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A A&H Faculty of Arts & Humanities A&S Arts & Sciences Faculties AB Academic Board ACDMH Academic Centre for Defence Mental Health ACH Association for Computers and the Humanities ACMD Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs ADHO Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations AHDS Arts and Humanities Data Service AHeSSC Arts and Humanities e-Science Support Centre AHRB Arts and Humanities Research Board AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council AHSC Academic Health Sciences Centre AHSN Academic Health Sciences Network AIM25 Archives in London and the M25 Area AIPs Archival Information Packages AKC Associateship of King’s College ALC African Leadership Centre ALLC Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing AP(E)L Accreditation of Prior Learning or Experimental Learning APSRG Air Power Studies Research Group ARCC Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee ARK Ageing Research at King’s ARS Admissions and Registry Services ASE Association for Science Education ASRO Arts and Sciences Research Office ASSET Arts and Sciences Executive Team ASWRG Asian Security and Warfare Research Group ATCSA Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 AUA Association of University Administrators AURPO Association of University Radiation Protection Officers AVP Assistant Vice Principal AVS Audio Visual Services

B BA Bachelor of Arts BARA Biological Agents Risk Assessments BBCRU Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit BBSRC Biotechnical and Biological Sciences Research Council BCEM Business Continuity Emergency Management BCP Business Continuity Planning BCI Business Continuity Institute

BDA British Dental Institute BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery BERCIA Books and Equipment Recycling for International Aid BH Bush House BHFC British Heart Foundation Centre BIHR British Institute for Human Rights BIRAX Britain-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership BME Black and Minority Ethnic BMJ British Medical Journal BONAS Bomb Factory Detection by Networks of Advanced Sensors BPS British Pain Society BRC Biomedical Research Centre BRC-MH Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health BSA British Sociological Association BSB Bar Standards Board BSc Bachelor of Science BSL British Sign Language BSP British Society of Periodontology BSU Biological Services Unit BUCS British Universities and Colleges Sports BUG Building User Group

C CAGs Clinical Academic Groups CARD Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases CASC College Assessment and Standards Committee CASE Council for the Advancement and Support of Education CBAS Centre for Biomedicine and Society CBCLH Centre of British Constitutional Law and History CBRC Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre CBRN Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear CCBH Centre for Contemporary British History CCH Centre for Computing in the Humanities CCI Cultural and Creative Industries CCIC Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre CCJS Center for Crime and Justice Studies CCL Centre of Construction Law CDS Centre for Defence Studies CDU Corporate Design Unit CEC College Education Committee CEL Centre for European Law CeRch Centre for e-Research CF Conditional Firm CGIRC Chinese Governance Innovation Research Centre CGMH Centre for Global Mental Health CGRG Cancer Genetics Research Centre CH&H Centre for the Humanities and Health CHAARM Combined Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Microbiocides CHAPS Centre of Human and Aerospace Physiological Sciences CHArt Computers and the History of Art CHE Centre for Higher Education Development in Germany CHRG Campaign History Research Group CIB Centre for Integrative Biomedicine CIC College Innovation Committee or College International Committee CIO Chief Information Officer CIOT Chartered Institution of Taxation 2

CIR Centre for International Relations CLA Copyright Licensing Agency CLF Central Laser Facility CLR Coroners’ Law Resource CMA Competition and Markets Authority CMCBI Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology of Inflammation CMCI Culture, Media and Creative Industries CMLE Centre of Medical Ethics and Law CMO Chief Medical Officer CMS Content Management System COC Change of Circumstances COE College Operations Executive COO Chief Operating Officer CORFU Core Facilities User Group COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health CPD Continuing Professional Development CRB Criminal Records Bureau CRC College Research Committee CREC College Research Ethics Committee CROS Careers in Research Online Survey CSCRM Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine CSDG Conflict Security and Development Group CSED Computational Science and Engineering Department CSSS Centre for Science and Security Studies CTEL Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning CTIMP Clinical Trial of an Investigational Medicinal Product

D DAS Disability Advisory Service DBS Disclosure and Barring Service DCC Drug Control Centre DEPS Department of Education and Professional Studies DES Disability Equality Scheme DFID Department for International Development DGSG Data Governance and Strategy Group DGM Diploma in Geriatric Medicine DH Denmark Hill DI Dental Institute D&I Diversity and Inclusion DLHE Destination of Leavers’ from Higher Education DMG Data Management Group DoA Director of Administration DP Data Protection DPA Data Protection Act DPSoL Dickson Poon School of Law DRH Digital Resources for the Humanities DSA Disabled Students Allowance DSD Defence Studies Department DSE Display Screen Equipment DTA Doctoral Training Accounts

