General acronyms: Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms
| Acronym | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PI | Principal Investigator | The lead researcher on a project, has overall responsibility |
| Co-I/CoI | Co-Investigator | A key investigator on a project, does not have overall responsibility |
| fEC | Full Economic Cost | The full cost of a research project, as calculated by UK universities using a set formula. UK research funders usually fund a proportion of the full cost of the research |
| PDRA | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Research staff with a PhD (not academics); generally referred to as a 'Research Associate' at York |
| UKRI | UK Research & Innovation | A UK non-departmental public body which brings together 7 disciplinary research councils, Research England, and Innovate UK. These bodies distribute UK taxpayer research and innovation funding |
| AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council | |
BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | |
EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | |
ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council | |
MRC | Medical Research Council | |
NERC | Natural Environment Research Council | |
STFC | Science and Technology Facilities Council | |
| IP | Intellectual Property | Intangible property that is the result of creativity, such as patents, copyrights, etc. |
| KTP | Knowledge Transfer Partnership | Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is a partly government-funded programme to encourage collaboration between businesses and universities in the United Kingdom. |
| DTP | Doctoral Training Partnership | Doctoral Training Partnerships are multi-institutional partnerships designed to train the next generation of world-class researchers. They provide funding for innovative training environments of doctoral studies to either individual universities or a group of universities. |
| CDT | Centre for Doctoral Training | Centres funded by one or more Research Councils within UK Research and Innovation. A CDT offers its PhD studentships through its university and research organisation partners to postgraduate students. |
| REF | Research Excellence Framework | An assessment of UK universities which takes place every 7 years |