E |
Explanation |
Location/Reference/Context as appropriate |
E1 | Condition E1: Public interest governance | UK Office for Students (OfS) |
E2 | Condition E2: Management and Governance | UK Office for Students (OfS) |
E3 |
Electromagnetic Environmental Effects |
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E3 | Condition E3: Accountability | UK Office for Students (OfS) |
E4 | Condition E4: Notification of changes to the Register | UK Office for Students (OfS) |
E5 | Condition E5: Facilitation of electoral registration | UK Office for Students (OfS) |
E6 | Condition E6: Harassment and Sexual Misconduct | UK Office for Students (OfS) |
E7 | Proposed initial condition E7 for effective governance | Office for Students (OfS) |
E-CO |
Ethylene Carbon monOxide
copolymers |
|
E-LaSS |
European network for Lightweight Ship Structures |
|
E&T |
Engineering & Technology |
|
Ea | Activation energy | |
EA | Enabling Arrangement | |
EA |
Environment Agency | |
EA |
European Accreditation | |
EA | ethyl acrylate | |
EAA | Ethylene Acrylic Acid | |
EAB | Effective Absorption Band | |
EAC | European Accreditation of Certification | |
EACEA | Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency |
|
EADS | European
Aeronautic Defence and Space Company |
Schipol
- Munich - Paris - Madrid |
EAF |
Electric Arc Furnace |
|
EAFIP |
European Assistance For Innovation Procurement |
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EAFESA |
Environmental Assessment Framework for Energy System Analysis |
|
EAFO |
European Alternative Fuels Observatory |
|
EAM |
Element Array Model |
|
EAM |
Energy Absorbing Material |
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EAN |
Engineering Academics Network | |
EAP |
Electro-Active Polymers |
|
EARMA |
European Association of Research Managers and Administrators |
|
EARTO |
European Association of Research and Technology Organisations |
|
EAS |
Epoxidised Allyl ester of Soybean Oil |
|
EASME |
Executive Agency for SMEs |
|
EASSH |
European Association of Social Sciences and Humanities | |
EATF |
Externally Applied Thermal
Field (thermographic NDT) |
|
EB |
Elongation at Break |
|
EB |
Electron Beam (curing/evaporation) |
|
EBA |
Poly (Ethylene-co-Butyl Acrylate) copolymer |
|
EBFC |
Enzymatic BioFuel Cells | |
EBGMA | Ethylene/n-Butyl acrylate/Glycidyl MethAcrylate copolymers |
|
EBI | European Benchmark Indicators | |
EBI | European Bioinformatics Institute | |
EBI | European Boating Industry | |
EBIC | Electron Bean Induced Current | |
EBITDA |
Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation | |
EBM | Electron Beam Melting | |
EBM | Environmentally Benign Manufacturing | |
EBM | Extrusion Blow Moulding | |
EBPVD | Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition | |
EBR | Externally Bonded Reinforcement | |
EBROG | Externally Bonded Reinforcement On Grooves | |
EBSD |
Electron BackScattering Diffraction |
|
EBSF |
Entropy-Based Simulation of Fatigue |
|
EBU |
Engine Build Units |
|
EC |
Electrolyte Concentration | |
EC |
European Commission | |
ECA |
Electrically Conductive Adhesives |
|
ECA |
Engineering Critical Assessment |
|
ECA |
European Court of Auditors |
|
ECC |
Engineered Cementitious Composite |
|
ECCA | European Circular Composites Alliance | |
ECCF | European Council for the Conservation of Fungi |
|
ECCOMAS |
European Community on COmputational Methods in Applied Sciences |
|
ECD |
Equally Critical Damage |
|
ECDM |
Electro Chemical Discharge Machining | |
ECE | UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event | |
ECH | epichlorohydrin | |
ECHA |
European CHemicals Agency |
|
ECI |
Environmental Change Institute |
|
ECI |
Environmental Condition Indicator |
|
ECITB |
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board |
