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(www.hefce.ac.uk) and from within the University of Hull.
Abbreviations / Acronyms
Organisations and terms which have been replaced, changed name, or cease to exist are
marked with an asterisk *. They are included because reference may continue to be made to
them.
Items which are internal and specific to the University of Hull are marked **.
A
ACE
ACE
ACU
Adult Continuing Education
Arts Council England
Association of Commonwealth Universities
AGWP
AGCAS
AGR
AHRC
AHUA
Advisory Group on Widening Participation
Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
Association of Graduate Recruiters
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Association of Heads of University Administration
accelerated & intensive routes (to Higher Education) - completed HEFCE-funded
AIRs*
initiative
ALF
Access to Learning Fund
ALI
Adult Learning Inspectorate
AMBA
Association of MBAs (Maters of Business Administration)
AMOSSHE Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education
AMRC
Association of Medical Research Charities
AMS
annual monitoring statement
AOC
Association of Colleges
APEL
Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning
API
Age Participation Index
APL
accreditation of prior learning
ASNs
additional student numbers
AUA
Association of University Administrators
AUCF*
average unit of Council funding
AUDE
Association of University Directors of Estates
AURIL
Association for University Research & Industry Links
AUT*
Association of University Teachers (now UCU)
AY
academic year
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B
BA
BA/BSc
BAAS
BBSRC
BIS
BJL**
BMA
BME
BPE
BJL
BTEC
BUFDG
BUFVC
British Academy
Bachelor of Arts/Science
British Association for the Advancement of Science
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (previously DfES, DIUS)
Brynmor Jones Library (Hull Campus)
British Medical Association
black and minority ethnic
Beacon for Public Engagement
Business & Technology Education Council
British Universities Finance Directors Group
British Universities Film & Video Council
C
CABE
CAFAS
CATE
CATS
CETL
CFEE
CHEAD
CHEIA
CHEMS
CHERI
CIF
CIHE
CKE
CNAA*
COI
Compacts
CoP
CPA
CPAC**
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
Council for Academic Freedom and Academic Standards
Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
credit accumulation & transfer scheme
Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
co-funded employer engagement
Council for Higher Education in Art & Design
Council of Higher Education Internal Auditors
Commonwealth Higher Education Management Service
Centre for Higher Education Research and Information
Capital Investment Framework
Council for Industry and Higher Education
Centre for Knowledge Exchange
Council for National Academic Awards
Central Office of Information
Relations between HEIs and schools to encourage pupils to study at the HEI
Code of Practice
Collaborative Provision Audit (QAA)
Collaborative Programme Approvals Committee
CPD
CRE
CUBO
CUC
CURL
CVCP*
CVU
continuing professional development
Commission for Racial Equality
Conference of University Business Officers
Committee of University Chairs
Consortium of Research Libraries
Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (now Universities UK)
Council of Validating Universities
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D
DAPs
DBERR*
DCMS
DDA
DEFRA
DEL
DELLS
DENI*
DfES*
DH
DIUS*
DLHE
DRC
DSA
DTI*
degree-awarding powers
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (now BIS)
Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Disability Discrimination Act
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Employment and Learning (in Northern Ireland)
Department for Education and Lifelong Learning and Skills (in Wales)
Department of Education (for) Northern Ireland (now DEL)
Department for Education and Skills (now BIS)
Department of Health
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (now BIS)
Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education
Disability Rights Commission
Disabled Students' Allowance
Department of Trade & Industry (now BIS)
E
EAUC
EAZ*
EC
EDCL
ECU
EE
Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges
Education Action Zone
European Community
European Computer Driving Licence
Equality Challenge Unit
External Examiner
European Economic Area (all EU member states plus Norway, Iceland and
EEA
Liechtenstein)
EiC*
Excellence in Cities
EFL
English as a Foreign Language
ELQ
Equivalent or lower qualification
ELWa*
Education and Learning Wales (now part of the Welsh Assembly Government)
European Quality Improvement System (the leading international system of quality
EQUIS
assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in
management and business administration)
ERASMUS European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students
EP*
Electronic publication
EPSRC
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
EQUALL Equal Opportunities, Access and Lifelong Learning (a HEFCE committee)
ERDF
European Regional Development Fund
ESECT*
Enhancing Student Employability Co-ordination Team
ESF
European Social Fund
ESRC
Economic & Social Research Council
EU
