Useful Acronyms (in alphabetical order)

Departments/Centres

  • BIPP: Bennett Institute for Public Policy*
  • CAS: Centre for African Studies*
  • CDS: Centre of Development Studies*
  • CGHR: Centre for Governance and Human Rights*
  • CLAS: Centre of Latin American Studies*
  • CPIH/ CCPT: Cambridge Centre for Political Thought
  • CRASSH: Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities*
  • CSAS: Centre of South Asian Studies*
  • POLIS: Department of Politics and International Studies*
  • UCCGS: University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies*
  • Note: * denotes they are located in the Alison Richard Building.

University Bodies

  • CBELA: Committee on Benefactions and External Legal Affairs
  • CUDAR: Cambridge University Development and Alumni Relations
  • CUTS: Cambridge University Technical Services
  • EQPO: Education Quality and Policy Office (the business is normally conducted through the General Board)
  • HSPS: Faculty of Human, Social and Political Science.  Comprises 4 Departments: Department of Archaeology, Department Politics and International Studies, Department of Sociology, Department of Social Anthropology
  • HSS: Humanities and Social Sciences
  • INT: Isaac Newton Trust
  • ROO: Research Operations Office
  • UIS: University Information Services

University Schools

  • SARHU: School of Arts and Humanities
  • SHSS: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • SBIOS: School of the Biological Sciences
  • SPHS: School of the Physical Sciences
  • CLINMED: School of Clinical Medicine
  • STEC: School of Technology

Terms*

  • MT: Michaelmas Term (October – December)
  • LT: Lent Term (January – March)
  • ET: Easter Term (April - June)
  • Long vacation (July – September)

Note: The academic year commences on 1st October and finishes on 30th September of each year.  The year is divided into three, eight-week terms, with a long vacation. 

*Exact term dates can be found here https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/term-dates-and-calendars

Committees

  • DC: Degree Committee
  • EAMC: Exam Access and Mitigation Committee
  • EC: Executive Committee
  • ERF: Ethics, Risk and Fieldwork Committee
  • FB: Faculty Board
  • GB: General Board
  • GBEC: General Board Education Committee
  • GSC: Graduate Studies Committee
  • MC: Management Committee
  • PEC: Postgraduate Education Committee
  • SARAC: Study Away Risk Assessment Committee
  • TMC: Tripos Management Committee
  • UEC: Undergraduate Education Committee

Roles

  • BOM: Business Operations Manager
  • CTO: College Teaching Officer
  • DA: Departmental Administrator
  • DHOD: Deputy Head of Department
  • DHOS: Deputy Head of School
  • DUGE: Director of Undergraduate Education
  • DoPE: Director of Postgraduate Education
  • FTL: Fixed-Term Lecturer
  • HOD: Head of Department
  • HOS: Head of School
  • JRF: Junior Research Fellow
  • PI: Principal Investigator
  • PVC: Pro Vice Chancellor
  • RGA: Research Grant Administrator
  • UTO: University Teaching Officer
  • VC: Vice Chancellor

Other

  • ACP: Academic Career Pathways (Research and Teaching) scheme is to recognize and reward outstanding contributions and celebration academic achievement through promotion and/or pay progression.
  • CamSIS: The Cambridge Student Information System
  • CDF: Career Development Fellowship
  • EFT: Enhanced Financial Transparency
  • ICC: Indirect Cost Change
  • LTWA: Leave to Work Away
  • POL1 – POL21: These refer to the UG papers that we offer in this Tripos
  • TEL: Technology Enabled Learning
  • USS: Universities Superannuation Scheme