Goldsmiths, University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London, legally the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituentresearch university of the University of London.^[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 1844 and is the site of the former Royal Naval School.^[6][7]

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.^[8] 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).^[9] Additionally, around a third of students at Goldsmiths are postgraduate students.^[2]