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Chemicals northwest - Chemical terms Category: Sciences Date & country: 05/12/2007, UK Words: 165

n-e-life.com
The North East Regional Portal - E-gateway to the NE Region

Yorkshire Forward
Yorkshire Regional Development Agency - The RDA for Yorkshire

YPN
Young Persons Network - Network for young people working in the industry (aged 16-35 yrs).

YinI
Year in Industry - Provides 1 year industrial placements for undergraduates

White Rose
PIRA and three Yorkshire Universities - Innovation and Packaging

YCF
Yorkshire Chemical Focus - Cluster development

UNE
Universities for the Northeast - Organisation to represent the five NE regional universities

UKCPI
UK Cleaning Products Association - UK Trade Association

UKTI
UK Trade & Investment - Government Body Supporting International Business

UFI
University For Industry - see LearnDirect

TVEP
Tees Valley Engineering Partnership - Engineering excellence

TPUK
Trade Partners UK - Exporting assistance for companies

TTE
Management and Technical Training - Chemical Industry training

TUC
Trade Union Congress - Employees' association

TVDC
Tees Valley Development Company - 5 Unitary Authorities together

Technitex
Faraday - Technical textiles - Technical textiles development

STEP
Shell Technology Enterprise Programme - Undergraduate placement

TCS
Teaching Company Scheme. Now closed, See KTP - Business/Graduate brokerage

SSC
Sector Skills Council - See also cognet

SSDA
Sector Skills Development Agency - See also cogent

STARPLAST
JV between BBSRC and EPSRC - Industrial films/plastics made from plant sources

SRB
Single Regeneration Budget - Funding from RDAs

SRIF
Science Research Investment Fund - Funding from DfES and DTI to HEIs

SOCSA
Specialised Organic Chemicals Sector Association - National trade association

SORIS
Specialised Organics Information Service - Service from the CIA

SDC
The Society of Dyers & Colourists - National trade association

SIA
Solvents Industry Association

SBS
Small Business Service - UK Government Agency

SCI
The Society of Chemical Industry - Where science meets business

RSC
Regional Service for Clustering - UK clusters network development

RTC North
Regional Technology Centre (North) - Technology transfer

SAGO
North West Students and Graduates Online - NW Universities Careers service, recruitment

RSC
Royal Society of Chemistry - Learned body

RES
Regional Economic Strategy - RDA acronym - for regional development

RIU
Regional Intelligence Unit - NWDA-sponsored service

RRS
Rapid Response Service - Jobcentre Plus unit to respond to redundancies

RDA
Regional Development Agency - Oversees English regions

Pro-Bio
Advanced Biotechnology for chemicals - Development of bio-science

RCME
Regional Centre of Manufacturing Excellence - Delivered by RTC North in NE region

Plastics
Industry/academic partnership - Plastics technology/R&D

PIRA
Paper Industry Research Association. - Faraday White Rose sponsor. Packaging Consultancy (Surrey-based)

PIFA
Packaging & Industrial Films Association - National trade association

PIC
Photo Imaging Council, formerly British Photographic & Imaging Association (BPIA)

PICME
Process Industries Centre for Manufacturing Excellence - Wilton-based unit funded by DTI with CIA sponsorship

OMIC
Organic Materials Innovation Centre - NW-Based Innovation Centre

ONE NE
One Northeast - The RDA for the Northeast

PERA
International Innovation (plc) company - Innovation on global basis

NWDA
North West Development Agency - The RDA for the Northwest

NWUA
Northwest Universities Association - Association of 15 HEIs in NW England

NPTA
National Pest Technicians Association - National trade association

NTO
National Training Organisation - Oversees Regional CITOS

NVQ
National Vocational Qualification - Occupational qualification

NICHE
National Innovation Centre for High Added-Value Chemicals - NWCI initiative re Innovation

Northwest Business Access
Free access to university expertise fro SME's

NEPIC
North East Process Industry Cluster - North East Process Industry Cluster

MMU
Manchester Materials Unit - Materials Centre of Excellence

NaREC
New and Renewable Energy Centre (Blyth) - ONE NE Centre of Excellence

NECC
NE Chamber of Commerce - Regional business support

NECSE
NE Centre for Scientific Enterprise - Cambridge/MIT Institute

MMI
Manufacturing Molecules Initiative - DTI initiative - oversees BRITEST etc.

MMC
Manchester Materials Centre - also known as Manchester Materials Science Centre

MMC
Molecular Materials Centre - JV of three NW Universities

MAS
Manufacturing Advisory Service - DTI Advice service

Mini-waste
Faraday - Novel Technologies and processes for the minimisation of industrial waste - Reducing waste from industrial sites

LSC
Learning and Skills Council - National and Sub-regional roles

Manufacturing Institute
NW regional Centre for Manufacturing Excellence delivering the DTI Manufacturing Advisory Service

LEA
Local Education Authority - Sub-regional role

Learn Direct
National on-line course provider - e-Learning

KTP
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - Helps businesses to develop by accessing university expertise. Succeeds Teaching Company Scheme

Knowledge Northwest
Information access portal for NW Universities - NWDA-supported web portal

Knowledge House
Commercial unit within UNE - Universities for the Northeast - Technology transfer to or from the NE regional universities

IPPC
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control - IPPC Directive 96/61/EC

IRC
Innovation Relay Centre North - Gateway to European business

IRC North
Innovation Relay Centre North - Gateway to European Business

Insight
Faraday - High throughput technologies for new product and process development - Rapid product/process development

Invest UK
Investment agency for the UK - Special help to US companies

IPC
Integrated Pollution Control - UK (DEFRA) Directive

IiP
Investors in People - Quality Standard

IMPACT
Faraday - Innovative Materials Development and Product Formulation by the application of Colloid Technology - Colloid technolog R&D

IChemE
Institution of Chemical Engineers - Learned body

HSE
Health and Safety Executive - National Safety agency

iAc
Institute of Applied Catalysis

ICCA
International Council of Chemical Associations - Worldwide Industry Forum

HEFCE
Higher Education Funding Council for England - Major funder of R&D in English Universities

HERO
Higher Education & Research Opportunities - Gateway to HEIs and FEs

GONW
Government Office for the North West - Representing Central Government in the region

HCF
Humber Chemical Focus - Cluster development

HE
Higher Education - Key role of Universities

Food
Food Processing - DTI/DEFRA - Food industry support partnership

Foresight
DTI-sponsored Initiative launched 1993 - Making the future work for you

GCN
Green Chemistry Network - RSC initiative at York University

EUREKA
European R&D Network - Market-oriented R&D

Faraday
DTI Innovation Partnerships - Promoting innovation between science and industry

First
Consortium of UK Universities - Innovative remediation

ERDF
European Regional Development Fund - Funding to organisations

ESF
European Social Fund - Funding to people

EPICC
European Process Industries Competitiveness Centre - ONE Centre of Excellence, part of Teesside University

EPSRC
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council - Major Government funding agency

EPA
US Environmental Protection Agency - US Government Agency

EPCA
European Petrochemical Association - European Trade Association