GEMOC ARC National Key CentreGLOSSARY
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACILP Australia China Institutional Links Program
AGSO Australian Geological Survey Organisation
AMIRA Australian Mineral Industry Research Association
ANU Australian National University
APA (I) Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry)
ARC (LGS) Australian Research Council (Large Grant Scheme)
ASAC Antarctic Science Advisory Committee
AusAID Australian Agency for International Development
CODES Centre for Ore Deposit Studies
CRC Cooperative Research Centre
CSIRO (EM) Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (Exploration and Mining)
DEETYA Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
DEST Department of Education, Science and Training (from 2002)
DETYA Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (from 1998)
DIATREEM Consulting company within MRL
DIST Department of Industry, Science and Technology
GA Geoscience Australia
GAU Geochemical Analysis Unit (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University)
GIS Geographic Information System
GLITTER GEMOC Laser ICPMS Total Trace Element Reduction
GPS Global Positioning System
HIAF Heavy Ion Analytical Facility
ICPMS Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
IMURS International Macquarie University Research Scheme
IPRS International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
IREX International Research Exchange Program of ARC
JCU James Cook University
LAM-ICPMS Laser Ablation Microprobe Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
MC-ICPMS Multi-Collector ICPMS
MRL Macquarie Research Limited
MUECRG Macquarie University External Collaborative Research Grants
MUIPRA Macquarie University International Postgraduate Research Award
MUNS Macquarie University New Staff Scheme
MURAACE Macquarie University Research Award for Areas and Centres of Excellence
MURDS Macquarie University Research Development Scheme
MURG Macquarie University Research Grants
MURF Macquarie University Research Fellowship
NSF National Science Foundation
NSWGS New South Wales Geological Survey
ODP Ocean Drilling Program (International Consortium)
QDME Queensland Department of Minerals and Energy
RAACE Research Areas and Centres of Excellence Postgraduate Scholarships
RIBG Research Infrastructure Block Grant
RIEFP Research Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Program
RSES Research School of Earth Sciences at ANU
SPIRT Strategic Partnership with Industry - Research and Training
TPBL Tailored Problem Based Learning
UN University of Newcastle
UNE University of New England
UNSW University of New South Wales
USYD University of Sydney
UW University of Wollongong
UWS University of Western Sydney
