Glossary of common terms
Below is a list of common terms and acronyms used in the Faculty and University relating to postgraduate study.
A more comprehensive list of acronyms used in the University and higher education in general can be found on StaffNet.
- BBSRC: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- BHF: British Heart Foundation
- CAS: Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (for visa purposes)
- CoP: Code of Practice
- CRUK: Cancer Research UK
- CS: Campus Solutions
- DAGS: Doctoral Academy Graduate Society
- DALT: Doctoral Academy Leadership Team
- DASS: Disability Advisory and Support Service
- DTP: Doctoral Training Partnership
- eProg: The University-wide progression monitoring system and skills training catalogue for postgraduate researchers
- eScholar: This was the University's institutional repository where your research could be deposited, and has been replaced by Pure
- ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council
- ETD: Electronic thesis/dissertation
- eThesis: Electronic thesis
- FBMH: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- MCRC: Manchester Cancer Research Centre
- MDC: Manchester Doctoral College
- MRC: Medical Research Council
- NIHR: National Institute for Health Research
- NWSSDTP: North-West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership
- ORCID: Open Research and Contributor ID
- PDS: President's Doctoral Scholar (award)
- PGR: Postgraduate Researcher
- PRES: Postgraduate Research Experience Survey
- Pure: The University's research information system
- RTSG: Research Training Support Grant