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Citation (2023), "Glossary", Kerridge, S., Poli, S. and Yang-Yoshihara, M. (Ed.) The Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 819-826. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-701-820231085 Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Copyright © 2024 Simon Kerridge, Susi Poli, and Mariko Yang-Yoshihara License These works are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of these works (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode A ACU – The Association of Commonwealth Universities, https://www.acu.ac.uk/ ADEME – The French Agency for Ecological Transition, https://www.ademe.fr/en/frontpage/ AESA – European Union Aviation Safety Agency, https://www.seguridadaerea.gob.es/ AFORM – Education division at the University of Bologna, https://www.unibo.it/it/ateneo/organizzazione/amministrazione-generale/728/index.html AGAUR – Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (Catalonia-Spain), https://fundit.fr/en/institutions/agency-management-university-and-research-grants-catalonia-agaur AIPM – Australian Institute of Project Management, https://aipm.com.au/ AIREN – All-Island Research Excellence Network https://airen.network/ ANR – The French National Research Agency, https://anr.fr/en/ APM – Association for Project Management, https://www.apm.org.uk/ ARC – Academic Registrars’ Council, https://arc.ac.uk/ ARIC – Research division at the University of Bologna, https://www.unibo.it/it/ateneo/organizzazione/amministrazione-generale/4082 ARMA – Association of Research Managers and Administrators UK, https://arma.ac.uk/ (formerly RAGnet) ARMA-NL – Association of Research Managers and Administrators in The Netherlands (from 2008 to 2018 EUPMAN), https://armanl.eu/ ARMA-T – Association of Research Managers and Administrators in Austria ARMS – Australasian Research Management Society, https://www.researchmanagement.org.au/ ARRA – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, https://www.fcc.gov/general/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-2009 ARWU – The Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, https://www.shanghairanking.com/ ATTP – Associations of Technology Transfer Professional, Promoting and maintaining global standards in knowledge and technology transfer, https://attp.global/ AUFOS – Austrian non-university research organisations grant office services AURAM – Austrian Universities Research Managers and Administrators Network, https://aurora-universities.eu/infrastructure/auram-austrian-universities-research-administrators-and-managers/ AUTM – Association of University Technology Managers, non-profit association to educate, promote and inspire professionals to support the development of academic research, https://autm.net/ B BESTPRAC – COST Targeted Network to be the Voice of research administrators building a network of administrative excellence, https://bestprac.eu/home/ BI – Business Intelligence BPI – Best Practice Institute, a leadership development, executive coaching, and HR Benchmark Research company, https://www.bestpracticeinstitute.org/?view=guest BRAMA – Brazilian Research Administration and Management Association, http://www.bramabrazil.org/ C CabRIMA – Caribbean Research and Innovation Management Association, the professional body of research administrators in the English-speaking Caribbean, https://www.utech.edu.jm/academics/sgsre/the-caribbean-research-and-innovation-management-association-cabrima CAP ® – Certified Administrative Professional, https://ihrmglobal.org/certified-administrative-professional-cap/ CARA – Canadian Association of Research Administrators, https://cara-acaar.ca/ (formerly CAURA) CARDEA – an EU funded project to enable the Professionalisation of Research Management as a valued career choice, https://www.ucc.ie/en/cardea/ CARICOM – Caribbean Community, a grouping of twenty countries consisting of fifteen Member States and five Associate Members, https://dppa.un.org/en/caribbean-community-caricom CARMA – The Catalan Research Managers network, https://agaur.gencat.cat/en/internacional/support_for_European_projects/xarxa-de-gestors-00001/ CASSSP – Chinese Association of Science of Science and S&T Policy Research, http://english.cast.org.cn/index.html CAURA – Canadian Association of University Research Administrators (now CARA) CDP – Continuing Professional Development, https://cpduk.co.uk/ CEA – The Chinese Economic Association is a not-for-profit research association to advance the knowledge of the general public about economic development in China, and to promote and publish research on the Chinese economy. https://ceauk.org.uk/ CERC – The Canada Excellence Research Chairs offers universities awards to support researchers and their teams to establish ambitious research programs, https://www.cerc.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx CFI – Canada Foundation for Innovation is a non-profit corporation that invests in research infrastructure at Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions, https://www.innovation.ca/ CFR – The Code of Federal Regulations, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/cfr CFREF – Canada First Research Excellence Fund helps postsecondary institutions excel globally in research areas that create long-term economic advantages for Canada, https://www.cfref-apogee.