Goldsmiths, University of London
Constituent university in London
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| August 2024 | The UCU announced it had prevented compulsory redundancies for the 2024/25 academic year. |
| January 2024 | Goldsmiths announced the 'Transformation Programme', proposing to eliminate 132 full-time positions (17% of staff), with some departments facing up to 50% reduction. |
| 2023 | QS World University Rankings ranked Goldsmiths' media and communications program as second in the UK and eleventh worldwide. |
| March 2022 | According to the UCU, Goldsmiths continued layoffs despite having already achieved savings from voluntary resignations and maintaining vacancies. |
| 2021 | Goldsmiths implemented a 'recovery plan' that included eliminating 52 faculty and staff positions and centralizing administration into a central hub. |
| April 2020 | The 'Evolving Goldsmiths' plan was closed. |
| January 2020 | Goldsmiths proposed the 'Evolving Goldsmiths' plan to cut costs by 15% over two years, involving faculty reductions and administrative centralization. |
| 2019 | Goldsmiths ran a financial deficit, and Frances Corner became Warden, facing regular opposition from faculty and students over governance and financial strategy. |
| August 2019 | Goldsmiths announced a sustainability initiative to remove all beef products from sale and introduce a 10p levy on bottled water and single-use plastic cups, as part of its commitment to become carbon neutral by 2025. |
| 2018 | The former boiler house and public laundry of Laurie Grove Baths was refurbished and opened as Goldsmiths CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts). |
| 2017 | QS World University Rankings ranked Goldsmiths' media and communications program as second in the UK and eighth worldwide. |
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