| Acronym |
Sense |
Language |
Topics |
| AAA |
Age Anaesthesia Association (https://www.ageanaesthesia.com/) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Anesthesiology
→ Gerontology |
| AAGBI |
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (http://https://anaesthetists.org/) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 61789 |
| AAIB |
Air Accidents Investigation Branch |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Transport by air |
| ABA |
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (www.aba.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Trade
→ Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| ABHI |
Association of British Healthcare Industries (https://www.abhi.org.uk)
= ABHI | Association of British HealthTech Industries | In English
|
In English |
→ Associations
→ Medicine |
| ABHI |
Association of British HealthTech Industries (https://www.abhi.org.uk)
= (look above)
|
In English |
→ Associations
→ Medicine |
| ABPI |
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (https://www.abpi.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Pharmacology, toxicology |
| ABWAK |
Association of British Wild Animal Keepers (http://https://abwak.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Agricultural sciences |
| ACF |
Association of Charitable Foundations (www.acf.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Foundations |
| AF |
Anarchist Federation (www.afed.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Anarchist organizations |
| AGR |
Association of Graduate Recruiters (www.agr.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Personnel management |
| AHDA |
Animal Health Distributors Association (www.ahda.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| AIA |
Association for Industrial Archaeology (www.industrial-archaeology.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Industry, industrial policy
→ Archeology |
| APBC |
Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (www.apbc.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations |
| APD |
Automotive Parts Distribution (www.apd.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Trade
→ Automobile manufacturing |
| ASFP |
Association for Specialist Fire Protection (www.asfp.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations |
| AWF |
Animal Welfare Foundation (www.bva-awf.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Foundations
→ Construction |
| BAASS |
British-American Arno Schmidt Society |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Literature |
| BAE |
British Aerospace |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| BAFTA |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (www.bafta.org) |
In English |
→ Academies
→ Cinema, movies
→ Telecommunications
→ Software |
| BAR-IS |
British Archaeological Reports |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Archeology |
| BARA |
British Automation and Robotics Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Electronics |
| BARLA |
British Amateur Rugby League Association (https://www.barla.org.uk/) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Football and rugby |
| BAS |
British Antartic Survey |
In English |
→ Threats to the environment
→ Earth sciences |
| BAT |
British American Tobacco (https://www.bat.com) |
In English |
→ 6639 |
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation (https://www.bbc.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Telecommunications |
| BBMC |
Britain's Biggest Mountain Challenge |
In English |
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| BCC |
British Chambers of Commerce (https://www.britishchambers.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Trade |
| BCU |
British Canoe Union (https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| BCVA |
British Cattle Veterinary Association (https://www.bcva.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine
→ Agricultural sciences |
| BEA |
Brita Esperanto-Asocio (http://https://esperanto.org.uk/) |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations
→ Artificial languages (linguistics) |
| BEAB |
British Electrotechnical Approvals Board |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Standardization
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Electrical engineering |
| BEC |
British Electrotechnical Committee |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Standardization
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Electrical engineering |
| BECTA |
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Education
→ Central administration
→ Computer science
→ Telecommunications |
| BHHRG |
British Helsinki Human Rights Group |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Human rights
→ Fundamental rights |
| BIALL |
British & Irish Association of Law Librarians (www.biall.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Libraries
→ Law, jurisprudence |
| BJAP |
British Journal of Applied Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Physics |
| BJC |
British Journal of Cancer |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Oncology |
| BJD |
British Journal of Dermatology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Dermatology |
| BJECS |
British Journal of Eighteenth-Century Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ History |
| BJET |
British Journal of Educational Technology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Engineering, technology
→ Education |
| BJHS |
British Journal for the History of Science |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ History
→ Logic, epistemology |
| BJMSP |
British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Psychology
→ Mathematics |
| BJP |
British Journal of Psychology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Psychology |
| BJPS |
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Logic, epistemology |
| BJU |
British Journal of Urology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Urology |
| BLAVA |
British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| BLLA |
British Luggage and Leathergoods Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Leather industry |
| BMG |
British Micropalaeontological Group |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Palaeontology |
| BMT |
British Maritime Technology (https://www.bmt.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Marine research, oceanography
→ 627
→ 6295 |
| BMVA |
British Machine Vision Association (http://https://britishmachinevisionassociation.github.io/) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Artificial intelligence
→ Graphical processing
→ Image processing |
| BNG |
British Nuclear Group |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Energy economics
→ Nuclear technology |
| BNSC |
British National Space Center |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| BOCC |
Big Oxford Computer Company (www.bocc.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Software
→ Networks, communication |
| BP |
Bletchley Park (http://https://bletchleypark.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Museums
→ Computer science |
| BP |
British Petroleum (https://www.bp.com/
) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Mining
→ 6656
→ Transport and postal services |
| BRC |
