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 […]
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Maker Space tour for students.
On Wednesday 17th October between 2 pm and 4:30 pm we are opening you the Maker Space to students. If you want to find out about this technology and see it in action, pop along. Maybe you are part of a startup and the ability to 3Dprint a prototype would be something you would be […]
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 […]
#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 […]
#StirCyberSec 2018 Welcome and Week 1 – Basic Cyber Hygiene
Welcome to #CyberSecMonth 2018 and #StirCyberSec, our online cyber-security campaign. #CyberSecMonth runs for the entire month of October, each week focusing on a different topic. The themes are: Week 1: Oct. 1-5 – Practice Basic Cyber Hygiene The theme seeks to assist the public in establishing and maintaining daily routines, checks and general behaviour required […]
#StirCyberSec October 2018
Did you know that October is Cyber Security Month #CyberSecMonth? We will be running our #StirCyberSec campaign again. #CyberSecMonth runs for the entire month of October, each week focusing on a different topic. The themes are: Week 1: Oct. 1-5 – Practice Basic Cyber Hygiene The theme seeks to assist the public in establishing and […]
IT Service Week is coming….
The first week in October is a magical time in the IT Service Desk world – it’s IT SERVICE WEEK 🙂 This is the week where IT Service Desk staff get to unleash their crazy and have a bit of random fun. The theme for the week this year is MAGIC… WE NEED YOU to […]
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 […]