Over the last year Information Services have strived to provide the best service possible to our staff and students. We listened to feedback we received from our student community and used it to shape the improvements we made to our services. You will be able to see what your feedback helped us to improve over […]
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Things to do before you graduate – Tie up your library and IT loose ends
Congratulations, you made it! Whether you have completed your Undergraduate, Postgraduate taught, or Postgraduate Research qualification, there are some tasks you may want to do before your graduation date. At the end of your studies, your access to the University network and services will cease. There are, however, some services that we can offer you […]
Redevelopment of the technologies in our Learning Spaces – your views are sought
**FAO teaching staff** Information Services are planning to undertake a major redevelopment of the technologies in the University’s central Learning Spaces. We would very much like to hear your views and experiences of using the current teaching rooms and lecture theatres on campus to inform the design of the new equipment/technologies. We have prepared a […]
Launch of New MS Teams Meeting Integration in Canvas
We are delighted to inform you that we have successfully released a new integration within Canvas for Microsoft (MS) Teams Meetings. This new integration means there is a new and improved way for you to access and join your MS Teams meetings for your modules (seminars / lectures etc). There is now a link within […]
Library opening hours
We are currently operating on our vacation hours. This week and next the library will be open 8am-8pm Monday to Thursday and 8am-5pm and 10-5 at weekends. Week beginning 24 January we return to our semester opening hours, 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 10am-5pm on Saturday and Sunday. During our opening hours, staff will be […]
Changes to how you access email.
As part of our on-going programme of security enhancements, we have already made some changes to the way that email is accessed in order to remove less secure methods of accessing your university email account that do not enforce MFA (multi factor authentication). Microsoft is increasing the security of Office 365 which will now result […]
Staying cybersafe over the holiday period.
From banking to shopping, and streaming to social media, people are spending more time than ever online. This means more opportunities for hackers to carry out cyber attacks. They often do this by targeting people and businesses using: email and website scams malware – software that can damage your device or let a hacker in […]
UoS Multimedia Wi-Fi – Unsupported Devices
Before you write your letter to Santa you may want to read this post to find out if your wish list item are likely to connect to Wi-Fi on Campus. Several popular multimedia devices cannot work on an enterprise Wi-Fi networks such as our UoS Multimedia. These include (but are not restricted to) the following: […]
Introducing Norman! 24/7 Library and IT Support
We are really happy to announce that from December 1st we are entering into a partnership with Norman Managed Services. With this partnership we will be able to offer Library and IT enquiries 24/7 via LiveChat and email. Norman supports more than 1 million service users globally, for over 45 higher education and commercial partners. […]
Library Festive opening hours
With the 2021/22 academic year well underway, and the festive break just around the corner, here are our opening hours. There will still be access to study spaces during times when the library is closed in the Study Zone, Atrium, and the new Campus Central. You will be able to access Lab computers and printers […]