| ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
| ANZSRC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| APSC | Australian Public Service Commission |
| ARC | Australian Research Council |
| ARC Act | Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
| ARIC | Australian Research Integrity Committee |
| AUHE | Australian University Heads of English |
| AWA | Australian Workplace Agreement |
| BCP | Business Continuity Plan |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CGRGs | Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines |
| CoE | Centres of Excellence |
| CP | Corporate Plan |
| DAATSIA | Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award |
| DECRA | Discovery Early Career Researcher Award |
| DIAs | Discovery International Awards |
| DRP | Disaster Recovery Plan |
| EI | Engagement and Impact |
| EIS | Engineering and Information Sciences |
| EOI | Expressions of Interest |
| ERA | Excellence in Research for Australia |
| ESD | Ecologically Sustainable Development |
| FOI Act | Freedom of Information Act 1982 |
| FoR | Field of Research |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| HASS | Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
| HCA | Humanities and Creative Arts |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| IFA | Individual Flexibility Arrangements |
| IPS | Information Publication Scheme |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITRH | Industrial Transformation Research Hubs |
| ITRP | Industrial Transformation Research Program |
| ITTC | Industrial Transformation Training Centres |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| LASP | Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects |
| LIEF | Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
| MRAG | Medical Research Advisory Group |
| NABERS | National Australian Building Environment Rating System |
| NAIDOC | National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee |
| NCGP | National Competitive Grants Program |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| PBS | Portfolio Budget Statements |
| PFAS | Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances |
| PGPA Act | Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 |
| PGPA Rule | Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 |
| PS Act | Public Service Act 1999 |
| PSEMIS | Physical Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics and Information Sciences |
| REC | Research Evaluation Committee |
| RMS | Research Management System |
| ROPE | Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence |
| SAC | Selection Advisory Committee |
| SBE | Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences |
| SEER | System to Evaluate Excellence in Research |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprises |
| SMG | Senior Management Group |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| SRI | Special Research Initiatives |
| UA | Universities Australia |
| UoA | Unit of Assessment |
| UoE | Unit of Evaluation |
| WHS | Work Health and Safety |
| WHS Act | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 |