| Acronym | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AAR | Annual Accountability Return (HEFCE) | |
| ABC | Askham Bryan College | |
| AGR | Audit Grant Report (ITT providers need to submit audited accounts to the Teaching Agency on an annual basis) | |
| AHRC | Arts & Humanities Research Council | |
| AHSSBL | Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business and Law departments | |
| APCL | Accreditation of Prior Certified Learning | |
| APEL | Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning | |
| AP(E)L | Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning | Collective term for APCL and APEL |
| API | Application Programming Interface | |
| APL | Accreditation of Prior Learning | Used as collective term for APCL & APEL, or as a synonym for APCL. |
| AAPSG | Access Agreement Preparation Sub-Group | York |
| ARC | Academic Registrars Council | |
| ARMA | Association of Research Managers and Administrators | |
| ASO | Academic Support Office | York |
| ASSUR | FSSG annual sustainability assurance report | |
| AUA | Association of University Administrators | |
| BAME | Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (also BME, BEM and other variations) | |
| BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | |
| BGP | Block Grant Partnership (AHRC funding framework for PhD studentships) | |
| BEIS | (Department for) Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |
| BIU | Business Intelligence Unit | York |
| BMSG | Better Management Steering Group | York |
| BoS | Board of Studies | |
| BOS | Bristol Online Survey | |
| BSG | Business Systems Group (former) | York |
| BUFDG | British Universities Finance Directors Group | |
| BUILA | British Universities' International Liaison Association | |
| CAHR | Centre for Applied Human Rights | York |
| CAS | Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (relates to Tier 4 / UKBA Visa) | |
| CASE | Council for the Advancement and Support for Education | |
| CBoS | Chair of Board of Studies | |
| CELT | Centre for English Language Teaching | York |
| CERIF | Common European Research Information Format | |
| CHE | Centre for Health Economics | York |
| CHyM | Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance | York |
| CII | Centre for Immunology and Infection | York |
| CIRC | Collaborative International Research Centre | York |
| CLCF | Centre for Low Carbon Futures | |
| CML | Centre for Medieval Literature | |
| CMS | Centre for Medieval Studies | York |
| CModS | Centre for Modern Studies | York |
| CNAP | Centre for Novel Agricultural Products | York |
| CORDIS | Community Research and Development Information Service (EU) | |
| CRB | Criminal Records Bureau (now DBS) | |
| CROS | Career Researcher Online Survey | York |
| CRD | Centre for Reviews and Dissemination | York |
| CRAC | Careers Research & Advisory Centre | |
| CREMS | Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies | York |
| CRIS | Current Research Information System (or Caravan Registration and Identification Scheme) | |
| CSR | Comprehensive Spending Review | |
| CUC | Committee of University Chairs | |
| CWS | Centre for Women's Studies | York |
| CYC | City of York Council | |
| DA | Directly Allocated (research funding) | |
| DARO | Development and Alumni Relations Office | York |
| DBS | Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) | |
| DDS | Data Dissemination System (DDS) (HESA) | |
| DEFRA | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| DI | Directly Incurred (research funding) | |
| DLHE | Destination of Leavers in Higher Education (6 month, longtitudinal 40 month?) | |
| DMT | Departmental Management Team | |
| DoHS | Department of Health Sciences | York |
| DPA | Data Protection Act | |
| DRC | Departmental Research Committee | York |
| DSA | Disabled Students' Allowance | |
| DTC | Doctoral Training Centre | |
| DTLLS | DTLLS - Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector | |
| DTP | Doctoral Training Partnership | |
| DVC | Deputy Vice-Chancellor | |
| DWS | Digital Work Space | |
| EBITDA | Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (financial term) | |
| EC | European Commission | |
| EEA | European Economic Area (EU countries plus Norway, Iceland and | |
| EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | |
| ESG | Enterprise Systems Group (formed from BSG+ESG)WSG) (out of use as of 2021; see Digital Services instead) | York |
| ESSG | Enterprise Systems Steering Group | |
| ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council | |
| ELQ | Equivalent or Lower Qualification | |
| ERC | European Research Council | |
| EU | European Union | |
| e-Val | MRC Online Survey (now ResearchFish) | |
| FD | Foundation Degree | |
| FACTS | (subject)-Full Average Costs of Teaching a Student | |
| fEC | Full Economic Costing (related to TRAC) | |
| FASG | Faculty Admin Support Group | York |
| FB | Faculty Board | York |
| FEG | Faculty Executive Group | York |
| FLTG | Faculty Learning and Teaching Group | York |
| FRG | Faculty Research Group | York |
| FTSG | Faculty Technical Support Group | York |
| FOI(A) | Freedom of Information Act | |
| FPE | Full Person Equivalent (HESA) | |
| FRAM | Forecasting Routes, Admissions and Modules (UoY Project) | |
