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London university overtakes Oxford and Cambridge for first time in new league table

London’s universities ranked as Oxford and Cambridge are out of the top three for only the second time

Evening Standard · Sep 18

Goldsmiths to open new university campus in Catford

More than 600 students will be based at the new site at Lewisham Council’s Old Town Hall building

Evening Standard · Jan 14

What to take to university – and what to leave behind, according to students

Starting university? From extension cables and desk lamps to earplugs and storage boxes, these are the essentials students say they couldn’t live without

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2025

'Hezbollah's response could overwhelm Israel's Iron Dome', expert says

Nearly 500 people have been killed as Israel strikes Hezbollah sites in Lebanon. The air strikes have left more than 1,600 people wounded, as residents in the south and east are urged to evacuate. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Mesrob Kassemdjian, a teaching fellow at the Department of Politics…

France 24 · Sep 23, 2024

English universities should not expect government bailout, Phillipson says

Education secretary acknowledged crisis in sector with many institutions facing severe financial difficulties

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024

Goldsmiths’ redundancy plan shows a lack of commitment to Black British literature

Letters: A group of academics express their concerns that Prof Deirdre Osborne, the co-founder of the MA Black British literature course at Goldsmiths, is facing the threat of redundancy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

The Goldsmiths crisis: how cuts and culture wars sent universities into a death spiral

Arts education is essential – yet on both sides of the Atlantic, the humanities and critical thinking are under attack. With massive redundancies announced at this London institution, is it the canary in the coalmine?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024

Sabita Thanwani death: Man locked up indefinitely for killing student, 19, in London university halls

Maher Maaroufe stabbed his 19-year-old girlfriend Sabita Thanwani in her University of London accommodation

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2024

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells says she'll hand back her CBE – but it may not be that simple

Paula Vennells, former chief executive of the Post Office, has said she will hand back her CBE, following the outrage over the Horizon scandal that left hundreds of people prosecuted for crimes they didn’t commit. Craig Prescott, lecturer in law at Royal Holloway, University of London, answers this and other…

The Conversation · Jan 12, 2024

Biden made mistake in 'refusing to call for ceasefire' in Gaza, expert says

As speculation mounts that the current four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could soon be extended, we speak to Gilbert Achcar, professor of development studies and international relations at SOAS, University of London. He says that Western leaders – and US President Joe Biden in particular…

France 24 · Nov 27, 2023