National Postgraduate Committee

[2] NPC was formed by affiliation from student representative bodies across the United Kingdom and seeks, in the words of its constitution, "to advance, in the public interest, the education of postgraduate students within the United Kingdom" through representation, lobbying, contribution to public policy debate, initiating communication between relevant parties and bringing key issues and potential solutions to wider audiences.

"[3] Other organisations cited additional reasons which led to NPC's dissolution, including financial and management difficulties.

In 1990, recognising that at that time the National Union of Students (NUS) was not well set up to represent the particular issues postgraduate faced nationally it held its first conference at the University of Cambridge; Chris Whitty of Wolfson College, Oxford (later Chief Medical Officer for England) was elected chair.

It adopted its first constitution in 1992, the same year that it created the full-time post of General Secretary and began its affiliation scheme.

Income was derived from affiliation fees by several student representative bodies in the United Kingdom along with a small number of donations.