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A guide to Science in Parliament and Government: 2009-2010
A Publication of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee


Glossary

AGM

Annual General Meeting

AHRC

Arts and Humanities Research Council

APEG

Associate Parliamentary Engineering Group

BBSRC

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

BIS

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

CRD

Central Research Department

CS

Chief Scientist

CSA

Chief Scientific Adviser

CSAC

Chief Scientific Adviser’s Committee

CSO

Chief Scientific Officer

CST

Council of Science and Technology

DCSA

Departmental Chief Scientific Adviser

DECC

Department of Energy and Climate Change

DEFRA

Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DFES

Department for Education and Skills

DFID

Department for International Development

DfT

Department for Transport

DGSR

Director General of Science and Research

DH

Department of Health

DHFETE

Department of Higher and Further Education, Employment and Training, Northern Ireland

DIF

Data Information Fusion

DSAC

Defence Scientific Advisory Council

DSTL

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

DTC

Defence Technology Centre

ED(SI)

Ministerial Committee on Economic Development (sub-committee on Science and Innovation)

EEF

Engineering Employers Federation

EMRS

Electro Magnetic Remote Sensing

ESPRC

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council

FCO

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

FSA

Food Standards Agency

FST

Foundation of Science and Technology

GO-Science

Government Office for Science

GM

Genetically Modified

GSIF

Global Science and Innovation Forum

HEFCE

Higher Education Funding Council of England

HEFCW

Higher Education Funding Council of Wales

HFI

Human Factors Integration

HO

HoSEP

Home Office

Head of Science and Engineering Profession

HPA

Health Protection Agency

ICT

Information and Communication Technologies

ISTA

Independent Scientific and Technical Advice

IUSC

Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee

ISIU

International Science and Innovation Unit

MoD

Ministry of Defence

MRC

Medical Research Council

NDPB

Non-Departmental Public Body

NESTA

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts

NIHR

National Institute for Health Research

NHS

National Health Service

OSI

Office of Science and Innovation

OST

Office of Science and Technology

P&SC

Parliamentary and Scientific Committee

PITCOM

Parliamentary Information Technology Committee

POST

Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

RAE

Research Assessment Exercise

RSC

Royal Society of Chemistry

RTS

Research and Technology Strategy

R&D

Research and Development

R4D

Research for Development

SAC

Science Advisory Council

SCI

Ministerial Committee on Science Policy

SEBG

Science and Engineering Base Group

SEAS

Systems Engineering for Autonomous Systems

SET

Science, Engineering and Technology

SHEFC

Scotland Higher Education Funding Council

SiG

Science in Government

S&I

Science and Innovation

SIN

Science and Innovation Network

S&T

Science and Technology

STFC

Science and Technology Facilities Council

SoS

Secretary of State

TDSTG

Trans Departmental Science and Technology Group

TSO

The Stationery Office

UKAS

UK Accreditation Service

WHO

World Health Organisation




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