Goldsmiths' Alumni Blog
It can be challenging finding work in the current economic climate. If you are a recent graduate and are thinking about what to do after graduation or looking for new opportunities, the Graduate Careers Coaching team at Goldsmiths have some amazing webinars in August. The webinars start at 11am and 12.30pm and are free to… Read more August Careers Webinars for Recent Graduates
“Our Goldsmiths experience allowed us a world we never deemed possible” – how a dyslexia diagnosis while studying at Goldsmiths changed our lives. Created by Michelle Adams (BA Education, Culture and Society, 2017), the podcast The Catmaste Chronicles explores well-being, entrepreneur journeys and pets. In Episode 37, Michelle is joined by fellow Goldsmiths alumnus Solomon Smith… Read more Guest Post: Alumni Podcast Episode ‘Being Dyslexic at Goldsmiths’
Ian Mitchell (BMus Music, 1979) is a Clarinettist and Director of Gemini, a chamber ensemble. In March, Gemini released Clarinet and Strings and Ian wrote to Goldsmiths with an update on this latest project. From its very beginning in 1974, Gemini has commissioned composers in a variety of styles and programmed works and composers that… Read more Guest Post: Alumnus Ian Mitchell releases latest album – Clarinet and Strings
Steve McGinnes (BA Anthropology and Communication Studies, 1994) is a writer, speaker and business leader. He tells us about what he’s been up to and his recently published book, Surfing the Asian Wave: How to survive and thrive in the new global reality. I’m a world ‘expert’, business leader, speaker and TV Pundit – all… Read more Guest Post: ‘Surfing the Asian Wave’ by alumnus Steve McGinnes
Lindsey Dryden (BA Media and Communications, 2003) attended the 40th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards in New York City on 24 September 2019 with her film Trans In America: Texas Strong, which won the Outstanding Short Documentary category. The film premiered at South By Southwest (SXSW) 2019 and won a Webby Award and a Webby… Read more Goldsmiths graduate wins Emmy Award for Short Documentary
Dr John Woolf (PhD History, 2016) is a historian and researcher who has recently co-written the bestselling audiobook Stephen Fry’s Victorian Secrets. Having read history at the University of Cambridge, John went on to obtain a Goldsmiths PhD on nineteenth-century freak shows. Since then John has developed the BBC4 series The Real Tom Thumb: History’s… Read more Guest Post: Dr John Woolf’s The Wonders
Presenting his feature documentary debut, a story of entrepreneurship Kilo 64, MA Screen Documentary alumnus Amir El-Shenawy tells us of his career so far and his experience at Goldsmiths.
MA Human Rights, Culture and Social Justice alumna Katrina Fairhurst graduated from Goldsmiths in 2018, now working within communications for Shout Out UK. We caught up with Katrina to hear about her career, experience at Goldsmiths and plans for the future.
The Goldsmiths Confucius Institute and the Department of Politics and International Relations would like to congratulate Jordan Akisanya (BA International Studies and Chinese, 2018) for his new role as Chinese Research Analyst in the Corporate Intelligence Division at KPMG. Jordan said, “I’m very grateful for the opportunities this degree provided me throughout my studies; they were… Read more Graduate News: Jordan Akisanya
Xavier Velastin (MA Sonic Arts, 2016) is a bipedal simian, best described as an electroacoustic composer, pianist, computer musician, theatre sound designer or sound poet, depending on when and where you happen to see him. He is of Chilean descent, born in London, and lives in Leeds. [whalesong] runs from Wednesday, 1 August to Saturday, 4 August, 9-10pm… Read more Guest Post: Listening to Whales
