Our Mission and Values articulate what type of institution we are andwhat is important to us.

Mission

We offer a transformative experience, generating knowledge and stimulating self- discovery through creative, radical and intellectually rigorous thinking and practice.

Values

Our Mission is underpinned by the following values:

Achieving academic excellence

• Pursuing intellectual curiosity
• Encouraging the highest standards of research and practice
• Building on our diverse strengths through interdisciplinary imagination
• Maximising the interaction of teaching and research

Radical and innovative thinking

• Cultivating a unique and creative approach to all our subjects
• Daring to think differently and to challenge the norms
• Embracing new ideas with energy and reflection

Respecting the individual

• Encouraging individuality and nurturing talent
• Enabling freedom of thought and expression
• Nurturing an environment of openness and tolerance

Promoting access and diversity

• Enabling a wide range of people to benefit from our learning opportunities
• Recruiting students and staff from all backgrounds and experiences
• Strengthening our local connections as we extend our international reach

Supporting our students and staff

• Creating a responsive and collaborative learning environment
• Providing inspiring opportunities for personal and social development
• Enhancing the life skills of employable and enterprising global citizens

Creating change, locally and globally

• Being socially aware and socially engaged
• Actively promoting sustainability
• Fostering a social and intellectual community within, and beyond, Goldsmiths

A new institutional strategy

Goldsmiths is developing and delivering a new institutional strategy in academic year 2025/26, which draws on our heritage as an agent of change with a proud history of partnership in social action and cultural progress.

Duration of Courses offered 12 months to 24 months.