As a University, we frequently shorten terms but this can be quite confusing if you're not used to it! This list includes common abbreviations and acronyms used across the College to help you familiarise yourself with our language. A-Z of Acronyms and Abbreviations A ADRC-S: Administrative Data Research Centre for Scotland AHRC: Arts and Humanities Research Council AR: Annual Review (see also PDR) APC: Additional Programme Costs B BAU: Business as usual BoS: Board of Studies BoE: Board of Examiners C CAM: Communications and Marketing CoS: Certificate of Sponsorship CSE: College of Science and Engineering CAHSS: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences CMVM: College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine CAS: Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (Student Visa) CRC: College Research Committee CRA: College Recognition Awards D DoT: Director of Teaching DoL&T: Director of Learning and Teaching DoPS: Director of Professional Services DoPT: Director of Postgraduate Teaching (may also be referred to as DPGT) DUGS: Director of Undergraduate Study/Students DPC: Degree Programme Convener DoR: Director of Research DTP: Doctoral Training Partnership DRPS: Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study E E&B: Estates and Buildings ECCI: Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation ECR: Early Career Researcher EDI: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ELT: Extended Leadership Team ERI: Edinburgh Research and Innovation ERO: Edinburgh Research Office EUSA: Edinburgh University Students’ Association EUCLID: Edinburgh University Complete Lifecycle Integrated Development (student online application system and record hub) F FIA: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 FOI: Freedom of Information Request G GaSP: Governance and Strategic Planning H HoS: Head of School HoSA: Head of Subject Area HR: Human Resources I IAD: Institute for Academic Development IS: Information Services J K KE: Knowledge Exchange L Learn: Main Virtual Learning Environment M MyEd: University Intranet (staff and students) MSc: Master of Science MSc (R): Master of Science by Research N NSS: National Student Survey P P&M: People and Money (sometimes referred to as PaM) PG: Postgraduate PGT: Postgraduate Taught PGR: Postgraduate Research PT: Personal Tutor PD: Programme Director (Postgraduate Taught) PTES: Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey PRES: Postgraduate Research Experience Survey PDR: Performance Development Review (see AR) PDRA: Post- Doctoral Research Associate PI: Principal Investigator Q QA: Quality Assurance R RA: Research Associate REF: Research Excellence Framework RUK: Rest of UK (Students- see also SEU) RI: Research Institute RTD: Research Training and Development RO: Research Organisation RCUK: UK Research Councils RSO: Research Support Office or Officer S SPARC: School Policy and Resources Committee SA: School Administrator SAR: Subject Access Request SEU: Scottish/EU (Students- see also RUK) SMC: School Management Committee SLT: Senior Leadership Team T TO: Teaching Organisation or Teaching Office U UoE: University of Edinburgh UG: Undergraduate UKRI: United Kingdom Research and Innovation V VP: Vice-Principal Can't find the one you need? Some Schools and departments may have slight variations of the ones listed here. If in doubt, don't be afraid to ask. Let us know if there are more we can add to this page. For other commonly used terms, take a look at the glossary of tems used within Higher Education or search the term using the Acronyms and Abbreviations Tool. This article was published on 2024-08-28
