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Glossary of abbreviations
- AHRC
The Arts and Humanities Research Council
- APEN
Academic Partner Expenditure Notification, a DTI claim form
- BBSRC
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- BIFF
Batch Input Formatter File, a mechanism for charging DA costs to projects and crediting to departments
- CAGE
Commercial and Government Entity, US unique identifying reference
- CCR
Central Contractor Research
- CI
co-investigator
- CPD
continuing professional development
- DCSF
Department for Children, Schools and Families
- DEFRA
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- DoD
Department of Defence, a US sponsor
- DoH or DH
Department of Health
- DTI
Department of Trade and Industry
- DUNS
Data Universal Numbering System, US unique identifying reference
- DWP
Department of Work and Pensions
- EC
European Commission
- EIN
Employer Identification Number, US unique identifying reference
- EPSRC
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- ERC
- European Research Council, part of FP7 / H2020
- ESA
European Space Agency
- ESF
European Social Fund
- ESRC
The Economic and Social Research Council
- EU
European Union
- fEC
Full Economic Costing
- FP7
7th RTD Framework Programme of the Europan Union, EC funding
- FTEs
Full-Time Equivalent number of staff or students
- H2020
Horizon 2020, 8th RTD & Innovation Framework Programme of the Europan Union, EC funding
- HESA
Higher Education Statistics Agency
- IPR
Intellectual Property Rights
- JCPSG
Joint Costing and Pricing Steering Group, group that developed TRAC and fEC
- Je-S
Joint Electronic Submission, Research Council application system
- JIF
Joint Infrastructure Fund
- JISC
Joint Information Systems Committee
- KE Plan
Knowledge Exchange Plan
- KTN
Knowledge Transfer Networks
- KTP
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
- MoD
Ministry of Defence
- MPIN
Marketing Partner Identification Number, US unique identifying reference
- MRC
The UK Medical Research Council
- NAO
National Audit Office
- NERC
Natural Environment Research Council
- NETSCC
NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, group name for many NIHR funders/awards
- NHS
National Health Service
- NHS SDO (formerly NCCSDO)
National Health Service – Service and Delivery Organisation Funder (part of DoH/NHS)
- NIH
National Institutes of Health, US sponsor
- NIHR (CCF)
National Institute for Health Research (Central Commissioning Facility), manages research funding on behalf of DoH & NHS
- NIHR CCRCD
NIHR Coordinating Centre for Research Capacity Development (formerly NCCRCD), funder (part of DoH/NHS)
- NIHR HTA
NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (formerly NCCHTA), funder (part of DoH/NHS)
- NSF
National Science Foundation, US sponsor
- ODPM
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- PGR
postgraduate research student
- PI
principal investigator
- PIC
Participant Identity Code, for EC proposals
- PIP
Policy, Integrity and Performace
- QA
quality assurance
- RA
research assistant (postdoctoral researcher)
- RAE
Research Assessment Exercise, superseded by REF
- RCUK
Research Councils UK
- REF
Research Excellence Framework, supersedes the RAE
- RGO
Research Grants Operations (formerly Research Grants & Contracts)
- RIO
Research Innovation Office
- STFC
The Science and Technology Facilities Council
- STFR
Special Transition Flat Rate, for EC proposals
- TPIN
Trading Partner Identification Number, US unique identifying reference
- TR
Transparency Review
- TRAC
Transparent Approach to Costing
- TTA
Teacher Training Agency
- URF
Unique Registration Facility, for EC proposals
- YIMS
York Information Management Systems
- YJB
Youth Justice Board
Funding, grants and contracts