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Canvas opening dates Autumn 2023
Your Autumn modules will be available in Canvas from the two dates below depending on your course of study. Don’t panic if you don’t see all of your modules immediately on the 4th or 18th. Some lecturers may change the opening dates of their modules. You can check your ‘future enrolments’ in Canvas by going […]

Campus wide replacement of wireless access points.
Starting from the 21st of August 2023 Information Services will begin a program of work to replace all wireless access points in all buildings. During this 16 week program we will replace approximately 2500 of these with newer technology which should improve access for our staff and students. During this process you may experience brief […]

Tell us what you think about Library and IT at Stirling
Join us for our upcoming user experience event! We want to hear from you about how we can improve our services to better meet your needs. Join us to share your thoughts and ideas on our services. Come and hear about (and influence) future plans. We want to hear about your experiences with us so […]

Mastering Microsoft in May 2023
We are excited to announce our upcoming program of Microsoft application training events! As technology continues to evolve, it is more important than ever to stay up to date with the latest software and tools. That’s why we are offering a series of training events designed to help you master Microsoft applications and maximize your […]

Changes to staff mobile phone contracts on the Vodaphone network – Find out what to do before you travel.
Due to significant changes to roaming charges post Brexit, we are disabling current Vodaphone International travel add-ons (Data and Calls) for all University of Stirling mobile sim cards. On the 1st of May these sim cards will disable and then reset. This will prevent the University receiving unexpectedly high bills for your phone use abroad. We […]

Long term Laptop Loans
We run a scheme of long term laptop loans for students experiencing digital poverty, that is, those who do not have a suitable device for university study and cannot afford to buy one. The scheme has proved very popular and we have had to close the scheme for this semester. We are still working through […]

Help the University win the Microsoft Cloud Challenge and win great prizes
The race is on to find the 2023 Cloud Champion University. Enrol, learn and certify to earn points and prizes for your university. Find out more about FREE Microsoft Professional Fundamental Certification, with student focussed live and on-demand webinars, practice tests, free Azure credits and FREE exam vouchers. these Fundamentals are from beginners level and […]

Library and IT Christmas opening hours
As a number of students will be remaining on campus over the forthcoming holiday period, Information Services will be keeping the library service open for a number of days. The library will be available for study and there will be staff on hand to help with questions during this period. Friday 23 December 9am – […]

Completion of the transfer of data from StorSimple to SharePoint
We are delighted to confirm that we have now successfully moved 70TB of user data from StorSimple to either a dedicated SharePoint Site, a user’s OneDrive or another dedicated location. In addition, we have moved around 5TB of service-related data, meaning a total of 75TB has been transferred. For any data that was not given […]