Page Comparison

AQ = academic quality

ART = Academic research and teaching

Asana = online project task tool

ASO = Academic Support Office

AUA = Association of University Administrators

BBSRC = Biotechnology and Biosciences Research Council

BAP = Big Alumni Project

BIU = Business Intelligence Unit 

BoS = Board of Studies

BBF = Business Boost Fund

CBiol = chartered biologist

CDT = Centre for Doctoral Training 

CGP = Centre for Global Programmes

CLL = Centre for Lifelong Learning 

CMA = Competition and Markets Authority

CMS = Centre for Mediaeval Studies (King’s Manor)

CMS = (web) content management system

CP = content producers 

CPD = continuing professional development

CRM = customer relations management system - for collecting student applicant data

CVF = contract variation form

DA = direct appointment

DECS = Directorate of Estates and Campus Services

DHoD = Deputy Head of Department

DHoFO = Deputy Head of Faculty Operations

DLHE  = Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (stats) 

DMT = Department Managers' Team

DRC = Department Research Committee

DSA = Disabled Student Allowances

DSG = Dean's Support Group (faculty decision making body for staff recruitment and major spending)

DTC = Department Teaching Committee

DVC = Deputy Vice-Chancellor

ECA = Exceptional Circumstances

ECR = Early Career Researchers

ECSR = Economic and Social Research Council

EDC = Equality and Diversity Committee

EDI = Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Eduroam = University’s wireless network

EGLT = Environment and Geography Leadership Team

EGSEOT = Environment and Geography Student Experience Oversight Team

EGTMT = Environment and Geography Teaching Management Team

EPQ = Extended Project Qualification

E&P = Engagement and Partnerships

EPS = Engineering and Physical Sciences

EPSRC = Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

ESAY = Environmental Sustainability Academy at York

ESRC = Economic and Social Research Council

FASG = Faculty Admin Support Group

FEG = Faculty Executive Group

FLTG = Faculty Learning & Teaching Group

FE = Further Education

FindaMasters = database of non/funded Masters projects across unis (we pay for this and have to add ourselves)

FindaPhD = database of non/funded PhD projects across unis (we pay for this and have to add ourselves)

FMM = faculty marketing managers

FCP = faculty content producers (in Marketing, covering student recruitment side)

Fusion CDT = EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

GSA = Graduate Students' Association

GTA= Graduate Teaching Assistant

HE = Higher Education

HEA = Higher Education Academy

HEA = Higher Education Authority (Ireland student funding body)

HEP = Higher Education Partnership

HESA = Higher Education Statistics Agency

HEFCE = Higher Education Funding Council for England

HoD = Head of Department

HoFO = Head of Faculty Operations

HR = Human Resources

HRC = Humanities Research Centre

HYMS = Hull York Medical School

IAA = Impact Acceleration Account

IELTS = International English Language Testing System

IGDC = Inter-disciplinary Global Development Centre

IGGI = The Centre for Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence

IOP = Institute of Physics

IP = intellectual property

IPC = International Pathway College

IPUP = Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past

KE = Knowledge Exchange; Knowledge Exchange Framework

LandD = learning and development

LandL = Language and Linguistic Science

LFA = Languages for All 

LMS = Learning Management System

LWEC = Living with Environmental Change

MHFA = Mental Health First Aid

MTP = medium term plan (our 5-year financial plan that shows what income we're going to bring in and how we want to spend it through staffing and operating costs)

NERC = Natural Environment Research Council

NSS = National Student Survey

OLIP = Online Learning Implementation Project

Open Days = “official” uni-wide programme for prospective student applicants and families to meet departments, student services and societies 

OPPA = Office of Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni 

PDD = Programme Design Document (detailed course description)

PDLT = Programme Design and Learning Technology

PDRA = Postdoctoral Research Associate

PEEP = Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan

PEP = PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics)

PI - Principal Investigator

PIP = Personal Independence Payment

PGCAP - Post-graduate Certificate in Academic Practice

PGT = Post-graduate taught degree

PGR - Post-graduate research degree

PLO = Programme learning outcomes 

PoVD = Post-offer visit days

POD - People and Organisational Development

PVC = Pro-Vice-Chancellor

QS = “QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds.” - Wikipedia

RAG = red, amber, green project status

RAG = Raising and Giving

RCH = Ron Cooke Hub

RCUK = Research Councils UK

RDT = Research Development Team

ReCSS = Research Centre for Social Science

RETT = Research Excellence Training Team

REF = Research Excellence Framework

RG = Russell Group (grouping of research-led UK universities)

RGC = Research Grants and Contracts

RSB = Royal Society of Biology

RGO = Research Grants Operations

Senate = academic running of the University

SAAS = Student Awards Agency for Scotland

SFE = Student Finance England

SFSU = Student Financial Support Unit

SFW = Student Finance Wales

SLB = Spring Lane Building

SpLD - specific learning difficulty

SPS = School of Social and Political Sciences

SPSW = Social Policy and Social Work

SRandA = Student Recruitment and Admissions

SSP = Student Support Plan

STFC = Science and Technology Facilities Council

Tableau = online stats program (BIU use for data such as NSS stats)

TEF = Teaching Excellence Framework

TEL = Technology enhanced learning

Terminal4 = the CMS used for the University of York website

TFTI = Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media (the new name for TFTV)

TFTV = Theatre, Film and Television (old name)

THE = Times Higher Education

Tier 4 CAS = Confirmation of acceptance for studies; General student visa

T&S = Teaching and Scholarship

TYMS = The York Management School

UCAS = Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

UEB = University Executive Board

UTC = University Teaching Committee

VLE = Virtual Learning Environment

VPN = Virtual Private Network (remote access to computing network)

VRF = vacancy request form

WP = Widening Participation

Wonkhe (pronounced wonky) = Higher Ed wonks blog

WRDTP = White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

WRIA = White Rose Industrial Physics Academy

WRoCAH - White Rose College of Arts and Humanities

York Award = recognises and rewards student contributions

York Futures Scholarships = student support for personal and professional development

The York Pedagogy

YS = York Strengths

YPI = York Plasma Institute

YuCall = telephone fundraising team

YuStart = University of York’s crowdfunding platform

YUSU = University of York Students' Union

ZenDesk = web based issue ticketing system (used by Marketing et al for web changes)