Goldsmiths' Alumni Blog
Dr Margaret Mallett (1941-2017) Emeritus Fellow of the English Association After teaching in Northumberland, Kent and south London, Margaret came to Goldsmiths in 1970 as one of two Research Officers on the Schools Council English in Middle Years project. When the project ended she took up a part-time post in the English department and was… Read more In memoriam: Dr Margaret Mallett
It was 20 years ago today… that Wired Radio came out to play Julian Lorkin completed his MA Radio at Goldsmiths in 1997 and was the first licence holder for Wired Radio, Goldsmiths’ digital radio station run by students. He worked at BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme and the Financial World Tonight for a decade before… Read more Guest Post: Wired Radio
Anti-Discriminatory Practices Explored by a Team of Academics Matt Broadway-Horner (MSc Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 2005) is currently a doctoral student at Kings College London. He is a clinician and has worked in NHS, voluntary and private sectors for many years since 2001. Matt tells us more about his chapter ‘Ageing, Sexual Orientation and Mental Health:… Read more Guest Post: Anti-Discriminatory Practices Explored by a Team of Academics
Art therapy and The Altemus Leadership Programme Paula Boyle (MA Art Psychotherapy, 2015) is an HCPC registered health care practitioner who practices full-time as an art therapist at Demelza Hospice Care for Children, Kent. She is also a committee member of the British Association of Art Therapists group called ‘The Creative Response’, a special interest… Read more Guest post: Art Therapy
Abstract Figures in the Windows of the Leeds City Museum Dan Crooks (BA Fine Art, 2015) is from Sheffield and has lived in Leeds, London and Huddersfield. He currently lives and works in South Yorkshire. He tells us about his time studying at Goldsmiths and the Window Frame Project, a gallery space in the windows of… Read more Guest Post: Abstract Figures
Theatre for Children in Hospital. The Gift of Compassion. My book “Theatre for Children in Hospital. The Gift of Compassion” (15 December 2016) brings to the reader experience of over ten years practice and evaluation of bedside theatre performances for children in hospital wards in the U.K. and abroad. It makes an argument for the… Read more Guest Post: Theatre for Children in Hospital
Originally posted on the Goldsmiths Design Blog as part of their alumni careers talk series. Ilyanna Kerr: See What I Mean Early in 2016, the Design department invited a few of its graduates to speak about their career paths after graduation and the challenges they encountered. One of the speakers was Ilyanna Kerr (BA Design, 2013), co-founder… Read more Life After Goldsmiths: BA Design Alumna Ilyanna Kerr
Can social enterprise clean up British football? In UK football private ownership prevails, but does the future of the beautiful game lie in fan ownership and control? Oliver Holtaway (MA Critical and Creative Analysis, 2013), secretary of Bath City FC Supporters Society, thinks so. Originally posted on Pioneers Post. Pioneers Post delivers the news and… Read more Guest Post: Can social enterprise clean up British football?
What You Do Matters! A baby-faced 18-year-old entering Goldsmiths, ready for the next three years to study BSc Psychology! I clearly remember being recommended Goldsmiths by my former tutor in College, who raved on that he was once a student there and that I would love it. I remember days sitting on the big field… Read more Guest Post: WYDM
Beirut by way of Goldsmiths Goldsmiths opened my eyes to the world. And I wanted to do something to change it. Sam Gough is a Communications Officer at INARA and previously at Goldsmiths, University of London. Former staff are members of our alumni community and can keep in touch by updating their details online or joining Goldsmiths… Read more Guest Post: Beirut by way of Goldsmiths
