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