Acronym Decoder
ACCE
Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing
Environment (Doctoral Training Programme)
AMRC
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
APS
Animal and Plant Sciences
AWEC
Arthur Willis Environment Centre
BBSRC
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
Council
BMS
Department of Biomedical Science
CABM
Centre for Advanced Biological Modelling (Doctoral
Training Programme)
CASE
Collaborative Awards in Science and Engineering
CiCS
Corporate Information and Computing Services (IT
support department)
CIES student
Corporate Information Enquiry System (student
records)
CiLT
Certificate in Learning and Teaching
CIS
Corporate Information Systems
CMS
Content Management System
COSHH
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
DA
Directly Allocated costs (finance)
DI
Directly Incurred costs (finance)
DDP
Doctoral Development Programme
DOA
Director of Admissions
DOR
Director of Research
DOT
Director of Teaching
DSE
Display Screen Equipment
DTG
Doctoral Training Grant
DTP
Doctoral Training Programme
ECR
Early Career Researcher
EEE
Ecology, Evolution and Environment Seminar Series
fEC
Full Economic Costing (finances)
HOD
Head of Department
LeTS
Learning and Teaching Services
LMS
Learning Management System
MBB
Department of Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology
MOLE
My Online Learning Environment
MSP
My Sustainable Print
MUSE
My University of Sheffield Environment
NERC
Natural Environment Research Council
OEL
Occupational Exposure Limit
P3
Plant Production and Protection Research Initiative
(Plant research grouping)
PAT
Portable Appliance Testing (Electrical testing)
PDR
Personal Development Record (Undergraduates)
PDRA
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
REF
Research Excellence Framework
RHI
Robert Hill Institute (Plant research grouping)
RIS
Research and Innovation Services
RNC
Research Net Contribution (finance)
RTSG
Research Training and Support Grant
SAP
Purchasing system
SGDP
Sheffield Graduate Development Programme
SRDS
Staff Review and Development System
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
SUGS
Sheffield Graduate School
TLO
Telephone Liaison Officer
TNA
Training Needs Analysis
ThinkAhead
Training workshops, career mentoring etc for early
career researcher
uBASE
Financial management system
UoS/TUoS
(The) University of Sheffield
URMS
University Research Management System (webbased costing tool for research grants etc)
WAM
Workload Allocation Model