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ECLAIR |
European Collaborative Linkage of Agriculture and Industry through Research |
EU Programme on agro-industrial activities (1988-1993) |
ECM |
Electro Chemical Machining | |
ECM |
Electronic Counter Measures |
|
ECM |
ExtraCellular Matrix |
Tissue engineering |
ECM |
Extrusion Compression Moulding |
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EDM |
Electrical Discharge Machining | |
ECNDT |
European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing |
|
ECNI |
European Confederation of Nautical Industries |
now European Boating Industry |
ECO |
Epoxidised Castor Oil |
|
ECO |
Poly(epichlorohydrin-ethyleneoxide)
O-group rubber |
|
EcoFMEA |
Eco-design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
|
ECOLITE |
Efficient
COmposites - LIghtweight and ThErmoformed |
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ECOMISE |
Enabling next generation COMposite by In-situ Structural Evaluation and process adjustment |
|
ECPT-IHL |
Eddy Current Pulsed Thermography with an Inductive Heating Layer | |
E-CR | E-glass Corrosion Resistant (boron-free) grade |
|
ECR |
Early Career Researcher |
|
ECRC |
Engineering Composites Research Centre |
University of Ulster at Jordanstown |
ECS |
Efficient Closed-form Solution |
|
ECS |
Electronic Components and Systems |
|
ECS |
Equivalent Co-ordinate System |
|
ECSC |
Enhanced Composites and Structures Centre |
Cranfield University |
ECSEL |
Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership |
|
ECSS |
European Cooperation for Space Standardization |
|
ECT |
Eddy Current Testing | |
ECT |
Electrical Capacitance Tomography |
|
ECT |
Energy Charter Treaty |
... enabling Corporate Courts! |
ECU |
Equality Challenge Unit |
|
ED |
(damage to) Ecosystem Diversity |
|
EDA | Eco-Design for Airframe | |
EDA | EthyleneDiAmine | |
EDA | European Defence Agency | |
EDAM | [Composite] Extrusion Deposition Additive Manufacture |
|
EDAS | Evaluation based on the Distance from Average Solution |
|
EDC | Energy Data Centre | UKERC |
EDCC | Ecofriendly Ductile Cementitious Composite | |
EDCTP | European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership |
|
EDD |
Easily Detectable Damage |
|
EDD |
European Development Days |
|
EDF |
Electro Dynamic Fragmentation |
|
EDI |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion |
|
EDICT |
Explain, Demonstrate, Imitate, Correct, Teaching-points |
|
EDIP |
Environmental Design of Industrial Products |
|
EDL |
Electrochemical Double Layer |
|
EDLC |
Electrical Double Layer Capacitor |
|
EDMD |
Electro-Discharge
Mechanical Dressing |
|
EDP | Emotionally Disturbed Person | |
EDP | Engineering Delivery Partner | |
EDPB |
European Data Protection Board | |
EDS |
Energy Dispersive x-ray Spectroscopy |
|
EDTA |
EthyleneAiamineTetraacetic Acid |
|
EDTMPA |
Ethylene Diamine Tetra (Methylene Phosphonic Acid) |
|
EDXS |
Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy |
|
(EE) |
Embedded Energy |
the energy that can be directly measured, for example by incineration, and not the energy associated with the component full life cycle. |
EE |
Embodied Energy |
the primary energy associated with extracting raw materials, manufacture, transport, distribution, assembly, use and end-of-life processes according to a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) system boundary |
EEA |
Environmental Effects Analysis |
|
EEA |
European Environment Agency |
|
EEDI |
Energy Efficiency Design Index for Ships |
EEDI = CO2 (g) / transport work (tonne . nm) |
EEE |
Expanding Excellence in England |
|
EEFAE |
Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Aero Engine |
|
EEIO |
Environmentally Extended Input-Output matrix |
