Acronyms are widely used across the University - this list has been created as an initial guide; please feel free to submit further suggestions or corrections to webteam@strath.ac.uk.
- A&D
- Alumni & Development Office (see also A&DO or Alumni)
- AAC
- Academic Affairs Committee
- ADR
- Accountability & Development Review
- AFRC
- Advanced Forming Research Centre
- AGCAS
- Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
- AMRL
- Advanced Materials Research Laboratory
- ATA
- Authority to Appoint (staff)
- AY
- Academic Year
- BUFDG
- British Universities Finance Directors Group
- BTG
- Bridging the Gap
- CIS
- Department of Computer and Information Sciences
- CMI
- Corporate Management Information
- CMAC
- Continuous Manufacturing & Crystallisation
- Comms
- Media & Corporate Communications (see also MCC)
- CPD
- Continuing Professional Development
- CROS
- Careers in Research Online Survey
- DDA
- Disability Discrimination Act
- DLHE
- Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education
- DRDF
- Disability Resource Development Fund
- DSA
- Disabled Students’ Allowance
- DTC
- Doctoral Training Centre
- DTG
- Doctoral Training Grant
- ECR
- Early Career Researcher
- EEF
- Education Excellence Fund
- EPSRC
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- ESC
- Education Strategy Committee
- ET
- Executive Team
- EU
- European Union
- FACSORT
- Finance Account Sort Code (account’s group or category for reporting purposes)
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Question
- FEC
- Full Economic Costing
- FIN
- Financial System (Oracle)
- FIS
- Finance Information Server (read-only finance data)
- FOI
- Freedom of Information
- FP7
- Seventh Framework Programme
- FRAKE
- Faculty Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee
- FRAP
- Faculty Resources and Planning Committee
- FTE
- Full-Time Equivalent
- HEA
- Higher Education Academy
- HEI
- Higher Education Institution
- HEIDI
- Higher Education Information Database for Institutions
- HESA
- Higher Education Statistics Agency
- HF
- Horizon Fund
- HR
- Human Resources
- IAESTE
- International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
- IMU
- International Medical University, Malaysia
- IPF
- International Priorities Forum
- IoP
- Institute of Photonics
- ISC
- Information Strategy Committee
- JARL
- John Anderson Research Lectureship/Leader
- JISC
- Joint Information Steering Committee
- KE
- Knowledge Exchange
- KEG
- Knowledge Exchange Group
- KEEF
- Knowledge Exchange Excellence Fund
- KIS
- Key Information Set
- KTA
- Knowledge Transfer Account
- LMI
- Labour Market Information/Intelligence
- M&DS
- Marketing & Development Services
- M&S
- Department of Mathematics & Statistics
- mPEGASUS
- Mobile Device version of PEGASUS
- MVI
- Minor Volume Indicators (RAE) – now replaced by Other Activity Indicators (OAI)
- NAFSA
- Association of International Educators
- NCPO
- National Centre for Prosthetics & Orthotics
- NMPH
- Non-Medical Personal Helper
- NSS
- National Student Survey
- OAI
- Other Activity Indicators (RAE)
- PACER
- Proposal Assistance for Coordination of European Research
- PECOS
- Online ordering tool
- PEGASUS
- Portal Engine Giving Access to Strathclyde University Systems
- pFACT
- Project Financial Appraisal & Costing Tool
- PRIS
- Principal Investigator and Research Leader Survey
- PG
- Postgraduate
- PGI
- Postgraduate Instructional (same as PGT)
- PGT
- Postgraduate Taught
- PGR
- Postgraduate Research
- PNDC
- Power Network Distribution Centre
- PSAS
- Postgraduate Students Allowances Scheme
- PRES
- Postgraduate Research Experience Survey
- PTES
- Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey
- QMC
- Quality Monitoring Committee
- RA
- Research Assistant
- RAE 2008
- Research Assessment Exercise 2008
- RAM
- (University) resource allocation model
- RCUK
- Research Councils UK
- RDG
- (University) Researcher Development Group
- RDP
- (University) Researcher Development Programme
- RDF/S
- (University) Researcher Development Framework/Statement
- PRES
- (University) Postgraduate Researcher Experience Survey
- REG
- Research Excellence Grant
- REP
- Research Exploitation Partnership
- RIMS
- Research Information Management System
- RIO
- Recruitment & International Office
- RDF
- Research Development Fund
- REF
- Research Excellence Fund
- REF 2014
- Research Excellence Framework 2014
- RKEC
- (University) Research & Knowledge Exchange Committee
- RKES
- Research & Knowledge Exchange Services
- RSG
- (University) Research Strategy Group
- SAAS
- Students Awards Agency for Scotland
- SAIS
- Strategic Appointment and Investment Scheme
- SCIB
- Science Board of Study
- SEES
- Student Experience & Enhancement Services
- SFC
- Scottish Funding Council
- SIPBS
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
- SME
- Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
- SORSAS
- Scottish Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme
- SQA
- Scottish Qualifications Authority
- STEMM
- Science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (REF)
- SUPA
- Scottish Universities Physics Alliance
- TIC
- Technology and Innovation Centre
- TRAC
- Transparent Approach to costing
- UG
- Undergraduate
- UKBA
- United Kingdom Borders Agency
- UoA
- Unit of Assessment
- UoTR
- Unit of Teaching Resource (same as UoR)
- UoR
- Unit of Resource
- USP
- University Strategic Plan 2011-15
- URD
- University Research Day
- VDA
- Vice Dean Academic
- VLE
- Virtual Learning Environment (see also Myplace)
- VIP
- Vertically Integrated Projects
- WARP
- Widening Access Retention Premium (support from SFC to universities to retain students from deprived areas)