British Retail Consortium (http://https://brc.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Trade |
| BRCPS |
Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Biological sciences |
| BS |
British Standards (https://www.bsigroup.com) |
In English |
→ Standardization |
| BSA |
British Sociological Association (https://www.britsoc.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sociology |
| BSAVA |
British Small Animal Veterinary Association (https://www.bsava.com) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| BSC |
British Society of Cinematographers (http://https://bscine.com) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Cinema, movies |
| BSI |
British Standards Institution (https://www.bsigroup.com) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Standardization |
| BSRA |
British Ship Research Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 6295 |
| BSSM |
British Society for Sexual Medicine (www.bssm.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Sexual problems
→ Urology
→ Gynaecology, obstetrics |
| BT |
British Telecommunications (https://www.bt.com) |
In English |
→ Telecommunications |
| BTE |
British Telecommunications Engineering |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Telecommunications |
| BTU |
British Thermal Unit |
In English |
|
| BuLMS |
Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| CAH |
Cambridge Ancient History |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ History |
| CAL |
Cocoa Association of London |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Food technology |
| CamRe |
Cambridge Observatories Reprints |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Observatories
→ Astronomy |
| CAS |
Cambridge Astrophysics Series |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| CBI |
Confederation of British Industry (https://www.cbi.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Industry, industrial policy |
| CBRL |
Council for British Research in the Levant (www.cbrl.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Area studies |
| CCA |
Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| CCGC |
Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru
= CCW | Countryside Council for Wales | In English
|
In Welsh |
→ Regional administration
→ Environmental protection |
| CCW |
Countryside Council for Wales
= CCGC (look above)
|
In English |
→ Regional administration
→ Environmental protection |
| CGAM |
Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling (www.cgam.nerc.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| CiBAA |
Circular of the British Astronomical Association |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| CILT |
Center for Information on Language Teaching and Research (www.cilt.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Education
→ Language, linguistics, literature |
| CIMR |
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (https://www.cimr.cam.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Medicine |
| CIRIA |
Construction Industry Research and Information Association (www.bsria.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Construction |
| CoCam |
Contributions from the Cambridge Observatory England |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Observatories
→ Astronomy |
| CoLon |
Communications of the University of London Observatory |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Observatories
→ Astronomy |
| CPS |
Cambridge Positioning System |
In English |
→ Telecommunications |
| CRNS |
Community Recycling Network for Scotland (www.crns.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| CSLPT |
Cambridge Studies in Low Temperature Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Physics |
| CTMPC |
Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics and Chemistry |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mineralogy |
| CTSB |
Cycle Training Standards Board (www.ctsb.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| CUED |
Cambridge University Engineering Department (www.eng.cam.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities
→ Engineering, technology |
| CUP |
Cambridge University Press (https://www.cambridge.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Graphic industries, printing, publishing
→ Higher education, universities |
| CVDC |
Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium (https://www-cvdc.eng.cam.ac.uk/) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Automobile manufacturing |
| CWL |
Cardiff International Airport (https://www.cardiff-airport.com/) |
In English |
→ Transport by air
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| EAB |
Esperanto Association of Britain (http://https://esperanto.org.uk)
= EAB | Esperanto-Asocio de Britio | In Esperanto
|
In English |
→ Associations
→ Artificial languages (linguistics) |
| EAB |
Esperanto-Asocio de Britio (http://https://esperanto.org.uk)
= (look above)
|
In Esperanto |
→ Associations
→ Artificial languages (linguistics) |
| EAS |
Energy Action Scotland (www.eas.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Energy economics |
| ECACC |
European Collection of Cell Cultures (http://ecacc.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Cytology
→ Biotechnology |
| ECDC |
East Cambridgeshire District Council (https://www.eastcambs.gov.uk) |
In English |
→ Municipal administration |
| ECIA |
Engineering Construction Industry Association (www.ecia.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Civil engineering
→ Construction |
| GB |
Groot-Brittannië |
In Dutch |
→ Geography |
| GBP |
Great-Britain Pound |
In English |
→ Economics |
| GLA |
Greater London Authority (https://www.london.gov.uk) |
In English |
→ Municipal administration |
| GlMaJ |
Glasgow Mathematical Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| GRMH |
Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital |
In English |
→ Obstetrics |
| GtR |
Gateway to Research (http://https://gtr.ukri.org/) |
In English |
→ Databases
→ Research policy |
| GUVZS |
Glasgow University of Veterinary Zoological Society |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Zoology
→ Veterinary medicine |
| HEFCE |
Higher Education Funding Council for England (www.hefce.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Education |
| IAT |
Institute of Animal Technology (www.iat.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Pharmacology, toxicology
→ Veterinary medicine |
| ICL |
Imperial College London (https://www.imperial.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| IMS |
National Museums of Scotland (www.nms.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Museums |
| ISC |
International Seismological Centre (www.isc.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Seismology, earthquakes |
| JBAA |
Journal of the British Astronomical Association |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| JBAS |
Journal of the British Astronomical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| JBIS |
Journal of the British Interplanetary Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| JBS |
Journal of British Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Language, linguistics, literature
→ Geography, biography, history |
| JEB |
Junaj Esperantistoj en Britio |
In Esperanto |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Artificial languages (linguistics) |
| JEB |