|
EEIOA |
Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis |
|
EELS | Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy | |
EEMUA | Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association |
|
EEN | European Enterprise Network | |
EERE | (Office of) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (US DoE) |
|
EES | Emergency Evacuation Stations | |
EESC | European Economic and Social Committee | |
EEUMA | Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association |
|
EEW | Epoxy Equivalent Weight | |
EEXI | Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index | |
EF | Ecological Footprint | |
EFB | Empty Fruit Bunch | |
EFE | Explicit Finite Element | |
EFESPD | Enhanced Flow Electro Static Powder Deposition |
PC Composites Limited Powder Pregging process |
EffiComp | Large Scale Efficient Composite Primary Structures |
|
EFG | Edge-defined Film Growth | |
EFMEA | Environmental Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
|
EFML | Elastomer layered Fiber Metal Laminates | |
EFR | Effective Fibre (length) Range | |
EFRAG | European Financial Reporting Advisory Group |
|
EFSA | Education and Skills Funding Agency | |
EFSA | European Food Safety Agency | |
EFSI | European Fund for Strategic Investments | |
EFIT | Elastodynamic Finite Integration Technique | |
EFRAG | European Financial Reporting Advisory Group |
|
EFTEM | Energy Filtered Transmission Electron Microscopy |
|
EfW | Energy from Waste | |
EG | ethylene glycol | |
EG | Eugenol | |
EG | Expanded Graphite | |
EGA | Evolved Gas Analysis | |
EGB | End-Grain Balsa | |
EGD |
European Green Deal | |
EGE |
European Group on Ethics in science and new technologies |
|
EGL |
Glycidyl esters of epoxidised fatty acids derived from linseed oil |
|
EGL-P |
Glycidyl esters of partially epoxidised fatty acids derived from linseed oil |
|
EGL-S |
Glycidyl esters of epoxidised saturated fatty acids derived from linseed oil |
|
EGM |
Energy Gap Method |
|
EGMA |
Poly (Ethylene-co-Glycidyl MethAcrylate) copolymer |
|
EGS |
Glycidyl esters of epoxidised fatty acids derived from soybean oil |
|
EGS-P |
Glycidyl esters of partially epoxidised fatty acids derived from soybean oil |
|
EGS-S |
Glycidyl esters of epoxidised saturated fatty acids derived from soybean oil |
|
EH | Electron Holography | |
EHC | Education, Health and Care (plan) | |
EHR | Electronic Health Record | |
EHS | Energy Harvesting Systems | |
EHS | Environmental, Kealth and Safety | |
EHSO | Epoxidised Hemp Seed Oil | |
EIA | Environmental Impact Analysis/Assessment |
ISO14040:2006(E) |
EIB | European Investment Bank | |
EIC | Ethyl Iso Cyanate | |
EIC | European Innovation Council | |
EICF |
Environmental Impact Classification Factors |
|
EiF | Entry in Force | |
EIFA | Environmental Impact Failure Analysis | |
EIGE | European Institute for Gender Equality | |
EIHA |
European Industrial Hemp Association |
|
EIP |
Environmental Improvement Plans |
|
EIP |
European Innovation Partnership |
|
EIP |
European Investmant Plan |
|
EIS |
Electrochemical Impedence Spectroscopy |
|
EIS |
Entry Into Service |
|
EIS |
Equivalent Isotropic System |
|
EISR |
European International Submarine Races |
|
EIT |
Electrical Impedance Tomography |
|
EIT |
European Institute of Innovation and Technology |
|
EKA |
ElectroKinetic Analyser |
|
EKB |
Essential Knowledge Briefings (Wiley) |
|
EKC |
Environmental Kuznets Curve |
|
ekranoplan |
Russian for WIG boat |
ekran=screen plan=plane |
ELADINE |
Evaluation of LAminate composite Distortion by an Integrated Numerical-Experimental approach |
|
ELCD |
European reference Life Cycle Database |
discontinued 29 June 2018 |
ELED |
Edge Light Emitting Diode |
|
ELF |
Environmental Light Fan |
GKN Aerospace |
ELF |
