For those of you new to St Mary's and / or new to Higher Education, please see below for a list of useful acronyms:
Higher Education sector acronyms
| BA / BSc |
Bachelor of Arts / Science |
| HE |
Higher Education |
| HEA |
Higher Education Academy |
| HEI |
Higher Education Institution |
| HESA |
Higher Education Statistics Agency |
| JISC |
Joint Information Systems Committee |
| KEF |
Knowledge Exchange Framework |
| LFHE |
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education |
| MA / MSc |
Masters of Arts / Science |
| NSS |
National Student Survey |
| OFS |
Office for Students |
| OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
| PGCE |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
| PGR |
Postgraduate Research |
| PGT |
Postgraduate Taught |
| QAA |
Quality Assurance Agency |
| REF |
Research Excellence Framework |
| RDAP |
Research Degree Awarding Powers |
| SSR |
Staff Student Ratio |
| TEF |
Teaching Excellence Framework |
St Mary's University acronyms
| AB |
Academic Board |
| ASC |
Academic Scrutiny Committee |
| ASE |
Academic Scrutiny Executive |
| CTESS |
Centre for Teaching Excellence and Student Success |
| CWL |
Centre for Workplace Learning |
| FRC |
Finance & Resources Committee |
| IoE |
Institute of Education |
| IoTLA |
Institute of Theology and Liberal Arts |
| RB |
Recruitment Board |
| RED |
Research & Enterprise Development |
| SAHPS |
Faculty of Sport, Allied Health, and Performance Sciences |
| SHAS |
Faculty of Sport, Health & Applied Sciences (now a part of SAHPS) |
| SMULIC |
St Mary's University London International College |
| SRS |
Student Records System |
| TEL |
Technology Enhanced Learning Team |
| TLQEC |
Teaching, Learning & Quality Enhancement Committee |
| UEC |
University Executive Committee |
| URC |
University Research Committee |