4 Acronyms used in this Report
CSA — Chief Scientific Adviser
DfES — Department for Education
and Skills
DFID — Department for International
Development
DGRC — Director General of the
Research Councils
DTI — Department of Trade and
Industry
ESA — European Space Agency
HFEA — Human Fertilisation and
Embryology Authority
ITER — International Tokamak
Experimental Reactor
MRC — Medical Research Council
NIMR — National Institute of
Medical Research
OST — Office of Science and Technology
RAE — Research Assessment Exercise
RCUK — Research Councils UK
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