European Union
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F
FACE
FAQ
FD
FdAP
FDF*
FDGMP*
FDS*
FDTL
FE
FEC
FEESS
FEFC*
FEFCW*
FHEQ
FOI
FPE
FTE
FTUG
FY
Forum for Access and Continuing Education
frequently asked questions
Foundation Degree
Foundation Degree Awarding Powers
Foundation Degree Forward
Fund for the Development of Good Management Practice
First Destination Survey (now the DLHE)
Fund for the Development of Teaching & Learning
further education
further education college
Further Education Early Student Statistics
Further Education Funding Council (now the Skills Funding Agency and the Young
People's Learning Agency)
Further Education Funding Council for Wales (now part of the Welsh Assembly
Government)
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
Freedom of Information Act
full-person equivalent
full-time equivalent
Full Time Undergraduate
financial year
G
GCSE
GDP
GMC
GMP
GNVQ
GR
GTA**
GTP
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
gross domestic product
General Medical Council
good management practice
General National Vocational Qualification
generic research
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Graduate Teacher Programme
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H
HE
HEA
higher education
Higher Education Authority
Higher Education Active Community Fund (now funded via our Teaching Quality
HEACF*
Enhancement Fund)
HE-BCI
higher education-business and community interaction (survey)
HE-BI*
higher education-business interaction (now HE-BCI)
HEERA
Higher Education External Relations Association
HEEON
Higher Education Equal Opportunities Network
HEEPI
Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement
HEERA
Higher Education External Relations Association
HEFCE
Higher Education Funding Council for England
HEFCW
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
HEI
higher education institution
HEIF
Higher Education Innovation Fund
HEIFES
Higher Education in Further Education: Student Survey
HENSA* Higher Education National Software Archive
HEPI
Higher Education Policy Institute
HEPS
Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability
HEROBC* Higher Education Reach-out to Business and the Community Fund
HERRG
Higher Education Regulation Review Group
HESA
Higher Education Statistics Agency
HESDA* Higher Education Staff Development Agency
HESES
Higher Education Students Early Statistics
HEW
Higher Education Wales
HLSP
Higher Level Skills Pathfinders
HMSO
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
HNC
Higher National Certificate
HND
Higher National Diploma
HR
human resources
HUBS**
Hull University Business School
HUPLA** Hull University Personal Learning Award
HUU**
Hull University Union
HYMS**
Hull York Medical School (with University of York)
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I
ICT
IIP
ILA
ILO
ILR
ILT*
INSET
IP
IQER
IRC
ISR
IT
ITT
information and communication technologies
Investors in People
Individual Learning Account
Intended Learning Outcome
individualised learner record
Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
In-Service Education and Training
intellectual property
Integrated Quality and Enhancement Review
Inter-disciplinary Research Centre
individualised student record
information technology
Initial Teacher Training
J
JACCC*
JACCUC
JACS
JCPSG*
JIF*
JISC
JMAC*
JPPSG*
JREI*
JTUCC**
Joint Advisory Committee for Church Colleges (now the JACCUC)
Joint Advisory Committee for Church Universities and Colleges
Joint Academic Coding System
Joint Costing and Pricing Steering Group
Joint Infrastructure Fund
Joint Information Systems Committee (of the UK higher education funding bodies)
Joint Medical Advisory Committee (now UK Healthcare Education Advisory
Committee)
Joint Procurement Policy and Strategy Group
Joint Research Equipment Initiative
Joint Trade Unions Consultative Committee
K
KDL**
KIS
KPI
KPT
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Keith Donaldson Library (Scarborough Campus)
Key Information Set
Key Performance Indicator
key performance target (refers to HEFCE corporate plan)
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L
LAD
LCD
LEA
LFHE
LGM
LLN
LSC*
LTSN*
Learning Aim Database
Liquid Crystal Display
Local Education Authority - the County Council, Metropolitan District or London
Borough with responsibility for education
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
leadership, governance and management
Lifelong Learning Network
Learning and Skills Council
Learning and Teaching Support Network
M
MA/MSc
MaSN*
MBA
MEQ**
MFL
Mode**
MRC
Master of Arts/Science
maximum student number
Master of Business Administration
Module Evaluation Questionnaire
Modern Foreign Languages (PGCE option)
Mode of study refers to full-time (FT), part-time (PT) or sandwich
Medical Research Council
N
NAB
NAO
NARIC
NATFHE*
NCIHE*
NCT
NDPB
NDT*
NERC
NESTA
NFER
NIACE
NIHEC
NSS
NTI
NUS
NVQ
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National Advisory Board
National Audit Office
National Academic Recognition Information Centre
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (now UCU)
National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education
national co-ordination team
