Goldsmiths University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London, is a public research university in London, England, specialising in the arts, design, humanities, and social sciences. It is a constituent college of the University of London.

It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in New Cross, London. It 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.

Nearly 20% of students come from outside the UK, and 52% of all undergraduates are mature students .

• Named in Top 5 UK Universities for Art & Design and Communication & Media Studies by QS World Ranking
• Ranked in the list of World's Top 40 for International Students
• Ranked 3rd in the UK for effective teaching
• University has been ranked as top 50 in the world for Anthropology, Art & Design, Performing Arts and Sociology and 100 for Arts and Humanities
• University has a diverse student body, student from over 140 countries
• Alumni include 7 Turner Prize winners and recipients of Oscars, Mercury Music prizes, Ivor Novellos and BAFTAS