| FSR | Finance Statistics Return (HESA) | |
| FSSG | Financial Sustainability Strategy Group (HEFCE) | |
| FST | Fee Status Code (HEFCE) (identifies whether a students pays Home or Overseas fees) | |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent | |
| GRUP | Global Research University Profiles | |
| GTA | Graduate Teaching Assistant | |
| GTP | Graduate Teacher Programme (Teaching Agency) | |
| GtR | Gateway to Research | |
| GTTR | Graduate Teacher Training Registry | |
| HCS | HESA Course (HCS) records | |
| HEAR | Higher Education Achievement Record | |
| HEBCI(S) | Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (Survey) | |
| HEBRG | Higher Education Better Regulation Group | |
| HEBSS | Higher Education Bursary and Scholarship Scheme | |
| HECoS | Higher Education Classification of Subjects (successor to JACS) | |
| HEDIIP | Higher Education Data & Information Improvement Programme | |
| HEFCE | Higher Education Funding Council for England | |
| HEFCW | Higher Education Funding Council for Wales | |
| HEIDI | Higher Education Information Database for Institutions | |
| HEIF | Higher Education Innovation Fund | |
| HELOA | Higher Education Liaison Officers Association | |
| HESA | Higher Education Statistics Agency | |
| HESA IRIS | HESA's Information Reporting Interface Service | |
| HESA (US) | Higher Education Strategy Associates (US publication, disambiguation) | |
| HESES | Higher Education Students Early Statistics (Survey) run by HEFCE | |
| HESPA | Higher Education Strategic Planners Association | |
| HoD | Head of Department | |
| HMS | HESA Module Subject | |
| HRC | Humanities Research Centre | |
| HSCI | Department of Health Sciences | York; DoHS is preferable |
| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol | |
| HTTPS | HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure | |
| HY | Higher York | |
| ICARS | International CASE Alumni Relations Survey | |
| IDC | Inter-Departmental Centre | York (e.g. Women's Studies, Medieval Studies) |
| IEE | Institute for Effective Education | York |
| IELTS | International English Language Testing System | |
| INSET | In-service training (for teachers) | |
| IPC | International Pathways College | |
| ITSO | IT Support Office | York |
| ITT | Initial Teacher Training | |
| JACS | Joint Academic Coding System (version 2, version 3) | |
| Je-S | Joint Electronic Submissions (Research Councils) | |
| JISC / Jisc | Jisc / Joint Information Systems Committee | |
| KCL | King's College London | |
| KIS | Key Information Sets | |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator | |
| KTP | Knowledge Transfer Partnership | |
| LE | Learning Environment (TEF) | |
| LFA | Languages for All | LFA |
| LOA | Leave of absence | |
| LPN | Low Participation Neighbourhood | |
| LTP | Long Term Planning | |
| MBBS | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | |
| MDS | Medical and Dental Survey | |
| MOA | Mode of Attendance | |
| MRAO | Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions, and Outreach | York |
| MRC | Medical Research Council | |
| MTP | Medium Term Planning | |
| NARIC | National Academic Recognition Information Centre (for the UK) | |
| NCTL | National College for Teaching and Leadership | |
| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council | |
| NIHR | National Institute for Health Research | |
| NMS | New Modular Scheme | York |
| NPTF | Non-Publicly Funded Teaching (TRAC) | |
| NSP | National Scholarship Programme (HEFCE) | |
| NSS | National Student Survey | |
| NUMS | New University Modularisation Scheme | York |
| ODBC | Open DataBase Connectivity | |
| OFFA | Office for Fair Access | |
| OFSTED | Office for Standards in Education | |
| OfS | Office for Students | |
| OPML | OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language) | |
| OPPA | Office of Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni | York |
| ORCID | Open Researcher and Contributor ID | |
| OTTP | Overseas Trained Teacher Programme (Teaching Agency) | |
| PANIC | Short Term Planning | |
| PEP | School of Politics, Economics and Philosophy | York |
| pFACT | Project Financial, Accounting and Costing Tool | |
| PFT | Publicly Funded Teaching (TRAC) | |
| PGCE | Postgraduate Certificate of Education | |
| PGR | Postgraduate Research | |
PGT | Postgraduate Taught | |
| PGWT | Postgraduates Who Teach | |
| PhD | Doctor of Philosophy | |
| PI | Performance Indicator (National Statistics) | |
| PI | Principal Investigator (Research) | |
| PISG | Performance Indicators Steering Group (HEFCE) | |
| PITG | Performance Indicators Technical Group (HEFCE) | |
| PRDU | Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit | York |
| PRES | Postgraduate Research Experience Survey | |
| PSRB | Professional or Statutory Regulatory Bodies | |
| PSS | Professional Support Services | |
| PTES | Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey | |
| PTE | Pearson Test(s) of English | |
| PVC | Pro Vice-Chancellor | |
| QAS | Quick Applicant Setup (SITS) | York |
| QCDA | Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency | |
| QR (HEFCE) | HEFCE Quality-Related Research Grant | |
| QSS | Quick Student Setup (SITS) | York |
| QTS | Qualified Teacher Status | |
| RA | Research Associate | |
