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Exploring a long term plan for education
Earlier this month I attended a roundtable event on long-term education organised by Universities UK (UUK) and the Foundation for Education Development (FED). The FED are doing important work to develop a policy framework for education in the UK. As they highlight, there has never been a long-term vision and plan for education in England,… →
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Lewisham is London Borough of Culture
Today, Friday 28 January, sees the long-awaited start of Lewisham’s year as London Borough of Culture. There will be celebrations across the borough, from music to drama and dance performances – giving a flavour of the exciting year ahead. It is recognition of the wonderful creativity this borough has to offer. This pocket of Southeast… →
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On the level: what Civic Engagement must now do for London
This post first appeared on the HEPI blog on Friday 15 October 2021. London is in the firing line these days. At the Conservative Party Conference in October, the Prime Minister stated the Government will use the levelling up agenda to cool down parts of the ‘overheating’ south-east. There is a risk that for London… →
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Inspire Lewisham
Last month saw the announcement of an exciting project to support young people into employment in Lewisham. Inspire Lewisham is a two-year collaboration between Goldsmiths, the Albany, Lewisham College and Do It Now Now. The project will work with unemployed young people in our home borough, helping them to build skills and find work in the creative industries. Part-funded by the… →
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Thinking local and global on Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, the annual event uniting people and leaders across the world to take action to protect our planet. This year’s ‘Restore our Earth’ theme will focus on the innovative thinking needed to pull us back from the brink of climate catastrophe. This year’s theme feels all the more significant as we approach… →
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Goldsmiths students making a difference
I recently had the pleasure of hearing from four inspirational women who have studied at Goldsmiths. Each has been supported by the College’s long-running partnership with Santander Universities, which has provided £750,000 of funding to 775 Goldsmiths students since it was set up in 2012. Our meeting fell during Women’s History Month, a fitting time… →
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A local community response to Covid-19
I’ve been moved to see how people are coming together to support others during this pandemic. There are some really important initiatives happening in Goldsmiths’ home borough of Lewisham. Goldsmiths partners including Lewisham Local and Lewisham Council have been playing a pivotal role in the community during the pandemic. They’re part of Lewisham Response Hub… →
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The Goldsmiths community – thank you
These really are unprecedented times for us all, personally, professionally and for our community. As Goldsmiths Professor Tim Crook highlighted in a recent blog post, the Goldsmiths campus hasn’t been this empty since the outbreak of World War Two in September 1939, when most staff and students relocated to University College Nottingham to see out… →
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Lewisham: Borough of Culture
I was delighted to hear earlier this month that Goldsmiths’ home borough of Lewisham will be London Borough of Culture for 2021. This winning bid for Lewisham sees the borough awarded over £1m of funding to create a year of cultural events and initiatives. I might be biased but Lewisham seems the perfect choice –… →
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Launch of the Battle of Lewisham mural
In today’s increasingly polarised society, it’s good to be reminded how a community can come together to challenge those who seek to undermine its values. I was reminded of this at the weekend when I spoke at the launch of a new mural commemorating the Battle of Lewisham. That Saturday in 1977, a community came… →