E E&F Estates and Facilities EAP Employee Assistance Programme EBP Evidence Based Practice 3

ECMC Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre ECS School of Education, Communication and Society ECTS European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System ECU Equality Challenge Unit EDIC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee EEA European Economic Area EFPIA European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations EGU European Geosciences Union EIA Equalities Impact Assessment EIGER Educational Interest Group for e-Learning and Research EIR Environmental Information Regulations ELC English Language Centre EMC Examination Misconduct EMDP Extended Medical Degree Programme EMLoT Early Modern London Theatres EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councils ERA Educational Recording Agency ERC European Research Council ERD External Relations Directorate ERF Extension Request Form ERG Environmental Research Group ERMC Enterprise Risk Management Committee ESC Estates Strategy Committee ESDS Economic and Social Data Service ESRC Economic and Social Research Council EST Education Support Team

F F&SD Fundraising and Supporter Development FANS Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science Department FBA Freshwater Biological Association or Fellow of the British Academy FCI Francis Crick Institute FE Further Education FEC Full Economic Costing FHDC Fellowship and Honorary Degrees Committee FKC Fellowship of King’s College FNFNMPC Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care FoI Freedom of Information FoIA Freedom of Information Act FoLSM Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine FOTE Future of Teaching in Education FPS Federated Pension Scheme FSD Fundraising and Supporter Development FTE Full Time Equivalent FWB Franklin-Wilkins Building FWB WBW Franklin-Wilkins Building, Waterloo Bridge Wing

G GALS Governance and Legal Services GCAP Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice GCDHT Global Child Dental Health Taskforce GDPR General Data Protection Regulation GED Gender Equality Duty GES Gender Equality Scheme GMO Genetically Modified Organisms 4

GMRA Genetic Modification Risk Assessment GPEP Graduate and Professional Entry Programme GRS Guy’s Researchers’ Society GSF Graduate School Forum or Gold Standards Framework GSTC Guy’s and St Thomas’s Charity GSTT Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust GTAC Gene Therapy Advisory Committee GZ Governance Zone

H hapTEL Haptic Technology Enhanced Learning HE Higher Education HEA Higher Education Academy HEAR Higher Education Achievement Award HEERd Higher Education Empirical Research database HEIST Higher Education Information Services Trust HEIs Higher Education Institutions HER Higher Education Review HERN Higher Education Research Network HESA Higher Education Statistics Agency HESES Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey HESPAL Higher Education Scholarships for Palestine HFEC Health Faculties Executive Committee HFP Humanitarian Futures Programme HIEC Health Innovation Education Cluster HKU Hong Kong University HMIC Health Management Information Consortium HPA Health Protection Agency HR Human Resources HRC Humanities Research Centre HRMS Human Resource Management System HSCR Health and Social Care Research HSMG Health and Safety Management Group HSPR Health Services and Population Research Department HSS Health and Safety Services HT Act Human Tissue Act HTA Human Tissue Authority

I IAPT Improving Access to Psychological Therapies IASP International Association for the Study of Pain IC Institutional Consultancy ICA International Council on Archives ICBH Institute of Contemporary British History ICCR Indian Council for Cultural Relations ICFN Identity Card for Foreign Nationals ICO Information Commissioner’s Office ICPR Institute for Criminal Policy Research ICPS International Centre for Prison Studies ICSA International Centre for Security Analysis ICSR International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation ICT Information and Communication Technology ICUK Innovation China United Kingdom IDEN International Defence Ethics Network IDI International Development Institute 5

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IHR Institute of Historical Research IHRMA International Human Resource Management Academy IISS International Institute of Strategic Studies IMES Institute of Middle Eastern Studies IoG Institute of Gerontology IoPPN Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience IoPS Institute of Pharmaceutical Science IMI Innovative Medicines Initiative InDEC Dental Education Centre in India IPE International Political Economy IPR Intellectual Property Rights IR International Relations IRG Insurgency Research Group ISAD International Standards for Archival Description ISCD Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs ISCI International State Crime Initiative ISDDE International Society for Design and Development in Education ISDF International Students with Disabilities Fund ITS Information Technology Services IVIDENT International Virtual Dental School