| RAE | Research Assessment Exercise (old) | |
| RC | Research Council | |
| RCUK | Research Councils UK | |
| REF | Research Excellence Framework | |
| RGC | Research Grants and Contracts | York |
| RMAS | Research Management and Administration System | |
| ROCE | Return On Capital Employed | |
| ROS | Research Outcomes System | |
| RPG | Regulatory Partnership Group | HEFCE |
| RSAT | Research Student Administration Team | York |
| RSP | Research Strategy and Policy | York |
| RTP | Registered Teacher Programme (Teaching Agency) | |
| SATSU | Science and Technology Studies Unit | York |
| SCONUL | Society of College, National and University Libraries | |
| SCA | Standing Committee on Assessment | York |
| SCC | Special Cases Committee | York |
| SCP | Strategic Change Programme | York |
| SDMI | Student Data and Management Information | York |
| SEI-Y | Stockholm Environment Institute at York | York |
| SES | Student Enquiry Screen | |
| SET | Science, Engineering & Technology | |
| SFC | Scottish Funding Council | |
| SFE | Student Finance England | |
| SFS | Student Financial Support (formerly SFSU) | York |
| SHA | Strategic Health Authority | |
| SIG | Special Interest Group | |
| SIVS | Strategically Important and Vulnerable Subjects | |
| SKE | Subject Knowledge Enhancement (AGR for TA) | |
| SLC | Student Loans Company | |
| SMG | Senior Management Group | York (historic) |
| SNC | Student Number Control (HEFCE) | |
| SO | Student Outcomes and Learning Gain (TEF) | |
| SPA | Supporting Professionalism in Admissions | |
| SPRU | Social Policy Research Unit | York |
| SPSW | Social Policy and Social Work | York |
| SPS | School of Social and Political Science | York |
| SRA | Student Recruitment and Admissions | York |
| SSC | Shared Services Centre (RCUK) | |
| SSDT | Student Systems Development Team | York |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer | |
| SSR | Staff-Student Ratio | |
| STAR-J | File provided by UCAS to HEIs at the end of the application cycle (once examination results have been confirmed; usually mid-to-late November). Containing demographic data about York's accepted applicants. | |
| STAR-X | File provided on request by UCAS to HEIs at the end of the application cycle (once examination results have been confirmed; usually mid-to-late November). Containing demographic data about all York's applicants (i.e., for both received applications and placed applicants). | |
| STFC | Science and Technology Facilities Council | |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics | |
| STEMM | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine | |
| T (HEFCE) | HEFCE Teaching Grant | |
| TA | Teaching Agency (now National College for Teaching and Leadership) | |
| TA | Transactional Analysis | |
| TEL | Technology Enhanced Learning | |
| TDA | Teaching Development Agency (then TA, now NCTL) | |
| TDE | Tableau Data Extract | |
| TDS | Tableau Data Connection | |
| TEF | Teaching Excellence Framework | |
| TFTI | Theatre, Film, Television, and Interactive Media | York |
| THE/THES | Times Higher Education (Supplement) | |
| TLA | Three Letter Acronym | |
| TLDR (TL;DR) | Too Long; Didn't Read | |
| TNE | Transnational Education | |
| TOEFL | TOEFL (formerly Test Of English as a Foreign Language) | |
| TQ | Teaching Quality (TEF) | |
| TRAC | TRansparent Approach to Costing | |
| TTME | Targeting Tracking Monitoring and Evaluation | |
| TYMS | The York Management School | York |
| TWB | Tableau WorkBook | |
| TWBX | Tableau WorkBook with eXtract (Packaged workbook) | |
| UAT | User Acceptance Testing | |
UCAS | Universities and Colleges Admissions Service | |
| UCISA | Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association | |
| UCL | University College London | |
| UEB | University Executive Board | York |
| UG | Undergraduate | |
| UKBA | UK Border Agency (Former) | |
| UKCISA | UK Council for International Student Affairs | |
| UKPRN | The UK Provider Reference Number (UKPRN) is an identification number assigned to providers who register with the UKRLP. | |
| UKRLP | UK Register of Learning Providers | |
UKRO | UK Research Office | |
| UKVI | UK Visas and Immigration | |
| UPP | Universities Partnerships Programme | |
| UoA | Unit of Assessment | |
| UoY | The University of York | |
| URC | University Research Committee | |
| UTC | University Teaching Committee | |
| UUK | Universities UK | |
| VC | Vice-Chancellor | |
| VCIF | Vice-Chancellor's Initiative Fund | |
| VLE | Virtual Learning Environment | |
| YC / YCL | York College | |
| YCCSA | York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis | York |
| YESI | York Environmental Sustainability Institute | York |
| YHEC | York Health Economics Consortium | |
| YNiC | York Neuroimaging Centre | York |
| YRD | York Research Database | York |
| YSIS | York Students In Schools | York |
| YSJ | York St John | |
| WP | Widening Participation | |
| WPSA | Widening Participation Strategic Assessment (relates to OFFA) | |
| WRoCAH | White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities | |
| WRRO | White Rose Research Online | |
| WSG | Web Services Group (former) | York |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
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