The New London Graduate School

The New London Graduate School

The New London Graduate School is a consortium of five partner universities: Anglia Ruskin University, Greenwich University, The University of East London, Middlesex University and London South Bank University. The NLGS offers Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding to postgraduate applicants at these universities and provides seminars and training opportunities to all postgraduate students at these universities.

The NLGS is chaired by Dr Alan White of UEL where the NLGS administration takes place.

History

The New London Graduate School (NLGS) was formed in November 2009 when the universities of East London, Greenwich, London Metropolitan, London South Bank and Middlesex came together to apply to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for recognition as a Doctoral Training Unit (DTU). Although this application was unsuccessful the five universities decided to continue to work together.

In January 2011 the NLGS applied to the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for a Block Grant Partnership: Capacity Building (BGP:CB) award and were successful. However, in December 2011 London Metropolitan University decided to leave the NLGS consortium.

In December 2011 Anglia Ruskin University joined the consortium which decided to retain the NLGS name despite the addition of a partner located in Essex and Cambridgeshire.