J JACS Joint Academic Coding System JCMB James Clerk Maxwell Building JCR Journal Citation Reports JCTO Joint Clinical Trials Office JISC Joint Information Systems Committee JMCE Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence JNU Jawaharlal Nehru University JSCSC Joint Services Command and Staff College JYA Junior Year Abroad

K KAS King’s Alumni Scholarships KATS King’s Alumni Theatre Society KBL King’s Business Ltd KCeP King’s College Electronic Procurement KCeT King’s College eTendering KCH King’s College Hospital KCLA King’s College London Association KCLBC King’s College London Business Club or King’s College London Boat Club KCLES King’s College London Engineering Society KCLMS King’s College London Mathematics School KCLSO King’s College London Symphony Orchestra KCLSU King’s College London Student’s Union KCMHR King’s Centre for Military Health Research KDCS King’s Digital Consultancy Service KEATS King’s e-Learning and Teaching Service KECMC King’s Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre KFDB King’s Futures Delivery Board KFIN King’s Finance KHP King’s Health Partners KHSC King’s Health and Society Centre KILT King’s Institute of Learning and Teaching 6

KIP King’s Inclusion Plan KIPS King’s International Partner Scholarships KISPP King’s Institute for the Study of Public Policy KISS-DTC King’s Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Centre KLI King’s Learning Institute KPED King’s Professional and Executive Development KPI King’s Policy Institute KSC King’s Service Centre KSLP King’s Sierra Leone Partnership KTPs Knowledge Transfer Partnerships KVL King’s Visualisation Laboratory

L LABTEC London and Brighton Translational Ethics Centre LAN Local Area Network LAQN London Air Quality Network LCACE London Centre for Arts and Cultural Enterprise LCI Lau China Institute LEA Local Education Authority LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender LGPS Local Government Pension Scheme LHCMA Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives LLAS Local London Allocation Service LLB Bachelor of Law LLM Master of Law LMA London Metropolitan Archives LOCOG London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games LonDEC London Dental Education Centre LRI London Research Institute (Cancer Research UK) LSE London School of Economics and Political Science LSHTM London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

M MA Master of Arts MAP Masters in Academic Practice MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery MBTI Myers-Briggs Type Indicator MCF Mitigating Circumstances Form MDTs Multidisciplinary Teams MH&N CTU Mental Health and Neurosciences Clinical Trials Unit MLA Museums, Libraries and Archives MLC Modern Language Centre MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPhil Master of Philosophy MRC Medical Research Council MRes Master of Research MRFs Major Research Facilities MSc Master of Science

N NACUE National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs NERC Natural Environment Research Council NESTA National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts 7

NEWS Novel Early Flood Warning System NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NHH New Hunt’s House NHS National Health Service NICE National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence NIHR National Institute for Health Research NIHR BRC National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre NIHR King’s PSSQ NIHR King’s Patient Safety and Service Quality Research Centre NIMR National Institute for Medical Research NLA Newspaper Licensing Agency NMAS Nursing and Midwifery Admissions Service NMC Nursing and Midwifery Council NMS Faculty of Natural and Mathematics Sciences NNRU National Nursing Research Unit NSS National Student Survey NUS National Union of Students

O OCACS Office of the Chairman and College Secretary OD Organisational Development OfS Office for Students OH Occupational Health OIA Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education OJEU Official Journal of the European Union OPAMA Online Programme and Module Approval OS Ordnance Survey OU Open University OWA Outlook Web Access

P PAN Programme Administration Network PASE The Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England PAWG Programme Administration Working Group PAWS Public Access Workstations PBS Points Based System PCT Primary Care Trust PDAC Programme Development and Approval Committee PDR Performance Development Review PEP Personalised Examination Provisions PET Progress Educational Trust PGCAP Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice PGCert Postgraduate Certificate PGDip Postgraduate Diploma PGR Postgraduate Research PGT Postgraduate Taught PhD Doctor of Philosophy PhD DipHE Doctor of Philosophy Diploma of Higher Education PIAG Patient Information Advisory Group PIG Postdoc Initiative at Guy’s PMO Programme Management Office PO Principal’s Office PPARC Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council PPE Personal Protective Equipment PRES Postgraduate Research Experience Survey PRF Programme Review Recommendation Form 8

PRSF Performing Rights Society Foundation PS Professional Services PSE Professional Services Executive PSRB Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body PTES Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PURE Institutional Research Information System PUWER Provision and Use of Work Equipment

Q QAA Quality Assurance Agency QAS Quality and Academic Support

R R&D Research and Development RADA Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts RAF CAM Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine RAF CAPS Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies RAG Research Advisory Group or Raising and Giving RBT Research Based Thesis RCDS Royal College of Defence Studies RCUK Research Councils UK RDM Research Data Management RDP Researcher Development Programme RDS Research Design Service or Research Degree Submission RDU Research Development Unit RE Raiser’s Edge (Alumni Office database) REAG Research Equipment Affinity Group REC Research Ethics Committee REF Research Excellence Framework REM Real Estate Management REOB Real Estate Operations Board REP Research Ethics Panel RERC Revenue and Expenditure Review Committee RESC Research Ethics Sub Committee RGC Research Grants and Contracts RLF Royal Literary Fund RLL Research Learning and Liaison RLUK Research Libraries UK RMID Research Management and Innovation Directorate RMS Residential Management System RfPB Research for Patient Benefit ROP Realising Opportunities Programme RPS Radiation Protection Supervisor RSLP Research Support Libraries Programme RUSI Royal United Services Institute

S SAAS Student Awards Agency for Scotland SABs Subject Area Boards SAO Study Abroad Office SAR Subject Access Request SAS Student Advisory Service SAUL Superannuation Arrangements for the University of London 9

SCAO Student Conduct and Appeals Office SCF Student Complaint Form SCONUL Society of College, National and University Libraries SCREC Social Care Research Ethics Committee SCWRU Social Care Workforce Research Unit SDA Student Data Analysis SDF Senior Development Forum SEA Supervisory Excellence Awards SED Students and Education Directorate SEEC Southern England Consortium for Credit Accumulation and Transfer SELLLN South East London Lifelong Learning Network SFE Student Finance England SGA School of Global Affairs SGDP Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry SHL Senate House Library SIFE Students in Free Enterprise SIGs Special Interest Groups SITS Strategic Information Technology System SJT Shanghai Jaio Tong SLA Service Level Agreement SLaM South London and Maudsley SLC Student Loans Company SMT Senior Management Team SOP Standard Operating Procedure SPA Strategy, Planning and Analytics Directorate SPE School of Politics and Economics SPLAS Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies SRFs Small Research Facilities SRIF Science Research Investment Fund SSPP Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy STFC Science and Technology Facilities Council SURE Service User Research Enterprise SVP Senior Vice President

T TEDS Twins Early Development Study TEF Teaching Excellence Framework TELOS Centre for Technology, Law, Ethics and Society TER Total Examination Record TGAT Task Group on Assessment and Teaching TGC Thomas Guy Club THE Times Higher Education TISME Targeted Initiative on Science and Mathematics Education TLC Trust Law Committee ToR Terms of Reference TRAC Transparent Approach to Costing TRS Theology and Religious Studies

U UAT User Acceptance Testing UCAS Universities and Colleges Admissions Service UCEA Universities and Colleges Employers Association UCISA Universities and Colleges Information Services Association UCL University College London UCSF University of California, San Francisco 10

UCU University and College Union UDENTE Universal Dental E-Learning UF Unconditional Firm UG Undergraduate UGC Universities Grants Committee UHK University of Hong Kong UKCCCR United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research UKCISA United Kingdom Council for International Student Affairs UKCMRI United Kingdom Centre for Medical Research and Innovation UKCRC United Kingdom Clinical Research Collaboration UKCRN United Kingdom Clinical Research Network UKIERI UK-India Education and Research Initiative UKPHA United Kingdom Public Health Association UKRI United Kingdom Research and Innovation UKRR United Kingdom Research Reserve ULCC University of London Computer Centre ULHS University of London Housing Service ULRLS University of London Research Library Service ULU University of London Union UMDS United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals UNC University of North Carolina UoL University of London USS Universities Superannuation Scheme UUK Universities UK

V VLE Virtual Learning Environment VP Vice Principal or Vice President VRE Virtual Research Environment VWB Virginia Woolf Building

W WADA World Anti-Doping Association WAI Women’s Advancement Initiative WAN Wide Area Network WBW Waterloo Bridge Wing WCARD Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases WEC Weston Education Centre WSG War Studies Group

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