We’ve received notification from EndNote that their proposed maintenance last weekend was postponed and is now rescheduled for this coming weekend on Saturday 20th October from 10am to 5pm. Please note that during this time: EndNote web will redirect to a maintenance message ResearcherID services will be unavailable Web of Science save to EndNote […]
Category: Academic staff
#StirCyberSec 2018 – Week 3 – Recognise Cyber Scams
The theme of this week aims to educate you on how to identify deceiving content in order to keep both yourself and your finances safe online. It’s also really important that you (as part of the University community) safeguard your university network account to protect the University network. Day 1: Is this a scam? Figure […]
EndNote Online downtime 13th October
We’ve received notification from EndNote that their online service will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday 13th October from 10am to 5pm. Please note that during this time the following will be affected: EndNote web will redirect to a maintenance message ResearcherID services will be unavailable Web of Science save to EndNote online and record […]
Digital wellbeing MOOC
What is the impact of digital technology on our health, relationships and society? How do we ensure our own digital wellbeing? Explore the answers to these questions and more with this course. You will investigate new and established technologies and their impact on society, looking at the positives and negatives of engaging with technology. You […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in September #StirTopTenPapers
During September there were 41,107 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 4,446 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Do Elephants Show Empathy? By Bates, Lucy A; Lee, Phyllis; Njiraini, Norah; Poole, Joyce H; Sayialel, Katito; Moss, Cynthia J; Byrne, Richard W. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/946 Downloads: 379 2. The Philosophical Foundations of […]
#StirCyberSec 2018 – Week 2 – Social media security
Social media is an ever-present area of most of our lives and makes up a large portion of user activity on the web on a daily basis. Knowing how to use social media safely is key to protecting yourself from cyber-attacks online. Be careful what you share – an attacker could be watching! New employers may […]
#StirCyberSec 2018 – Week 2 – Expand your digital skills
Welcome to week 2 of our #stircybersec campaign. This week we’re concentrating on Digital Skills. The fast pace of technological change and the change in digital technologies in all aspects of study, work and life places new demands on everyone. It’s important for students and staff to be able to learn and work in this […]
Maker Space tour for Academic Staff
On Wednesday 10th October between 2 pm and 4:30 pm we are opening up the Maker Space to our academic colleagues. Already a number of academics are utilising the space for research projects and also for printing standard items such as lab equipment. We can show you what we have been doing for them. We […]
University phone system – 22 September 2018
Tomorrow (22 September 2018) there will be scheduled work to the University phone system. This work is due to start at 8 am and may take up to 5 hours to complete. You can still contact us throughout this period. Using UniDesk you can contact us through these links; Ask IT Ask the Library or […]
New printers and leftover Konica consumables
The majority of the new Multi-functional devices (MFD) have now been delivered and are now in use, across the campus. Further information, including a useful FAQ is available on UniDesk Please also note that, over the next couple of weeks, Graphics and Print (G&P) will be visiting each department to collect any leftover Konica Minolta […]