Higher Education and UCU activity is riddled with jargon and terminology that might be obscure to the uninitiated. UCU HQ has produced a handy jargon buster, which is available to download as a PDF below:
Local Jargon
- AR - Academic Related
- FAE - Framework of Academic Expectations
- HERA - Higher Education Role Analysis
- JCCRA - Joint Consultative Committee on Redundancy Avoidance
- JNCC - Joint Negotiating & Consultative Committee
- (New) JNCHES - Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff
- PGR - Postgraduate Researcher
- PGT - Postgraduate Taught student
- PNCC - Partnership and Negotiation Consultative Committee
- RPG - Research Postgraduate
- UCTL - University Committee on Teaching & Learning
- UMG - University Management Group
- USS - Universities Superannuation Scheme
