Acronym list

This list features commonly used abbreviations and acronyms within the Research Enterprise. Terms have been organized into Internal, External, and General categories.

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Acronym Full name Category
ACA Accessible Canada Act External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
ACC Animal Care Committee Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
ACCRU Alliance of Canadian Comprehensive Research Universities External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
ACS Animal Care Services Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
ADR Associate Dean, Research (full title and responsibilities vary by Faculty) Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
AODA Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
AQTR Aquaterrium Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
ARC Advanced Research Computing General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
AUP Animal Use Protocol General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
AVPR Associate Vice-President, Research Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
BCFaB Black Community Forum at Brock Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
BREA Brock Research Enterprise Alerts General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
CAUT Canadian Association of University Teachers External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CBF Comparative BioScience Facility Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
CCABL3 Canadian Consortium of Academic Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CCAC Canadian Council on Animal Care External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CCEE Co-op, Career and Experiential Education Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
CCI Canada–Caribbean Institute Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
CCOVI Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
CFI Canada Foundation for Innovation External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CI Co-Investigator General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
CIC Canadian Innovation Corporation External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CIHR Canadian Institute of Health Research External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CITI The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CL1 Containment Level 1 Laboratory Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
CL2 Containment Level 2 Laboratory Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
CL3 Containment Level 3 Laboratory Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
COPE Committee on Publication Ethics External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CORE Course on Research Ethics (Tutorial) External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
COU Council of Ontario Universities External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CPI Centre for Pedagogical Innovation Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
CRC Canada Research Chair External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CRCC Canada Research Coordinating Committee External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
CSE Council of Science Editors External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
DORA The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
ECR Early Career Researcher General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
EDI Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
EDID Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
ERA Early Researcher Award External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
FCOI Financial Conflicts of Interest General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
GAP Good Animal Practice External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
GCP Good Clinical Practices External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
HPAD Honours, Prizes, Awards, and Distinctions Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
HREB Health Science Research Ethics Board General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
HREO Human Rights and Equity Office Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
ICMJE International Committee of Medical Journal Editors External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
IF Innovation Fund External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
IP Intellectual Property General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
IRAP Industrial Research Assistance Program External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
IRG Indigenous Research Grant Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
ISED Innovation, Science and Economic Development External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
JELF John R. Evans Leaders Fund External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
KMb Knowledge Mobilization General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
KT Knowledge Translation General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
NCAP Non-Credit Advisory Committee Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
NCO Niagara Community Observatory Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
NFRF New Frontiers in Research Fund External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
NIH National Institutes of Health (US) External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
NRC National Research Council of Canada External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
NSERC Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
NSSE National Survey of Student Engagement External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
OCAP The First Nations Principles of OCAP® - Ownership, Control, Access and Possession External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
OCI Ontario Centre of Innovation External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
OCUR Ontario Council on University Research External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
OGS Ontario Graduate Scholarship External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
OMAFA Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
OPC Office of People & Culture Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
ORE Office of Research Ethics Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
ORF Ontario Research Fund External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
ORS Office of Research Services Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
OVPR Office of the Vice-President, Research Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
PACHRED President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
PI Principal Investigator General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
PP&BAC Planning, Priorities, and Budget Advisory Committee Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
PRI Posthumanism Research Institute Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
RAWI Reportable Animal Welfare Incident External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
RCR Responsible Conduct of Research General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
RDC Research Data Centre External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
RDM Research Data Management General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
REB Research Ethics Board Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
REO Research Ethics Officer Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
RO Research Officer Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
RSF Research Support Fund External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
RSF–CRC Research Support Fund–Canada Research Chair External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
RSOG Research Strategy and Operations Group Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
RSPC Research and Scholarship Policy Committee Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
RWLEP Respectful Work and Learning Environment Policy Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
SAC Senior Administrative Council Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
SJRI Social Justice Research Institute Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
SOP Standard Operating Procedure General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
SREB Social Science Research Ethics Board General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
SSBA Security Sensitive Biological Agent General – Documents, Processes, and Terms
SSHRC Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
SWAC Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
TCPS 2 The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans External Associations, Governance Frameworks, and Programs
VPMI The Brock–Niagara Validation, Prototyping, and Manufacturing Institute Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units
VPR Vice-President, Research Internal Personnel, Programs, and Units