| Term | Definition / Meaning / Stand for |
| RAP |
Research Action Plan |
| RAU |
Research Advancement Unit |
| RAL |
Research Advancement and Learning |
| RAB |
Research Advisory Board |
| RAG |
Research Advisory Group |
| RAZ |
Research Analysis Zone |
| RAQ |
Research Assessment Questionnaire |
| RAT |
Research Assessment Tool |
| RAW |
Research Assistance Work |
| RAM |
Research Assistantship Management |
| RB |
Research Base |
| RCF |
Research Capacity Fund |
| RC |
Research Center |
| RCB |
Research Collaboration Board |
| RCC |
Research Collaboration Center |
| RCE |
Research Collaboration Environment |
| RCG |
Research Collaboration Group |
| RCH |
Research Collaboration Hub |
| RCI |
Research Collaboration Institute |
| RCJ |
Research Collaboration Journal |
| RCK |
Research Collaboration Knowledge |
| RCL |
Research Collaboration Learning |
| RCM |
Research Collaboration Management |
| RCN |
Research Collaboration Network |
| RCO |
Research Collaboration Outcomes |
| RCP |
Research Collaboration Proposal |
| RCQ |
Research Collaboration Questionnaire |
| RCR |
Research Collaboration Report |
| RCS |
Research Collaboration Services |
| RCU |
Research Collaboration Unit |
| RCV |
Research Collaboration Verification |
| RCW |
Research Collaboration Work |
| RDD |
Research Data Development |
| RDE |
Research Data Evaluation |
| RDA |
Research Development Assistant |
| RDB |
Research Development Bureau |
| RDC |
Research Development Center |
| RDG |
Research Development Group |
| RDH |
Research Development Hub |
| RDI |
Research Development Initiative |
| RDJ |
Research Development Journal |
| RDK |
Research Development Knowledge |
| RDL |
Research Development Learning |
| RDM |
Research Development Manager |
| RDN |
Research Development Network |
| RDP |
Research Development Program |
| RDQ |
Research Development Questionnaire |
| RDR |
Research Development Report |
| RDS |
Research Development Services |
| RDT |
Research Development Technology |
| RDU |
Research Development Unit |
| RDV |
Research Development Verification |
| RDW |
Research Development Work |
| RE |
Research Education |
| REA |
Research Evaluation and Assessment |
| RAC |
Research and Analysis Center |
| RAO |
Research and Analysis Officer |
| RAR |
Research and Analysis Report |
| RCD |
Research and Curriculum Development |
| RAE |
Research and Evaluation |
| RAX |
Research and Extension |
| RAI |
Research and Innovation |
| RAJ |
Research and Joint Programs |
| RAK |
Research and Knowledge |
| RAN |
Research and Networking |
| RAS |
Research and Statistics |
| RAV |
Research and Validation |
| RAY |
Research and Yield |
| RBA |
Research-Based Analysis |
| RBB |
Research-Based Bidding |