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx CIHR – Canadian Institute of Health Research is Canada’s federal funding agency for health research, https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html CNR – National Research Council is the largest public research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary activities, https://www.cnr.it/en CNRS – The French National Centre for Scientific Research explores the living world, matter, the Universe, and the functioning of human societies to meet the major challenges of today and tomorrow, https://www.cnrs.fr/en/cnrs COFAR – Council of Financial Assistance Reform COGR – Council of Governmental Relations, https://www.cogr.edu/ COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology, https://www.cost.eu/ COST BESTPRAC – COST targeted network officially ended in October 2019, it has remained active now part of EARMA https://bestprac.eu/home/ CRA – Certificate in Research Administration (by EARMA), https://earma.org/courses-and-training/ CRA® – Certified Research Administrator, a registered professional certification offered by Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC), https://www.cra-cert.org/cra-body-of-knowledge CRC – Canada Research Chairs, https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx CRIS – Current Research Information System, https://www.wlv.ac.uk/its/digital-campus/current-research-information-system-cris/ CRM – Certificate in Research Management (EARMA, ARMA, CARA), https://arma.ac.uk/qualifications/ CRL – Certificate in Research Leadership (EARMA, ARMA, CARA), https://arma.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CLRM-Fact-Sheet.pdf CZARMA – Czech Association of Research Managers and Administrators, https://www.czarma.cz/en D DARMA – Danish Association for Research Managers and Administrators, https://darma.dk/ DFF – Independent Research Fund Denmark, https://dff.dk/en DHET – Republic of South Africa Department of Higher Education and Training, https://www.dhet.gov.za/ DNRF – Danish National Research Foundation, https://dg.dk/en/ DOD – Department of Defence (USA), https://www.defense.gov/ Dog – a person’s best friend DFHERIS – Department of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation & Science, Ireland, https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-higher-education-innovation-and-science/# DOL – Department of Labour (USA), https://www.dol.gov/ E EARMA – The European Association of Research Managers and Administrators, https://earma.org/ EEA – European Economic Area, https://www.efta.int/eea EMBRAPA – Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation as one of the major public research institutions in Brazil, https://www.embrapa.br/en/international Emiratisation – A collection of initiatives, incentives, and provisions of the UAE Government to increase the number of Emirati nationals employed in public and private sectors ERA – Electronic Research Administration, https://www.era.nih.gov/ ESRAM – Early-Stage Research Administrators Masterclass (EARMA), https://earma.org/conferences/earma-early-stage-research-administrator-masterclass/ EUA – The European University Alliance aims to support the internationalisation of European Higher Education, https://europeanunialliance.eu/ EUA – The European University Association plays a crucial role in the Bologna Process and in influencing EU policies on higher education, research and innovation, https://eua.eu/ EU-ERFA – The purpose of EU-ERFA is to enhance knowledge about Horizon Europe among administrative staff members at public research institutions, https://ufm.dk/en/research-and-innovation/funding-programmes-for-research-and-innovation/eu-and-international-funding-programmes/horizon-europe/counselling/network-groups/the-eu-erfa-networking-group EUPMAN – EU Project Managers network in the Netherlands until 2018 then ARMA-NL, https://armanl.eu/ F FAPESP – São Paulo Research Foundation (Brazil) to support only research institutions located in São Paulo state, https://fapesp.br/en FDP – Federal Demonstration Partnership, https://thefdp.org/default/ FFA – The Norwegian Research Institute’s cooperative body, https://www.earto.eu/member/ffa-association-of-norwegian-research-institutes/ FFATA – Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Finn-ARMA – Finnish Association of Research Managers and Administrators, https://finn-arma.fi/ FNP – Foundation for Polish Science, https://www.fnp.org.pl/en/ FoRMAtion – FoRMAtion aims to support students in higher education as potential Research Managers and Administrators (RMAs) by reinforcing the high-level and transversal skills needed for developing and managing excellent European research, innovation and educational projects, https://www.formation-rma.eu/ FORTRAMA – German Association of Research Managers, https://fortrama.net/ FP – Framework Programme FPs – EU Framework Programmes, https://cros-legacy.ec.europa.eu/content/research-projects-under-framework-programmes-0_en FRM – Financial Risk Manager FTE – Full Time Equivalent (in relation to employment or effort on a project) G GAO – Government Accounting Office, https://www.gao.gov/ GDP – Gross Domestic Product H HE – Higher education is the tertiary level of education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education