Glossary of terms

Glossary of terms for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

A

AHRC

Arts and Humanities Research Council

B

BBSRC

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

BIS

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

C

C-dip

Cross-disciplinary interfaces

CDTs

Centre for Doctoral Training

D

DIUS

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. Merged with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) on 05 June 2009, to form BIS.

CDTs

Centre for Doctoral Training

E

ELT

EPSRC Leadership Team

EPSRC

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council

F

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

I

ICT

Information and communications technology

J

Je-S

Joint electronic submission

L

Life sciences interface

LSI

M

MRC

Medical Research Council

N

NERC

Natural Environment Research Council

P

PDF

Portable Document Format

PES

Process, environment and sustainability

R

RAC

Resource Audit Committee

RCUK

Research Councils UK

Research base funding

Research base funding is very flexible, funding projects ranging from small travel grants to multi-million pound research programmes. For more information see the introduction to research base funding page.

Responsive mode

Previous terminology for research base funding

S

SATs

Strategic Advisory Teams

SIP

Societal Issues Panel

SSC

Shared Service Centre

STFC

Science and Technology Facilities Council

T

TOP

Technical Opportunities Panel

TSB

Technology Strategy Board

U

UP

User Panel