Inlogov
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Inlogov is the Institute of Local Government Studies at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. It is a leading centre for the applied study of local and community governance. It has 46 staff members and a research income of around £1m per annum. INLOGOV is currently home to 90 undergraduates, 139 postgraduates (many on its AMBA-accredited Public Service MBA), and 14 PhD students. Over 1,150 policy-makers and managers from across the public and non-profit sectors attended the department's seminars and development programmes in the last year.
[edit] Location
Inlogov is located on the second floor of the JG Smith Building, located to the north of the main University of Birmingham Edgbaston campus, on Pritchatts Road.
[edit] Sir Michael Lyons
Sir Michael Lyons was the previous head of the department from 2001-2006. He left to undertake groundbreaking research into local government for the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
