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Jargon Buster A-Z

This A-Z contains the explanations and meanings of acronyms and abbreviations associated with life at the University of Lincoln.

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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.

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