Junularo Esperantista Brita |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations
→ Artificial languages (linguistics) |
| JLMS |
Journal of the London Mathematical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| JMEC |
John Moore Electronics Consultancy (www.jmec.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Consulting
→ Electronics |
| JRAI |
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Anthropology |
| JRAS |
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Language, linguistics, literature
→ Geography, biography, history |
| JRASA |
Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society of London |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| KCL |
King's College London (https://www.kcl.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| LAP |
London Action Plan |
In English |
→ Telecommunications |
| LASA |
Laboratory Animal Science Association (www.lasa.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Zoology
→ Veterinary medicine |
| LB |
Londona Biblio |
In Esperanto |
→ Christianity |
| LBMA |
London Bullion Market Association (www.lbma.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Financial markets
→ Metallurgy |
| LCGB |
Lambretta Club of Great Britain (www.ilambretta.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Automobile manufacturing |
| LCIA |
London Court of International Arbitration (https://www.lcia.org) |
In English |
→ Law, jurisprudence |
| LE |
London Electricity |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Electrical engineering |
| LEG |
London Electricity Group |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Electrical engineering |
| LME |
London Metal Exchange (https://www.lme.com) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Economics
→ Metallurgy |
| LMEI |
London Middle East Institute (https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Area studies |
| LMSS |
Liverpool Medical Students Society |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Higher education, universities
→ Medicine |
| LNI |
Loch Ness Investigation |
In English |
|
| LTN |
London Technology Network |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Engineering, technology |
| MmBAA |
Memoirs of the British Astronomical Association |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| MPCPS |
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| MPH |
Methodist Publishing House (www.mph.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Graphic industries, printing, publishing
→ Protestant churches |
| NERC |
Natural Environment Research Council (www.nerc.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Threats to the environment |
| NOGC |
North Oxford Golf Club (www.nogc.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| NRI |
Needham Research Institute (www.nri.cam.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ History
→ Engineering, technology
→ Medicine |
| PPSL |
Proceedings of the Physical Society of London |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Physics |
| PSA |
Pàrtaidh Shòisealach na h-Alba (www.scottishsocialistparty.org)
= SSP | Scottish Socialist Party | In English
|
In Scottish Gaelic |
→ Socialist parties |
| PSGB |
Primate Society of Great Britain (www.psgb.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Primates |
| QMUL |
Queen Mary University of London (https://www.qmul.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| QUB |
Queens University Belfast (www.qub.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| RACC |
Richmond Adult Community College (www.racc.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Education |
| RCVS |
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (www.rcvs.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| RIAS |
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (www.rias.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Architecture |
| RRA |
Road Records Association (www.rra.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Sport, physical exercises |
| RSN&R |
Royal Society of London Notes & Records |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| RSPCA |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (www.rspca.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ 5023 |
| SASA |
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency (www.sasa.gov.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Regional administration
→ Agricultural sciences |
| SATEB |
Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda en Britio |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations |
| SCARF |
Scottish Community Action Research Fund |
In English |
|
| SCHR |
Scottish Centre for Himalayan Research |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| SEEC |
Scottish Energy and Environment Conference |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Environmental protection
→ Energy economics |
| SIFC |
Scottish Inter Faith Council (www.scottishinterfaithcouncil.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Religion, theology |
| SJT |
Scottish Journal of Theology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Religion, theology |
| SNP |
Scottish National Party (www.snp.org) |
In English |
→ Political parties and movements |
| SPICe |
Scottish Parliament Information Centre |
In English |
→ Parliaments, representation |
| SPT |
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (www.spt.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Transport and postal services |
| SPVS |
Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (www.spvs.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Veterinary medicine |
| SQMS |
Scottish Quality Management System |
In English |
→ Management |
| SSBA |
Shropshire Sheep Breeders' Association (www.shropshire-sheep.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Agricultural sciences |
| SSP |
Scottish Socialist Party (www.scottishsocialistparty.org)
= PSA (look above)
|
In English |
→ Socialist parties |
| STN |
London Stansted Airport (https://www.stanstedairport.com/) |
In English |
→ Transport by air |
| STTA |
Scottish Timber Trade Association (www.stta.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Timber and woodworking industry |
| TLFF |
Times London Film Festival |
In English |
→ Cinema, movies |
| TNS |
Total Network Solutions (www.tns.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Computer hardware
→ 6218
→ Telecommunications |
| TTBS |
Timber Trades' Benevolent Society (www.ttbs.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Timber and woodworking industry |
| UCL |
University College London (https://www.ucl.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| UEA |
University of East Anglia (www.uea.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| UFAW |
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (www.ufaw.org.uk) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Higher education, universities
→ Veterinary medicine |
| UKRI |
United Kingdom Research and Innovation (https://www.ukri.org/) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Research policy |
| UOL |
University of London (http://https://london.ac.uk) |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities |
| VMD |
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (www.vmd.gov.uk) |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Veterinary medicine |