Extremely Low Frequency |
|
ELFM |
Enhanced Land Fill Mining |
|
ELiSE |
Evolutionary Light Structure Engineering |
A systematic approach to design optimisation inspired by nature |
ELM |
Environmental Land Management scheme |
|
ELM | Extreme Learning Machine | |
ELMIF |
European Leisure Marine Industries Federation |
now European Boating Industry |
ELMS |
Environmental Land Management Schemes |
|
ELNES |
Electron Energy Loss Near Edge Structure |
|
ELO |
Epoxidised Linseed Oil |
... plasticiser and coupling agent |
ELS |
Equal Load Sharing |
|
ELV |
End of Life Vehicle |
Directive
2000/53/EC |
ELVHYS |
Enhancing safety of Liquid and Vaporised HYdrogen transfer technologieS |
... in public areas for mobile applications |
ELVRT |
End of Life Vulcanisanised Rubber Tyre |
|
ELVS |
Enhanced Laser Velocity System |
|
EM | Electro-Magnetic | |
EMA | Electro-Magnetic Absorbing materials | |
EMA |
Environmental Management Accounting |
ISO14040:2006(E) |
EMA | Ethylene MethAcrylate copolymer | |
EMA | European Medicines Agency | |
EMA | Experimental Modal Analysis | |
EMAC | Extreme Mechanics for Advanced Composites | |
EMAS |
Eco Management and Audit Scheme |
|
EMAT |
Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Transducer |
|
EMBL |
European Molecular Biology Laboratory |
|
EMC |
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility |
|
EMD |
Empirical Mode
Decomposition |
Noise and uneven heating
reduction technique in thermography |
EMEA |
Europe, the Middle East and Africa |
|
EMEC |
Electro-Mechanical Engineering Committee |
|
EMI |
ElectroMagnetic Interference |
|
EMI |
2-Ethyl-4-Methyl Imidazole |
|
EMIAc |
Ethyl Methyl Imidazolium Acetate |
|
emim |
1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium | positive ion in ionic liquids |
EMImDEP |
1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium diethyl phosphate |
ionic liquids |
[EMIM]OAc |
Ethyl Methyl Imidazolium Acetate |
|
EMM3 |
Ethnic Minorities in Materials, Minerals and Mining |
|
EMOC |
Environmental Modelling Of Composites |
|
EMP |
Environmental Management Programme |
|
EMPhaSizing |
Enhancing Material Properties of recycled glass fibres through Sizing |
|
EMPIR |
European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research |
|
EMR |
Electro-Magnetic Radiation |
|
EMR |
Environmental Management Representative |
|
EMRP |
European Metrology Research Programme |
EURAMET-NMS |
EMS |
ElectroMagnetic Spectrum |
|
EMS |
Environmental Management Scheme |
|
EMS |
Epoxidised Methyl ester of Soybean Oil |
|
EN |
Europäische Norm |
European Standard |
ENACT |
Enhanced Characterisation and Simulation Methods for Thermoplastic Overmoulding |
CIMComp/FCMRH with Michigan State University and Surface Generation |
ENB | 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene | |
ENCA | Enabling a Natural Capital Approach | |
ENEI |
Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion |
|
ENF | End-Notched Flexure specimen | |
ENG | Environmental Net Gain | |
ENIQ |
European Network for Inspection and Qualification |
|
ENISA | European Union Agency for Network and Information Security |
|
ENR | Engineered Nano Materials | |
ENR | Epoxidised Natural Rubber | |
EnVS | Volvo Environmental Screening | |
EO | Entrance Overcut | |
EO | ethylene oxide | |
EOD | Ease of Decortication | |
EODL | End Of Design Life | |
EOF | Empirical Orthogonal Functions | |
EOFL | End Of Functional Life | |
EOGO | Edge-Oxidized Graphene Oxide | |
EOL | End-of-Life | |
EOLL | End Of Location Life | |
EOMIC | Electro-Optical-Mechanical Inter Connect (TAS HTC-LTC) |
|
EORI |
Economic Operators Registration and Identification number |
EORI is an identification number in information exchange for all customs procedures |
EOS |
