Acronyms
Below is a guide to some of the commonly used acronyms and jargon around the College. Please contact the Central Secretariat if you have any additions or corrections.
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Common College Acronyms A-F
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| A | |
| AUA | Association of University Administrators |
| AMICUS | Trades Union |
| AUT | Association of University Teachers |
| B | |
| BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
| BUSA | British Universities Sports Association |
| C | |
| CID | College Identifier |
| COSMIC | Catering Operations and Stock Management System |
| CHAMPS | Conference Office Computerised Booking System (Existing) |
| CASLAT | Certificate of Advanced Study in Learning and Teaching |
| CCMB | Catering and Conference Management Board |
| D | |
| DDA | Disabilities and Discrimination Act |
| DDR | Conference Day Delegate Rate |
| DFID | Department for International Development (in 2009 all programmes were rebranded as 'UK Aid') |
| DP | Data Protection |
| E | |
| EA | Environment Agency |
| EDU | Educational Development Unit |
| EFA | Education Funding Agency |
| EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
| EQ | Educational Quality |
| ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council |
| EYEC | Early Years Education Centre |
| EDCs | Educational Development Co-ordinators |
| F | |
| FAP | Funding Assurance Programme |
| FP6 | Sixth Framework Programme |
| FP7 | Seventh Framework Programme |
| FFO | Faculty Finance Officer |
| FOO | Faculty Operating Officer |
| FoI | Freedom of Information (or FOIA Freedom of Information Act) |
| FoM | Faculty of Medicine |
| FEC | Full Economic Cost |
| FTE | Full time equivalent |
| FWAC | Forestry and Woodlands Advisory Committees |
Common College Acronyms G-N
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| G | |
| GTA | Graduate Teaching Assistants |
| H | |
| HEFC | Higher Education Funding Councils |
| HEFCE | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
| HEFCW | Higher Education Funding Council for Wales |
| HEI | Higher Education Institution |
| HEIST | Higher Education Information Services Trust |
| HESA | Higher Education Statistics Agency |
| HoD | Head of Department/Division |
| HNC/HND | Higher National Certificate / Diploma |
| HCPC | Health and Care Professions Council |
| HEA | Higher Education Academy |
| HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
| I | |
| ICFB | Imperial College Faculty Building |
| ICIS | Imperial College Information System |
| ICSA | Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators |
| IiP | Investors in People |
| ILAs | Individual Learning Accounts |
| INSET | In-Service Education of Teachers |
| ITT | Initial Teacher Training |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technologies |
| ICU | Imperial College Union |
| ICWC | Imperial College Women's Club |
| J | |
| JANET | Joint Academic Network |
| JCR | Junior Common Room (South Ken) |
| JIF | Joint Infrastructure Fund |
| JISC | Joint Information Systems Committee |
| JMM | Joint Managers Meeting |
| K | |
| Kx | Kinetics Computerised Conference Office Booking System |
| L | |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LD | Labour Distribution |
| LEA | Local Education Authority |
| LLL | Life Long Learning |
| LINKED | London Imperial Network for Education Development |
| M | |
| MADSAC | Medical and Dental Services Advisory Committee |
| MaSN | Maximum Student Number |
| MBA | Master of Busines s Administration |
| MIS | Management Information Systems |
| MMM | Monthly Managers Meeting |
| MRC | Medical Research Council |
| MDH | Main Dining Hall (South Kensington Campus) |
| MTS | Management Training Scheme |
| N | |
| NCTL | National College for Teaching and Leadership |
| NICHE | National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education (Dearing Committee) |
| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NIHEC | Northern Ireland Higher Education Committee |
| NISS | National Information Services and Systems |
| NUS | National Union of Students |
| NVQ | National Vocational Qualifications |
| NPIMR | Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research |
Common College Acronyms O-S
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| O | |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OFSTED | Office for Standards in Education |
| OU | Open University |
| P | |
| PFI | Private Finance Initiative |
| PGCE | Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
| PGR | Postgraduate Research |
| PGT | Postgraduate Taught |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PRDP | Personal Review & Development Plan |
| Q | |
| QAAHE | Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education |
| QAV | Quality Assurance and Validation |
| R | |
| RAE | Research Assessment Exercise |
| RAMP | Research Administration Management Project |
| ReMAS | Records Management and Archive Storage Project |
| RCUK | Research Councils UK |
| ROLE | Research Students On-line Evaluation |
| RoBIC | Room Booking at Imperial College |
| RSM | Royal School of Mines |
| RCSR | Rector’s Committee on Student Residences |
| RPA | Radiation Protection Adviser |
| RPS | Radiation Protection Supervisor |
| S | |
| SAF | Sir Alexander Fleming Building |
| SALC | Seminar and Learning Centre |
| SAM | Subjects Allied to Medicine |
| SAMS | Student Administration System (Registry Database) |
| SCR | Senior Common Room (South Ken) |
| SFC | Scottish Funding Councils for Further and Higher Education |
| SHEFC | Scottish Higher Education Funding Council |
| SKILL | National Bureau for Students with Disabilities |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SLC | Student Loans Company |
| SOLE | Student On-line Evaluation |
| SDU | Staff Development Unit |
| SAUL | Supperannuation Arrangements for the University of London |
| SOV | Son of Validate (password database) |
| SSI | Support Services Initiative |
| SLTP | Supporting Learning and Teaching Programme |
| SRP | Society for Radiological Protection |
| STA | Standards and Testing Agency |
| STFC | Science and Technology Facilities Council (created in 2007 from a merge of Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils and Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council) |
Common College Acronyms T-W
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| T | |
| THES | The Times Higher Education Supplement |
| TRAC | Transparent Costing |
| TOAST | The Original Academic Survey of Time |
| TQI | Teaching Quality Indicators |
| TRG | Teaching Research Grants |
| TDG | Teaching Development Grants |
| U | |
| UCAS | Universities & Colleges Admissions Service |
| UCEA | Universities and Colleges Employers Association |
| UCELNET | Universities and Colleges Education Law Ne twork |
| UL | University of London |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| UNISON | The Public Services Union |
| USS | University Superannuation Scheme |
| UUK | Universities UK |
| V | |
| VFWP | Vote Formula Working Party |
| VFM | Value for Money |
| W | |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |