ACES | Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability |
AHWS | Animal Health and Welfare Strategy |
BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
BioSS | Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland |
CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
CCT | Cross-Cutting Theme |
CPAS | Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland |
Defra | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs |
FEC | Full Economic Cost |
FSE | Farm Scale Evaluation |
GAEC | Good Agricultural and Environment Condition |
GHG | Greenhouse Gases |
GM | Genetic Modification |
GRFA | Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
HRI | Hannah Research Institute |
IP | Intellectual Property |
IPR | Intellectual Property Rights |
MLURI | Macaulay Land Use Research Institute |
MRI | Moredun Research Institute |
MRP | Main Research Provider |
NERC | Natural Environment Research Council |
PCN | Potato Cyst Nematode |
PEPFAA | Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity |
PO | Programme Objective |
RBGE | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
RELU | Rural Economy and Land Use |
RNPR | Research Needs and Priorities Review |
ROAE | Research Organisation Assessment Exercise |
RRI | Rowett Research Institute |
SAC | Scottish Agricultural College |
SBRN | Scottish Bioinformatics Research Network |
SCRI | Scottish Crop Research Institute |
SE | Scottish Executive |
SEERAD | Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department |
SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
SHEFC | Scottish Higher Education Funding Council |
SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
SNIFFER | Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research |
SSAC | Scottish Science Advisory Committee |
VFM | Value for money |
WAG | Welsh Assembly Government |