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Linnean Society - The Linnean Society of London is the world’s oldest active biological society which promotes the study of all aspects of the biological sciences, with particular emphasis on evolution, taxonomy, biodiversity and sustainability.

LTS – Learning and Teaching Scotland

LTSN – Learning and Teaching Support Network.   Now part of the Higher Education Academy  
 

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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).

Miner Soc – Mineralogical Society

MRC – Medical Research Council

MSA – Mineralogical Society of America
 

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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).

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

OU – Open University

OUMNH – Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The Museum houses the Geology Collections and Mineralogy and Petrology Collections.

 

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PAD – Petroleum Affairs Division (Republic of Ireland government department)

PADSHE – Personal & Academic Development for Students in Higher Education (an FDTL project) www.nottingham.ac.uk/padshe/

Pal Ass – Palaeontological Association

PBL – Problem Based Learning Q QAA Quality Assurance Agency (for Higher Education) www.qaa.ac.uk/

PESGB – Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain

PPARC – Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council.  Now part of the Science & Technology Facilities Council
 

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QCA – Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

QRA – Quaternary Research Association
 

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RAE – Research Assessment Exercise

RARE – Reseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne - See TERENA.

RAS – Royal Astronomical Society

RBL – Resource Based Learning

RDN – Resource Discovery Network.  Now Intute, q.v.

RGS-IBG – Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)

RIGS – Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites. See UKRIGS below for web reference.

Rotunda Museum - Part of the Scarborough Museums Trust, the Rotunda Museum (aka William Smith Museum of Geology) is the oldest purpose built geology museum.

RS (or RSL) – Royal Society (of London)

RSC – Royal Society of Chemistry

RSNC – Royal Society for Nature Conservation. Since 2004 the RSWT, q.v.

RSWT – Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts