| Acronym | Definition |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ANR | National Research Agency (France) |
| CDH | Careers of Doctorate Holders |
| CEDEFOP | European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
| CFEE | Centre for Management and Strategic Studies (Brazil) |
| CSTP | Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (OECD) |
| DAAD | German Academic Exchange Service |
| DBH | National higher education statistics database (Norway) |
| DDP | Development Data Partnership |
| DFG | German Research Foundation |
| DSTI | Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (OECD) |
| DZHW | German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies |
| EAG | Expert Advisory Group (ReICO) |
| EC | European Commission |
| EHESO | European Higher Education Sector Observatory |
| ELMLP | Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (Canada) |
| EPO | European Patent Office |
| ERA | European Research Area |
| ERC | European Research Council |
| EU | European Union |
| EU-SILC | EU Statistics of Income and Living Conditions |
| Eurostat | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| GERD | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| INES | Indicators of Education Systems (OECD) |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| ISIC | International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic activities |
| MORE | Mobility and career paths of Researchers in Europe (survey) |
| NACAPS | National Academics Panel Study (Germany) |
| NACE | Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community |
| NCSES | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation (United States) |
| NIFU | Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education |
| NOW | Dutch Research Council |
| PIAAC | OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| PISA | OECD Programme for International Student Assessment |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| R&I | Research and Innovation |
| ReICO | Research and Innovation Careers Observatory |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UOE | UNESCO-OECD-Eurostat joint data collection on education |
Research and Innovation Careers Observatory 2026
Key Indicators on Talent, Mobility and Working Conditions
