Goldsmiths University of London Customer Service Phone Number

Phone Number of Goldsmiths University of London is 020 7919 7171, +44 (0)20 7919 7702 .

Goldsmiths University of London, is a constituent college of the University of London. Based in New Cross, London, Goldsmiths specialises in the teaching and research of creative, cultural and cognitive disciplines. The institution was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Goldsmiths University of London was acquired by the University of London in 1904 and was renamed Goldsmiths' College. The word 'College' was dropped from its branding in 2006, but "Goldsmiths' College", with the apostrophe, remains the institution's formal legal name.

Goldsmiths University of London has a distinguished history of contributing to arts and sciences. Its Art Department is widely recognized as one of Britain's most prestigious, producing the YBA's art collective and over 20 Turner Prize nominees. Goldsmiths is also famous for Sociology, Psychology, Media and Cultural Studies, Visual Cultures and Anthropology. Goldsmiths University of London is considered to be among the strongest centres of critical theory in the UK. With alumni including Antony Gormley, Julian Clary, Damien Hirst, Mary Quant, Bridget Riley, Graham Coxon and Malcolm McLaren, Goldsmiths brings creative and unconventional approaches to the subjects offered.

In 1891, the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths set up the Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute, dedicated to "the promotion of technical skill, knowledge, health and general well-being among men and women of the industrial, working and artisan classes". The Institute was based in New Cross at the former Royal Naval School building.

In 1904, the Institute was acquired by the University of London and was re-established as Goldsmiths' College. Shortly after the acquisition, in 1907, Goldsmiths University of London added a new arts building, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, to the back of the main building. During the Second World War it was decided to evacuate the students and faculty of the college to University College, Nottingham, a decision that proved wise when the main building was struck by an incendiary bomb and gutted in 1940 (the building was finally repaired in 1947). During the 1960s Goldsmiths University of London experienced a rapid expansion in student numbers, and the main building was expanded and the Lockwood Building, Whitehead Building, Education Building, Warmington Tower and St James's Hall were all built during this period in order to accommodate the new students. The college has also come to acquire some historic buildings in the surrounding area including the former Deptford Town Hall and Laurie Grove Baths buildings. In 1988 Goldsmiths became a full college of the University of London and in 1990 received its Royal Charter. Among its wardens have been Richard Hoggart and Ben Pimlott.

Goldsmiths University of London is situated in New Cross, a highly populated area of south-east London with a considerable art and music scene. The area is not served by London Underground, but is serviced by London Overground trains at New Cross and New Cross Gate. These former East London Line stations were integrated into the London Overground network in May 2010 with services northbound to Dalston Junction; and southbound to Crystal Palace and West Croydon from New Cross Gate only. National Rail services still run from both New Cross and New Cross Gate stations to central London termini.

Goldsmiths University of London main building, the Richard Hoggart Building, was originally designed as a school (opened in 1844) by the architect John Shaw Jr (1803–1870). In addition to this the college has built several more modern buildings to develop more of a campus, including the RIBA award-winning Rutherford Building completed in 1997, the Ben Pimlott Building designed by Will Alsop completed in 2005 and the New Academic Building which was completed in 2010.

Goldsmiths University of London is best known for courses and research relating to creativity and culture, and has a reputation for producing visual artists, particularly those collectively known as YBA. The college's art department is widely recognised as one of Britain's most prestigious and culturally important, producing the YBA's art collective and over 20 Turner Prize nominees. This reputation was largely established by the influence of Michael Craig-Martin, Jon Thompson, Nick De Ville as teaching staff. Goldsmiths' sociology department has been important in the recent development of the discipline in the UK and internationally, with leading sociologists such as Paul Gilroy, Bev Skeggs, Nikolas Rose, Don Slater, Celia Lury, Les Back, and Jeffrey Alexander, working in the department in recent years.

Goldsmiths University of London library is well equipped with an extensive collection of printed and electronic resources, as well as special collections and archives covering a range of 20th-century creative and performing arts, and social sciences. Goldsmiths is a College of the University of London. The Library can be found in the Rutherford Building, which also houses IT Services, Media Services, the Languages Resource Centre, the Copy Centre, and the Assistive Technology Centre. The Library of Goldsmiths University of London will support the teaching, learning and research of the college by providing information resources in an appropriate range of formats, suitable study space and facilities for individuals and groups, and efficient and user-focused services (from the Library Strategic Plan, 10/06). The Library contains over 250,000 books and subscribes to 3.000 current journals, many of which are available electronically. In addition it holds a number of Special Collections, the Audiovisual and School Practice Collections, and the Languages Resource Centre. The Library's main subject strengths are in the creative and performing arts, humanities, social sciences and education.

Goldsmiths University of London provides, amongst other things, catering facilities, a chaplaincy, a medical centre, a gym for student use and a nursery although the college intends to close the nursery at the end of September 2010. Additionally, Goldsmiths Students' Union runs two bars, The Common Room and, above, The Stretch, which links across Dixon Road from the Richard Hoggart Building, hosts numerous entertainment events including Quidz pub quiz on Mondays, Open Mic Night, Film Club Night where a themed film serial is aired in the huge pull down screen in the SU, the legendary Club Sandwich club night open until between 10pm and 3am on Wednesdays featuring all genres of music, club sandwich has been a very busy night for Goldsmiths to handle. And also featuring a variety of other nights often featuring new artists from Goldsmiths that entertain with indie music. Goldsmiths also hires out during fridays, saturdays, and sundays.In Goldsmiths University of London the union also provides student representation and runs both a student magazine (Smiths), The Leopard newspaper and a radio station broadcast online and locally by FM (Wired). All Goldsmiths students are also able to make use of the facilities of the University of London Union.

Goldsmiths University of London Address

The address of Goldsmiths University of London is Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, England, UK.

Goldsmiths University of London Email Address

The email address of Goldsmiths University of London is admissions@gold.ac.uk.

Goldsmiths University of London Website

The Website of Goldsmiths University of London is www.gold.ac.uk.

Goldsmiths University of London Customer Support Service Phone Number

The customer support phone number of Goldsmiths University of London is 020 7919 7171, +44 (0)20 7919 7702 (Click phone number to call).


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