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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
  • 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