This glossary contains definitions of Open University and Higher Education acronyms.
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A&BSE

Arts and Business South East

A2A

Access to Archives

AACS

Academic and Administrative Computing Services

AACSB

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

AAOU

Asian Association of Open Universities

AAU

Association of African Universities

AAU

Academic Audit Unit

AAUA

American Association of University Administrators

ABB

Accumulated Budget Balance

ABBs

Accumulated Budget Balances

ABC

Activity Based Cost

ABES

Annotated Bibliography for English Studies

ABPG

Academic Board Procedural Group

ABRC

Advisory Board for the Research Councils

ABRSM

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

ABS

Association of Business Schools

ABS

Award Board System

AC

Academic

AC

Adobe Connect

ACA

Assessment, Credit and Awards

ACA

Academic Cooperation Association

ACAS

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

AcB

Academic Board

ACC

Awards & Ceremonies Centre

ACCAC

Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales; Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac A

ACDS

Advisory Committee on Disabled Students

ACE

Adult Continuing Education

ACES

Automated Corporate Evaluation Service

ACFHE

Association of Colleges of Further & Higher Education

ACLA

Apprenticeships Curriculum, Learning & Assessment

ACLTA

Academic Committee Learning Teaching and Assessment

ACME

Academy for Management Excellence

ACO

Academic Conduct Officer

ACOP

Accessibility Code of Practice

ACOST

Advisory Council on Science & Technology

ACP

Active Community Programme

ACP

Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

ACPL

Accreditation of Certificated Practitioner Learning

ACQ

Assessment credit qualifications

ACR

Academic Registrars Council

ACR

Academic Committee Research

ACS

Academic Computing Services (Now AACS)

ACSO

Academic Conduct Services Office

ACT

Additional Cost of Teaching

ACTS

Access, Careers and Teaching Support

ACU

Association of Commonwealth Universities

AD

Associate Dean

ADA

Architecture Design Authority

ADAE

Associate Dean Academic Excellence

ADAR

Additional Ararngements for Disabled Students

ADC

Additional Duties Contract

ADC

Associate Dean Curriculum

ADCER

Associate Dean Commercial and External Relations

ADFS

Active Directory Federation Service

ADMS

Assessment Document Management System

ADR

Accountability and Data Return

ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

ADRN

Associate Dean Regions and Nations

ADRS

Associate Dean Research and Scholarship

ADSE

Associate Dean Student Experience

AEC

Animal Ethical Committee

AEC

Army Education Centre

AEG

Assessment Exceptions Group

AEM

Accessible Educational Media

AESOP

An Electronic Student Observatory Project

AEST

Apprentice Enrolment and Support Team

AEST

Apprenticeship Experience Support Team

AFRC

Agricultural and Food Research Council

AFT

Association of Family Therapy

AGCAS

Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services

AGR

Association of Graduate Recruiters

AHO

Assignment Handling Office

AHOS

Associate Head of School

AHP

Allied Health Professions

AHRB

Arts and Humanities Research Board

AHRC

Arts and Humanities Research Council

AHUA

Association of Heads of University Administration

AIM

Association of Independent Museums

AISA

Association for International Student Advisors

AIU

American Inter-Continental University

AKT

Advanced Knowledge Technologies

AL

Associate Lecturer

ALA

Associate Lecturers' Assembly

ALAR

Associate Lecturer Activities Review

ALAVIT

Assessment of LAn based VIdeoconferencing Technologies

ALC

Associate Lecturers Committee

ALE

Alternative Learning Experience

ALE

Associate Lecturers' Executive

ALEL

Applied Linguistics and English Language

ALF

Access to Learning Fund

ALFF

Associate Lecturer Feedback Form

ALFIE

Associate Lecturers for Internet Explorer

ALiS

Associate Lecturers in Science

ALP

Association of Learning Providers

ALPSP

Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

ALRC

Associate Lecturer Roles and Contract

ALS

Associate Lecturer Services

ALSPD

Associate Lecturer Support and Professional Development

ALT

Association for Learning Technology

ALTRA

Associate Lecturer Tuition Related Activites

AM

Account Manager

AMAC

Academic Misconduct Appeals Committee

AMBA

Association of MBAs

AMOSSHE

Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education

AMRC

Association of Medical Research Charities

AMS

Annual monitoring statement

AoC

Association of Colleges

AOC

Adaptive Organisation and Culture

AODT

Apprenticeship Operational Delivery Team

AOU

Arab Open University

AOUG

Association of Open University Graduates

APC

Association of Principals of Colleges

APC

Assessment Policy Committee

APD

Academic Professional Development

APDM

Apprenticeship Program Delivery Manager

APDP

Academic and Professional Development Programme

APEL

Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning

APG

Academic Policy and Governance

API

Application Programming Interface

APL

Accreditation of Prior Learning

APO

Assessment Policy Office

APP

Access and Participation Plan

APPLAUD

Accrediting & Promoting Professional Learning & Academic Development

APRMG

Academic Planning and Resource Management Group

APS

Assistive Publishing System

APS

Access, Participation and Success

AQAG

Apprenticeship Quality Advisory Group

AQGC

Academic Quality and Governance Committee

AQR

Annual Quality Review

AQR

Academic Quality Review

ARC

Audio Recording Centre

ARCs

Affiliated Reserch Centres

AREC

Association of Research Ethics Committees

ARG

Academic Registrars Group

ARO

Assignment Records Office

ARP

academic related place

ARP

Accessibility Referrals Panel

ARPGAC

Academic Related Posts Gradings and Appeals Committee

ART

Audio Recording Tool

ASA

Academic Support Assistant

ASAR

Assistant for Students Additional Requirements

ASB

Accounting Standards Board

ASB

Astrobiology Society of Britain

ASC

Association of Scottish Colleges

ASI

Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (Italian Space Agency)

ASLT

Academic Services Leadership Team

ASN

Additional Student Numbers

ASPC

Academic Staff Promotions Committee

ASR

Administrative Services Review

ASRA

Association for Student Residential Accommodation

ASSR

Assistants to Students with Special Requirements

AST

Association for Learning Technology

AST

Assistant Staff Tutor

ATH

Authorization to Hire form

ATHE

Association for Tourism in Higher Education

ATLS

ccess Technology Loan Scheme

ATS

Access to success

AUA

Association of University Administrators

AUCC

Association for University and College Counselling

AUCL

Association of University & College Lecturers

AUCSO

Association of University Chief Security Officers

AUDE

Association of University Directors of Estates

AUE

Accessibility and Usability Evaluation

AUEE

Association of Universities in the East of England

AUER

Association of the Universities of the Eastern Region

AULP

Association of University Legal Practitioners

AUPO

Association of University Procurement Officers

AURIL

Association for University Research and Industry Links

AUT

Association of University Teachers

AV

Audio Visual

AVA

Access to Video Assets Project

AwC

Awards Committee

AWM

Academic Workload Management system

AY

Academic Year