CERUK

Current Educational Research in the UK

CRB

Criminal Records Bureau

DCSF

Department for Children Schools and Families (formerly the Department for Education and Skills)

DfES

Department for Education and Skills (now the Department for Children Schools and Families)

DH

Department of Health

EPPI-Centre

Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre

HEFCE

Higher Education Funding Council for England

ICS

the Institute's Computing Support

IoE

Institute of Education

MTS

monthly timesheets

NFER

National Foundation for Educational Research

RAE

Research Assessment Exercise

REF

Research Excellence Framework (replaces RAE)

SSRU

Social Science Research Unit

UAC

Unit Administrative Committee

UMC

Unit Management Committee

UPC

Unit Policy Committee (no longer active)

URC

Unit Research Committee

WS

Woburn Square