Equation Of State |
|
EOSC |
European Science Cloud |
|
EOSL |
End Of Service Life |
|
EOT |
Polymer of bis-chloroalkylether,
sulphur & CH2Cl2 T-group rubber |
|
EP |
Epoxy Resin |
|
EP |
Eutrophication Potential (EICF) |
|
EPA |
End-Point Assessment |
|
EPA |
Environmental
Protection Agency |
Washington
DC - USA |
EPAC |
Electrically Power Assisted Cycles |
|
EPC |
Electronic Product Code |
|
EPC |
Engineering Professors Council |
|
EPCH |
EPicChloroHydrin |
|
EPD |
ElectroPhoretic Deposition |
|
EPD |
Environmental Product Declaration |
|
EPDM |
Poly(Ethylene-co-Propylene-co-Diene) terpolymer
M-group elastomer/rubber |
|
EPE |
Environmental
Performance Evaluation |
|
EPEAT |
Electronic Product Environmental Assesment Tool |
|
EPI |
Environmental
Performance Indicator |
|
EPM |
Co-poly(Ethylene-Propylene)
M-group rubbers |
|
EPMA |
Electron Probe MicroAnalysis |
|
EPMA |
Epoxy Propyl MethAcrylate |
|
EPO |
European Patent Office |
|
EPoMM |
Engineering Porous Materials at Multiple Scales | UK EPSRC Network Grant EP/X013065/1 at University of Bath |
EPP |
Expanded PolyPropylene |
|
EPR |
Economic Production Rate |
|
EPR |
Poly (Ethylene-co-Propylene) copolymer rubber |
|
EPS |
Electrical Potential Sensor |
|
EPS |
Environmental Priority Strategies |
|
EPS |
Expanded PolyStyrene foam |
|
EPS |
Extracellular Polymeric Substances |
|
EPSRC |
Engineering
and Physical Sciences Research Council |
|
EPTA |
European
Pultrusion Technology Association |
|
EPD |
ElectroPhoretic
Displays |
|
ERA |
Eigensystem Realisation Algorithm | |
ERA |
Environmental Risk Assessment |
|
ERA |
European Research Area |
|
ERAC |
European Research Area and Innovation Committee |
|
ERA-NETS |
European Research Area Network Scheme |
|
ERC |
European Research Council |
|
ERCEA |
ERC Executive Agency |
|
ERCEG |
European Research Council Expert Group |
|
eRCV |
electric Refuse Collection Vehicle | |
ERDE |
Explosives Research and Development Establishment |
|
ERF |
Energy Recovery Factor |
|
ERIC |
Enhanced Rheometer Inertia Correction procedure |
|
ERMA |
European Raw Materials Alliance |
|
ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning | |
ERRMA |
European Renewable Resources and Materials Association |
|
ERS |
Economic Research Service (USDA) |
|
ERS |
Electric Road System |
|
ERT |
Electrical Resistance Tomography |
|
ERU |
Emission Reduction Unit |
Output of JI projects, as
defined by the Kyoto Protocol |
ERWT | Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism | ProtectUK |
ES | Equivalent Surplus | |
ESA | European Space Agency |
|
ESAM | Enterprise Space for Advanced Manufacturing |
|
ESAVD | Electrostatic Spray-Assisted Vapour Deposition |
|
ESBEM | Emergent Sustainable Built Environment Materials |
|
ESBO | Epoxidised Soy Bean Oil |
|
ESCA | Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis |
|
ESCM | European Society for Composite Materials |
|
ESD | ElectroStatic Discharge | |
ESDN | European Sustainable Development Network | |
ESE | Education and Student Experience Strategy | University of Plymouth |
ESED | Environmental Secondary Electron Detector | |
ESEM | Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy | |
ESF | European Science Foundation |
|
ESFA | Education and Skills Funding Agency | |
EFSI | European Fund for Strategic Investments | |
ESFRI | European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures |
|
ESG | Environmental, Social and Governance |
ethical investment |
eSHADOW |
Electrified Structural Hybrid Automotive Designs for Optimised Weight | |
ESI | European Structural and Investment funds | |
ESL | Equivalent Single Layer theories | |
ESM | Egg Shell Membrane | |
ESMGAT |
Exponential Smoothing Multi-head Graph ATtention network |
damage zone localization on wind turbine blades |
