| Acronym | Meaning |
| RA |
Research Associate |
| R2I |
Researcher to Innovator |
| RAG |
Red Amber Green |
| RCC |
Research Compliance Committee |
| RCUK |
Research Councils UK |
| RD |
Research Director |
| RDM |
Research Data Management |
| REC |
Race Equality Chartermark |
| RECs |
Research Ethics Committee(s) |
| RECIST |
Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours |
| REC |
Remuneration Committee |
| REF |
Research Excellence Framework |
| REMG |
Risk and Emergency Management Group |
| RES |
Research Ethics Service |
| RF |
Research Fellow |
| RFA |
Research Finance Administrator |
| RFO |
Research Finance Officer |
| RFG |
Research Finance Group |
| RIG |
Research Impact Group |
| RITAAG |
Research IT Academic Advisory Group |
| RITSCMB |
Research IT Strategy and Change Management Board |
| RLP |
Research Lifecycle Programme |
| RLUK |
Research Libraries UK |
| RMS |
Research Management System |
| RPA |
Research Project Administration |
| RPI |
Retail Price Index |
| RRE |
Research Review Exercise |
| RS |
Research Services |
| RSCOO |
Registrar, Secretary and Chief Operating Officer |
| RSE |
Research Software Engineer |
| RSG |
Research Strategy Group |
| RSM |
Research Support Manager |
| RSO |
Research Support Officer |
| RSS |
Research Support Services |
| RSSG |
Research Staff Strategy Group |
| RTSG |
Research Training Support Grants |