HEIs – Higher Education Institutions, education providers at the post-secondary levels HERD – Higher Education Research and Development HEU – Horizon Europe is a research and innovation funding programme until 2027, https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe_en HR – Human Resources HRPP – Human Research Protection Program, https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/index.html I IACUC – Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, https://olaw.nih.gov/resources/tutorial/iacuc.htm ICEARMA – Icelandic Association for Research Managers and Administrators, https://icearma.is/ ICT – Information and Communications Technology IDEX – A cryptocurrency IFD – Innovation Fund Denmark, https://innovationsfonden.dk/en IHE – Institution of Higher Education INORMS – International Network of Research Management Societies, https://inorms.net/ INRAE – National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, https://www.inrae.fr/en INRIA – National Institute for Research in Digital Science, and Technology, https://www.inria.fr/en INSERM – National Institute of Health and Medical Research, https://www.inserm.fr/en/home/ IP – Intellectual Property IPMA – The International Project Management Association develops project management competences in their geographic areas of influence as well as training organizations and consulting companies, https://ipma.world/ IPR – Intellectual Property Rights IR – Institutional Research IRB – Institutional Review Boards IRIS project – Institutional Research Information Systems project IUA – International Underwriting Association, https://www.iua.co.uk/ K KAU – King Abdulaziz University, https://www.kau.edu.sa/home_english.aspx KAUST – King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en KE – Knowledge Exchange KM – Knowledge Mobilisation KOsRIS II – coordination of independent research institutes of Slovenia, https://www.kosris.si/kdo-smo/ KRAB – Polish National Council of Research Project Coordinators, http://www.krab.edu.pl/ KSA – Knowledge Sharing Alliance, https://www.oecd.org/knowledge-sharing-alliance/ KSU – The Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (University Students’ Council) is the oldest national student union in Europe, https://www.ksu.org.mt/about/ksu-today OR King Saud University https://ksu.edu.sa/en/ KT – Knowledge Transfer L L-ARMA – un-official association of research managers and administrators in Lithuania M MEN – Polish Ministry of Education and Science, https://www.gov.pl/web/science/ministry1 MESR – The Luxembourg Ministry of Higher Education and Research, https://mesr.gouvernement.lu/en.html MRC – Medical Research Council to fund research at the forefront of science to prevent illness, develop therapies and improve human health, https://www.ukri.org/councils/mrc/ MUR – Ministry University and Research (Italy), https://www.mur.gov.it/it MyRMA – Malaysia Association of Research Managers and Administrators, http://myrma.org/ N NARMA – Norwegian Association of Research Managers and Administrators, https://narma.no/ NARMA/UHR – The Norwegian Network for Research Administration, https://narma.no/om-narma/english-about-narma-and-contact/and The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions, https://www.uhr.no/en/about-uhr/ NAWA – Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, https://nawa.gov.pl/en/nawa NCAR – National Conference on the Administration of Research NCBR – Polish National Centre for Research & Development, https://www.gov.pl/web/ncbr-en NCN – Polish National Science Centre, https://www.ncn.gov.pl/en NCP – National Contact Point NCP-PL – Polish National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU, https://www.gov.pl/web/ncbr-en/national-contact-point and https://www.fnp.org.pl/en/partner/krajowy-punkt-kontaktowy/ NCURA – National Council of University Research Administrators, https://www.ncura.edu/Home.aspx NCURA UIH – The National Council of University Research Administrators, https://www.ncura.edu/Home.aspx Association of Higher Education Institutions NEOM – NEOM City, Saudi Arabia, https://www.neom.com/en-us NFR – The Norwegian Research Council, https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/ NGMA – National Grants Management Association, https://www.ngma.org/ NIH – National Institutes of Health, https://www.nih.gov/ Non-RPO – Non Research Performing Organisations NORDP – National Organization of Research Development Professionals, to advance the global capacity for and impact of research by strengthening the practice and profession of research development., https://www.nordp.org/ NRC – National Research Council, (Italy) https://www.cnr.it/en, (Canada) https://nrc.canada.ca/en, (USA) https://tethys.pnnl.gov/organization/national-research-council-national-academies-nrc NRDIO – National Research, Development, and Innovation Office, https://nkfih.gov.hu/about-the-office NRRP – National Recovery and Resilience Plan, https://www.mef.gov.it/en/focus/The-National-Recovery-and-Resilience-Plan-NRRP/ NSERC – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp NSF – National Science Foundation, https://www.nsf.org/gb/en NSTC – National Science and Technology Council, https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/office-for-science-and-technology-strategy NTG – Next Tourism