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4.03.04.3218 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsGreat tutors, better working printers. Coffee spot in the design block would be appreciated, more affordable coffee/food in the main building
The university is accessible and the learning provided is very good. The university is relatively small and it's easy to find the relevant facilities. The deadlines for assignments are fair and teachers give students a lot of support for assignments.
Good workshops. The number of students is excessive.
I honestly don’t have anything bad to say about the uni, I’m really enjoying my time there
The seminar and lecture convenors care a lot, they put in the time, the effort, the resources and they will always be there for support. The modules I did in my first year and the ones Ive done this year are exciting and interesting, so I do enjoy the lectures and seminars. The constant strikes are a pain.
Positive: I love my course and lecturers. Negative: Constant strikes. The women’s toilets are always disgusting, especially in the main building. Many lecture rooms are draughty and cold. Due to admin staff cuts, the admin team take weeks to get back to you about simple queries. Not many food options on campus.
The uni had lots of great facilities to use and the library has a vast array of books and journals which aid in the studying process and the lecture theatres are all well furnished and designed. However there is a lack of disabled facilities on the upper floors of the campus and the elevators are prone to not working. Overall a very clean and well designed university and would recommend
Student Support services are good but only if you reach out to them. I have had issues attending and none of the lecturers have raised any concerns about this.
I’ve had three tutors across my three years at goldsmiths that genuinely gave me the impression they cared about my studies. The lack of support during extremely testing times over my time at university has been shocking. The standard of teaching has been appalling alongside the expected 9000 grand per year of study, despite only having in person sufficient teaching for around 20 weeks over the three year course.
Goldsmiths is all about its diversity of students and its high-calibre professors (who in turn are high-calibre industry professionals). Students are still in a sort of post-lockdown mindset, and I think community is still hard to create, but collaborative ensemble work (specifically in the music department) tends to spill over into the local music scene.
The area is a horrible place and I really wish they warned us about it before coming here. It’s not safe. However the uni is absolutely amazing and so supportive.
After 3 years of studying at Goldsmiths, I am super disappointed with the whole experience. Firstly, there were about 5 months of strikes in my 1st year. Then, it was covid so the uni closed down and there was no online teaching for weeks. In 3rd year, all lessons were online, YET WE WERE STILL PAYING FULL FEES! Now as an Alumni I find it shocking that there is no communication or support. It took them 8 months to send my Graduating Certificate, and I have now been waiting 2 months for my official transcripts in order to study a Masters degree. I am horrified by the service, the lack of support, no communication, and not actually getting things done when requested. There is always some other issue for them... Have not been recommending this uni to anyone...
This place is dire. I would like to say I am not criticising the lecturers by any means, but rather the management. Mishandling of funds and poor decisions lead to strikes, which lead to a lack of teaching, a lack of contact hours and support, and despite all this, a lack of refunds. At this stage, I've submitted everything, but a assessment boycott means I may not get my grades on time for graduation, and our whole graduation will be disrupted. Please, do yourself a favour and go somewhere else to study.
25-34 years
So I'm going to divide to comment into three main sections: 1. Strikes: During my 3 years at Goldsmiths. I have experienced 6 strikes. 1st year: 6 weeks of strikes (out of 20), this is also when covid began so basically we had less than 11 weeks of studies out of a year. Last year (2020-2021, covid year), we had a boycott mark when tutors refused to give us feedback on essays and works. We could actually improve without any feedback plus with zero in-person teachings. I study art and this is crucial for the course. This year (2021-2022) we had 9 weeks of stikes out of 20. NO FEE REFUND or other support was made both by tutors and their union, and Goldsmiths senior management. 2. Goldsmiths SU- Goldsmiths SU is the most non inclusive. They don't support students at all, they didn't do anything to help students during covid. The university does absolutely NOTHING to protect its students. Goldsmiths SU and in general the university has this hypocritical "safe space" policy where they claim to be pluralistic and support any view, but when this view is not exactly as theirs, it is not a valid view. Tutors and other students try to convince you of their perspective instead of listening to your opinion and encouraging a discussion. This results in just laziness in intellectual views and ideas. 3. Art and career: Goldsmith's art deportment tutors are mostly failed artists. They try to claim that success in the art world could not value by commercial success, and in order to be a 'real artist,' you must be poor and work in a bookshop and in your leisure time doing art. This is not why we study art for 3 years. Also, there is no teaching about the art world, the business of art, the art market, networking and etc. I feel so clueless about the future because I had zero support in that sense. Overall, I highly recommended you not to spend your time, energy and money at Goldsmiths. Does not worth it at all.
35-44 years
Too many strikes too many excuses.
18-24 years
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18-24 years
First gen student
Absolute poor communication
18-24 years
Not having mirrors and bars in the dance studios???
Some of the tutors are super supportive whereas others are not as much. The facilities are not that great as there is only a library and a student union, I was hoping there would be a gym in order to take a healthy break from studying.
3.8
Social aspect is great, the people make the university. Academically a bit lacking in economics, relatively unanimous discontent for the lecturer but it’s still decent
Very versatile and expansive - always something enjoyable happening each week. Decent contact hours but strikes of course have diluted this, lecturers very good in terms of contacting certain changes. Worst aspect definitely economics, very boring and disengaging