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LTSN Learning and Teaching Support Network (funded by the HE funding councils) www.ltsn.ac.uk/
MIDAS Manchester Information Datasets and Associated Services
MIMAS Manchester InforMation and Associated Services (a JISC funded service).
MRC – Medical Research Council.
NaMS National Mirror Service, jointly hosted at the University of Lancaster and Kent and funded by JISC to replace and extend the two HENSAs (Higher Education National Software Archives). This database of acronyms is pleased to acknowledge its debt to NaMS.
NCT National Co-ordination Team (for FDTL and TLTP)
NERC – Natural Environment Research Council
NESTA - National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. It was set up by Act of Parliament in 1998.
NHM – Natural History Museum - formerly the British Museum (Natural History) or BM(NH)
NISS National Information Services and Systems (for UK education and research) based at the University of Bath (a JISC funded service).
NISP See Mailbase www.niss.ac.uk/
NTFS National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) www.ilt.ac.uk/news/n20000414.html
NTSC New Technologies Sub-Committee, a sub-committee of JISC. At the end of 1995 it was replaced by TASC.PPARC Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (formerly part of SERC, Science and Engineering Research Council). NTSC is also the US colour TV technology, jokingly referred to as "Never Twice the Same Colour"
PBL Problem Based Learning Q QAA Quality Assurance Agency (for Higher Education) www.qaa.ac.uk/
PESGB Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain www.pesgb.org.uk/pesgb/system/default.asp
PPARC – Particle Physics and Astronomy research Council
RARE Reseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne - See TERENA.
RBL Resource Based Learning
RDN Resource Discovery Network www.rdn.ac.uk/
RGS-IBG Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) www.rgs.org/
RIGS Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites. See UKRIGS below for web reference.
RSNC Royal Society for Nature Conservation
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MAC Management and Administrative Computing, a sub-committee of JISC. Central funding ended 31 March 1995.Mailbase The service, (formerly known as NISP, the Networked Information Services Project) based at Newcastle university, enables electronic mail based discussion lists for special interest groups (a JISC funded service).MIDAS Manchester Information Datasets and Associated Services
MIMAS Manchester InforMation and Associated Services (a JISC funded service).
MRC – Medical Research Council.
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NAGT – National Association of Geoscience Teachers (based in USA)NaMS National Mirror Service, jointly hosted at the University of Lancaster and Kent and funded by JISC to replace and extend the two HENSAs (Higher Education National Software Archives). This database of acronyms is pleased to acknowledge its debt to NaMS.
NCT National Co-ordination Team (for FDTL and TLTP)
NERC – Natural Environment Research Council
NESTA - National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. It was set up by Act of Parliament in 1998.
NHM – Natural History Museum - formerly the British Museum (Natural History) or BM(NH)
NISS National Information Services and Systems (for UK education and research) based at the University of Bath (a JISC funded service).
NISP See Mailbase www.niss.ac.uk/
NTFS National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) www.ilt.ac.uk/news/n20000414.html
NTSC New Technologies Sub-Committee, a sub-committee of JISC. At the end of 1995 it was replaced by TASC.PPARC Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (formerly part of SERC, Science and Engineering Research Council). NTSC is also the US colour TV technology, jokingly referred to as "Never Twice the Same Colour"
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OCSLD Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsd/P
PADSHE Personal & Academic Development for Students in Higher Education (an FDTL project) www.nottingham.ac.uk/padshe/PBL Problem Based Learning Q QAA Quality Assurance Agency (for Higher Education) www.qaa.ac.uk/
PESGB Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain www.pesgb.org.uk/pesgb/system/default.asp
PPARC – Particle Physics and Astronomy research Council
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QCA Qualifications and Curriculum Authority www.qca.org.ukR
RAE Research Assessment Exercise www.rae.ac.uk/RARE Reseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne - See TERENA.
RBL Resource Based Learning
RDN Resource Discovery Network www.rdn.ac.uk/
RGS-IBG Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) www.rgs.org/
RIGS Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites. See UKRIGS below for web reference.
RSNC Royal Society for Nature Conservation