ESO |
Epoxidised Soybean Oil |
|
ESOF |
EuroScience Open Forum |
|
ESOS |
Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme |
|
ESPI |
Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry |
Optical NDT |
ESPR | Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation |
EU 2024/1781 |
ESR | Electron Spin Resonance | |
ESR | Encapsulated Sample Rheometer | |
ESR | Equivalent Series Resistance | |
ESRC |
Economic and Social Research Council | |
ESRF |
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility |
Grenoble - France |
ESRS |
European Sustainability Reporting Standards | |
ESSPI |
Electronic Shearing Speckle Pattern Interferometry |
Optical NDT |
ESUI |
Energy Sustainability Universal Index |
|
E-TDR |
Electric Time Domain Reflectometry |
|
ET |
Emissions Trading |
Sale of surplus allowances to countries that surpassed their AAs |
ETC |
European Territorial Cooperation |
InterReg |
ETC |
Extension-Twist Coupling |
|
ETD |
Elevated Temperature Dry |
|
ETDR |
Electrical Time Domain Reflectometry |
|
ETFE |
Ethylene - TetraFluoroEthylene copolymer |
|
EThOS |
Electronic Theses Online Service |
|
ETI |
Energy Technologies Institute |
|
ETS |
Emissions Trading Scheme |
|
ETSU |
Energy Technology Support
Unit |
Now trading as
Future
Energy Solutions - based at AEA Technology, Harwell |
ETW | Elevated Temperature Wet | |
ETW | European Transonic Windtunnel | Cologne (Germany) |
EU | European Union | |
EU | Polyetherurethane U-group rubbers | |
EUA | European Universities Association | |
EuCIA |
European
Composites Industry Association | |
EUMOFA |
European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products | |
EUON | European Observatory for Nanomaterials | |
EuP |
Energy
Using Products |
Directive
2005/32/EC |
EURATEX |
European Apparel and Textile Confederation | |
EURMIG |
European Union Recreational Marine Industry Group |
now European Boating Industry |
EuroNCAP |
European
New Car Assessment Programme |
|
EUSEW |
EU Sustainable Energy Week |
|
EUV |
Extreme Ultra-Violet | processing nanometre-scale electronic circuits |
EV |
Efficient Vulcanisate |
|
EV |
Equivalent Variation (implied property right in the change) |
|
EVA |
Economic Value Added |
|
EVA |
Extreme Value Analysis |
|
EVA(C) |
Poly (Ethylene-co-VinylAcetate)
copolymer |
|
EVaC |
Engineered Vacuum Channels |
|
EVABAT |
Economically Viable Application of Best Available Technology |
|
EVEB | ethyl 4-[2-(vinyloxy)ethoxy]benzoate | |
EVEP |
2-ethylene glycol vinyl ether-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane 2-oxide | |
EVITA |
Non-Destructive EValuation, Inspection and Testing of Primary Aeronautical Composite Structures Using Phase Contrast X-Ray Imaging |
|
EVO | Epoxidised Vegetable Oils | |
EVOH | Poly(Ethylene-co-VinylAlcohol) copolymer |
|
EVRI | Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory | |
EVT | Enhanced Visual Testing | |
eVTOL | Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing | |
EWEA | European Wind Energy Association | |
EWF | Essential Work of Fracture | |
EWI | External Wall Insulation | |
EWiRE | Entrepreneurial Women In Renewable Energy |
|
eWPC | Enhanced Wood-Plastic Composites |
EC FP7 BioStruct project |
EWRS |
Early Warning and Response System |
EU coronavirus co-ordination body |
ExeMPLaR |
Exeter Multidisciplinary Plastics Research hub |
University of Exeter - led by Professor Peter Hopkinson |
EXHUME |
Efficient X-sector use of Heterogeneous Materials in Manufacturing |
Cranfield University, University of Birmingham, University of Exeter and University of Manchester EPSRC research project |
EXIOPOL |
Externalities, Input-Output and Policies |
|
EYE | Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programmme |
|