| AADA | Assistant Dean - Academic Affairs |
| ADI | Assistant Dean International |
| ADR | Assistant Dean Research |
| Agresso | Finance System used for claiming expenses, purchase orders etc. |
| AHSS | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| (The) Arena | UL Sports Arena |
| Brown Thomas | The cast iron sculpture 'Together and Apart' situated between the main building and library |
| Core | The employee self-service section of the University of Limerick Human Resources website. Enables employees to access financial and personal information |
| CTL | Centre for teaching and learning |
| DARE | Admissions scheme which offers places at reduced points to school leavers who have experienced additional educational challenges |
| ECTS | European Credit Transfer System |
| EHS | Faculty of Education and Health Sciences |
| FDR | First destination report |
| FOI | Freedom of Information |
| FTE | Full-time equivalent (staff or student) |
| HEA | Higher Education Authority |
| HEAR | Admissions scheme which offers places at reduced points and extra college supports to school leavers from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds |
| HRI | Health Research Institute |
| IUA | Irish University Association |
| KBS | Faculty of Kemmy Business School |
| LERO | Irish Software Research Centre |
| (The) Plaza | Area outside the main building |
| S&E | Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| SI (SAM) | Student Information System (including exam results, Fees etc) |
| SULIS | UL's Learning Management System |
| THEA | Technological Higher Education Association |
| ULRIS | The UL Research Information System for storing research output and publication details |
| The White House | Plassey House |