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S T U V W/X/Y Z
SBS – Save British Science Society. Now CASE, q.v.
SC – Subject Centre
SCL – Student Centred Learning
SCONUL – Society of College National and University Libraries.
(formerly Standing Council on ...)
SCOP – Standing Conference of Principals, now GuildHE
SEDA – Staff and Education Development Association
SEED – Science Education Enhancement and Development (a University of Plymouth basedFDTL project - Archived site)
SEPM – SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) (formerly the Society of Economic Palaeontologists and Mineralogists. The name was changed but not the acronym).
SERC – Defunct - see PPARC.
SFC – Scottish Funding Council
SIMA – Support Initiative for Multimedia Initiatives, run by AGOCG and funded through the New Technologies Initiative.
SINC – Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. See also RIGS and UKRIGS
SOSIG – Social Science Information Gateway - see "Intute"
SPAT – Student Progression and Transfer Project
SRHE – Society for Research into Higher Education
SSSI – Site of Special Scientific Interest
STEMPRA – Science, Technology Engineering and Medicine Public Relations Association
StoMP – Software Teaching of Modular Physics
SWG Standards Working Group, a sub-committee of JISC.
TASC – Technology Applications Sub Committee, a sub-committee of JISC.
TAU – Technical Advisory Unit (for UKERNA).
TC – Technology Centre (part of the LTSN)
TecDis – Technology for Disabilities Information Service
TERENA – Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association, created by the merger of RARE and EARN.TLTP Teaching and Learning Technology Programme, funded by the Funding Councils.
TLTP – Teaching and Learning Technology Programme
TQA – Teaching Quality Assessment. (The previous title for Subject Review, and which is now called Academic Review).
TRIADS – Tripartite Assessment Delivery System (an FDTL project)
UCISA – Universities and Colleges Information System Association.
UCoSDA – Universities' and Colleges' Staff Development Agency. An Agency of the Universities UK (formerly CVCP); a national membership body for universities and colleges. Based in Sheffield. (now HESDA)
UCSG – Universities and Colleges Software Group, a sub group of UCISA.
UCTLIG – Universities and Colleges Teaching, Learning and Information Group, a sub group of UCISA (qv).
UKERNA – United Kingdom Educational and Research Network Association (formerly the JNT, Joint Network Team). Now JANET, q.v.
UKESCC – UK Earth Science Courseware Consortium (an ex-TLTP project)
UKOOA – United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
UKRIGS – Association of UK RIGS [Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites] groups
UUK – Universities UK, formerly CVCP
UKOLN – The United Kingdom Office for Library and Information Networking, based at the University of Bath (funded jointly by JISC and the British Library).
URL – Uniform Resource Locator (i.e. Web-site address)
W/X/Y
WWW – World Wide Web
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SAPHE – Self Assessment in Professional and Higher Education (an FDTL project)SBS – Save British Science Society. Now CASE, q.v.
SC – Subject Centre
SCL – Student Centred Learning
SCONUL – Society of College National and University Libraries.
(formerly Standing Council on ...)
SCOP – Standing Conference of Principals, now GuildHE
SEDA – Staff and Education Development Association
SEED – Science Education Enhancement and Development (a University of Plymouth basedFDTL project - Archived site)
SEPM – SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) (formerly the Society of Economic Palaeontologists and Mineralogists. The name was changed but not the acronym).
SERC – Defunct - see PPARC.
SFC – Scottish Funding Council
SIMA – Support Initiative for Multimedia Initiatives, run by AGOCG and funded through the New Technologies Initiative.
SINC – Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. See also RIGS and UKRIGS
SOSIG – Social Science Information Gateway - see "Intute"
SPAT – Student Progression and Transfer Project
SRHE – Society for Research into Higher Education
SSSI – Site of Special Scientific Interest
STEMPRA – Science, Technology Engineering and Medicine Public Relations Association
StoMP – Software Teaching of Modular Physics
SWG Standards Working Group, a sub-committee of JISC.
T
TALESSI – Teaching and Learning at the Environment-Science-Society Interface (an FDTL project)TASC – Technology Applications Sub Committee, a sub-committee of JISC.
TAU – Technical Advisory Unit (for UKERNA).
TC – Technology Centre (part of the LTSN)
TecDis – Technology for Disabilities Information Service
TERENA – Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association, created by the merger of RARE and EARN.TLTP Teaching and Learning Technology Programme, funded by the Funding Councils.
TLTP – Teaching and Learning Technology Programme
TQA – Teaching Quality Assessment. (The previous title for Subject Review, and which is now called Academic Review).
TRIADS – Tripartite Assessment Delivery System (an FDTL project)
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UCAS – Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (formed by the merger of UCCA and PCAS, the admissions systems for "old" universities and the former polytechnics)UCISA – Universities and Colleges Information System Association.
UCoSDA – Universities' and Colleges' Staff Development Agency. An Agency of the Universities UK (formerly CVCP); a national membership body for universities and colleges. Based in Sheffield. (now HESDA)
UCSG – Universities and Colleges Software Group, a sub group of UCISA.
UCTLIG – Universities and Colleges Teaching, Learning and Information Group, a sub group of UCISA (qv).
UKERNA – United Kingdom Educational and Research Network Association (formerly the JNT, Joint Network Team). Now JANET, q.v.
UKESCC – UK Earth Science Courseware Consortium (an ex-TLTP project)
UKOOA – United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
UKRIGS – Association of UK RIGS [Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites] groups
UUK – Universities UK, formerly CVCP
UKOLN – The United Kingdom Office for Library and Information Networking, based at the University of Bath (funded jointly by JISC and the British Library).
URL – Uniform Resource Locator (i.e. Web-site address)