Jargon Buster A-Z
This A-Z contains the explanations and meanings of acronyms and abbreviations associated with life at the University of Lincoln.
Click the letters below to expand your selection.
A
AAD
Art, Architecture and Design
AOB
Any other Business
D
DART
Disability Awareness Resource Team
DLHE
Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey
DSA
Disabled Students’ Allowances
DSG
Disable Students Group
DVC
Deputy Vice Chancellor
G
GCW
Great Central Warehouse
GTA
Graduate Teaching Assistant
J
No Entries.
M
MA
Master of Arts
MAPR
Marketing, Advertising and PR society
MAPS
Mature And Postgraduate Students
MHT
Media Humanities and Technology
MPhil
Master of Philosophy
MRes
Master of Research
MSc
Master of Science
P
PAR
Periodic Academic Review
PAT
Personal Academic Tutor
PGCE
Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Ph.D
Doctor of Philosophy
PG
Postgraduate
PGR
Postgradute Research
PGT
Postgraduate Taught
PRES
Postgradute Research Experience Survey
PT
Part-time
PTES
Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey
PVC
Pro-Vice Chancellor
S
SFE
Student Finance England
SLC
Student Loans Company
SLR
Student Liaison Rep
SU
Students’ Union
V
VC
Vice Chancellor
Y
No Entries.
B
B & L
Business and Law
BoG
Board of Governors
E
ELC
English Language Centre
EMMTEC
East Midlands Media and Technology Centre
EMUA
East Midlands University Association
EMDOC
East Midlands Doctoral Network (formerly known as EMUA)
H
HE
Higher Education
HEA
Higher Ecuation Academy
HEFCE
Higher Education Funding Council for England
HEI
Higher Education Institution
HLSS
Health Life and Social Science
HoC
Head of College
HoD
Head of Department
HoS
Head of School
K
KPI
Key Performance Indicators
N
NASES
National Association of Student Employment Services
NSS
National Student Survey
NUS
National Union of Students
Q
QAA
Quality Assurance Agency
T
TDNA
Training Needs Analysis
TNA/TL
Training Needs Analysis/Training Log
W
No Entries.
Z
No Entries.
C
CaHRU
Community and Health Research Unit
CERD
Centre for Educational Research and Development
CIMSC
Chartered Institute of Marketing Student Chapter
CR
College Rep
F
FT
Full-time
I
IET
Institution of Engineering and Technology
IfL
Institute for Learning
L
LPAC
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
LSJ
Lincoln School of Journalism
LUAC
Lincoln University Assessment Centre
O
OIA
Office of the Independent Adjudicator
OJEU
Official Journal of the European Union
R
RAE
Research Assessment Exercise
RAG
Raise And Give
REF
Research Excellence Framework
REP
Researcher Education Programme
U
UoL
Univeristy of Lincoln
URO
University Research Office
X
No Entries.