| HE |  | Higher Education |
| FE | | Further Education |
| NVQ | | National Vocational Qualification |
| SBS | | Save British Science |
| HEFCE | | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
| SHEFC | | Scottish Higher Education Funding Council |
| CVCP | | Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals |
| HEQC | | Higher Education Quality Council |
| QAAHE | | Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education |
| RAE | | Research Assessment Exercise |
| MRC | | Medical Research Council |
| BBSRC | | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
| DTI | | Department of Trade and Industry |
| DfEE | | Department for Education and Employment |
| CBI | | Confederation of British Industry |
| ABPI | | Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry |
| EU | | European Union |
| EC | | European Commission |
| Newspapers and Journals: |
| DT | | Daily Telegraph |
| Ind | | The Independent |
| Gdn | | The Guardian |
| FT | | Financial Times |
| THES | | Times Higher Education Supplement |
| TES | | Times Education Supplement |
| Sci | | Science |
| Nat | | Nature |
| New Sci | | New Scientist |
| Res Eur | | Research in Europe
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