non-departmental public body (otherwise known as 'quangos')
National Disability Team
Natural Environment Research Council
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
National Foundation for Educational Research
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
Northern Ireland Higher Education Council
National Student Survey
New Technology Institute
National Union of Students
National Vocational Qualification
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O
OECD
OFFA
OFSTED
OGC
OIA
ONS
ORSAS
OSI*
OST*
OTTP
OU
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Office for Fair Access
Office for Standards in Education
Office of Government Commerce
Office of the Independent Adjudicator (body which investigates student complaints)
Office for National Statistics
Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme
Office of Science and Innovation (now part of BIS)
Office of Science and Technology (became Office of Science and Innovation)
Overseas Trained Teacher Programme
Open University
P
PAC
P4P*
PCFC*
PFI
PGMI**
PGR
PGT
PHARE
PhD
PI**
Public Accounts Committee
Partnerships for Progression (joint initiative between the HEFCE and the then LSC)
Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council
Private Finance Initiative
Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Professional Graduate Certificate in
Education
Post Graduate Medical Institute (University of Hull)
Postgraduate Research
Postgraduate Taught
Poland and Hungary Assistance for Economic Restructuring
Doctor of Philosophy
Partner Institute
PPARC*
PPP
PQER**
PSRB
PVC
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
public/private partnership
Partner Quality Enhancement Report
Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
PGCE
Q
QAA
QCA*
QER**
QR
QTS
QSC**
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Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
Quality Enhancement Report
quality-related research (funding)
qualified teacher status
Quality and Standards Committee
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R
R&D
RAE
RAS
REF
REFI
REP
RDA
RDC**
RIN
RLN*
RMIT
RRAA
RSLG*
research and development
Research Assessment Exercise
Research Activity Survey
Research Excellence Framework
Review of exceptional funding for institutions
Race Equality Policy
Regional Development Agency
Research Degrees Committee
Research Information Network
Research Libraries Network
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (HUBS partner)
Race Relations (Amendment) Act (2000)
Research Support Libraries Group
S
SBS**
SCONUL
SCOP*
SDF
SDT**
SDU**
SENDA
SFC
SFEFC*
SHEFC*
SIS
SIVS
SLC
SLE
SME
SORP
SPA
SRHE
SRIF
STEM
SWOUT
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Subject Benchmark Statement
Society of College, National and University Libraries
Standing Conference of Principals (now GuildHE)
Strategic Development Fund
Staff Development Team
Strategic Development Unit
Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
Scottish Funding Council
Scottish Further Education Funding Council (now SFC)
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (now SFC)
strategically important subjects
strategically important and vulnerable subjects
Student Loans Company
Student Learning Experience
small to medium-sized enterprise
Statement of Recommended (Accounting) Practice (accounting in HE institutions)
Supporting Professionalism in Admissions
Society for Research into Higher Education
Science Research Investment Fund
science, technology, engineering and mathematics
sandwich year-out student
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T
TDA*
TDAPs
TESS
TLTP*
TQA
TQEF
TQI*
TRAC
TRAC(T)
TTA*
Training and Development Agency for Schools
Taught degree-awarding powers
teaching enhancement and student success
Teaching and Learning Technology Programme
Teaching Quality Assessment
Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund
Teaching Quality Information (now public information about higher education)
Transparent Approach to Costing
TRAC for teaching (a national framework for costing teaching, based on TRAC
principles)
Teacher Training Agency (now the TDA)
U
UACE*
UALL
UCEA
UCET
UFC*
Ufi
UGC*
UKADIA
UKCISA
UKCOSA*
UKERNA*
UKRO
UOA
URS**
UUK
UVAC
Universities Association for Continuing Education
Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (formerly UACE)
Universities and Colleges Employers Association
Universities Council for the Education of Teachers
Universities Funding Council (formerly University Grants Committee)
University for Industry
University Grants Committee
UK Arts & Design Institutions Association
UK Council for International Student Affairs
United Kingdom Council for Overseas Student Affairs (now UKCISA)
United Kingdom Education & Research Networking Association (now JANET(UK))
UK Research Office
unit of assessment (in Research Assessment Exercise)
University Registrar and Secretary (University of Hull)
Universities UK (formerly the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals)
University Vocational Awards Council
V
VC
VFM
vice-chancellor
value for money
W
WP
widening participation
X, Y, Z
There are no entries for these letters.
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