ideas brilliant year which also saw design graduate employability. that we generate, but there is also a Design rated 12th in the world in chance to learn new (and develop) the QS World Rankings 2015. Alumni have gone on to work for old skills in the excellent workshops.’ some of the world’s best design The creative energy and ability consultancies like Pentagram and gold.ac.uk/design which runs through the department Heatherwick studio – where 2008 was plain to see at the BA (Hons) graduate Neil Hubbard helped Design final show this summer. create the new Routemaster Students took over Brick Lane’s double-decker bus – and firms Old Truman Brewery with huge including Dyson and Burberry. crowds attending the show which featured the work of 51 creatives. One graduate recently in the spotlight was Justin Ramsden. After Using an interdisciplinary approach, completing a BA (Hons) Design the department offers undergraduate in 2014 Justin went to work for and post-graduate courses. Students Lego – where he featured in this are urged to question the status summer’s Channel 4 documentary quo, with the aim of allowing The Secret World Of Lego. scholars to develop their own self- sustaining practice over time.

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