Generation Alliance, https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/ NUAS – The Nordic Association of University Administrators, https://www.nuas.org/ NUC – National Universities Commission is a government commission for promoting quality higher education in Nigeria, https://www.nuc.edu.ng/ O OEPUK – The Austrian Private Universities Conference, https://oepuk.ac.at/?lang=en OHRP – Office of Human Research Protections, https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/index.html OMB – Office of Management and Budget, https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ OPRR – Office for Protection from Research Risks, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/politics-and-the-life-sciences/article/abs/office-for-protection-from-research-risks-oprr/ACF481E5D264AA8EEAEBA406F45779C6 ORD – Office of Research and Development, https://www.research.va.gov/ OSRD – Office of Science Research and Development, https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/trs/trsosrd.html OSTP – Office of Science and Technology Policy, https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ P PAN – Polish Academy of Sciences, https://pasific.pan.pl/polish-academy-of-sciences/ PAPFE – The Student Permanence and Training Support Program, https://prip.usp.br/apoio-estudantil/ PCAST – President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/ PCF – Professional Competency Framework PDF – Professional Development Framework PI – Principal Investigator (leader of a research project) PIA – Le Programme d’investissements d’avenir, https://www.gouvernement.fr/le-programme-d-investissements-d-avenir PIC – Participant Identification Code (for EU Framework Programmes) PIoS – Professionals at the Interface of Science PMBoK – Project Management Body of Knowledge PMI – Project Management Institute, https://www.pmi.org.uk/ PMP® – Project Management Professional, a registered professional certification offered by Project Management Institute, https://www.pmi.org.uk/prof-development/professional-qualifications PNCDI – Romanian National Plan for Research, Development, and Innovation, https://uefiscdi.gov.ro/programe-pncdi-iii-coordonate-de-uefiscdi POC – Proof Of Concept POPIA – Protection of Personal Information Act PraxisAuril – PraxisUnico supports the knowledge exchange and research commercialisation profession, https://www.praxisauril.org.uk/ PRIM&R – Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, https://primr.org/ Q QEF – QEF’s mission is to safeguard the standards and enhance the quality of Icelandic higher education and the management of research activities, https://qef.is/ R RAAAP – Research Administration As A Profession survey and data sets, https://inorms.net/activities/raaap-taskforce/ and https://bit.ly/raaap RACC – Research Administrators Certification Council, https://www.cra-cert.org/ RAPIDS – Research Administration Professional IDentity Values Scale (a project), https://bit.ly/ncurarapids RASperS – Research Administration Stress Perception Survey (a series of surveys) R&D – Research and Development R&I – Research and Innovation REAC – The Research Evaluation and Allocation Committee REF – Research Excellence Framework – a multi-annual research assessment process in the UK, https://www.ref.ac.uk/ RFP – Request for Proposals RI – Research Institution (broadly equivalent to an RPO) RM ROADMAP – an EU funded project to create and inform a bottom-up consensus on the future of Research Management https://www.rmroadmap.eu/ RMA – Research Management and Administration (the occupation/profession/area) RMA – Research Manager and Administrator (an individual working in RMA) RMAN-J – Research Manager and administrator network Japan, https://www.rman.jp/english/ ROI – Return on Investment RPO – Research Performing Organisations RSOs – Research Support Offices S SADC – Southern African Development Community, https://www.sadc.int/ SAM – Medical Shared Support Services at UNIBO, https://www.unibo.it/it/ateneo/organizzazione/amministrazione-generale/3080 SARIMA – Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association, https://www.sarima.co.za/ Sheikh – An Arab leader, the chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village Sheikha – A female member of a ruling Arab family SNCDI – Strategy for Research, Development, and Innovation, https://gov.ro/en/government/cabinet-meeting/national-research-development-and-innovation-strategy-sncdi-2014-2020-engine-of-economic-and-social-development SNITTS – A non-profit member-driven organisation and a knowledge arena for actors in the academic innovation support system, https://www.snitts.se/ SNS – Science, Technology, and Innovation National Systems SRA – Society for Research Administrators (now SRAI) SRAI – Society for Research Administrators International, https://www.srainternational.org/home (formerly SRA) SSHRC – Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx STI – Science, Technology, and Innovation STPC – Icelandic Research Council, https://www.government.is/topics/science-research-and-innovation/science-and-technology-policy-council/ SUPA – Society of University Patent Administrators now AUTM, https://autm.net/about-autm/mission-history SWARMA – Swedish Association of Research Managers and Administrators, 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