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 […]
Category: IT News
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. […]
Safely saving your academic work
Whether you are working on an assignment or on your dissertation or any documents from Office365. We recommend saving all of your work in OneDrive. This is especially important as we are getting into the period of the year when many students are writing dissertations. Access OneDrive from all of your devices “Anywhere access” – […]
Additional study spaces
The University has made available additional spaces for students to participate in online lessons. The following rooms are now available (up to and including Friday 10 December), for you to book a seat: Labs with PCs: Cottrell, 2B41: 6 PCs Cottrell, 2B43: 8 PCs (not on Thursdays) Pathfoot, Study Centre 1: 12 PCs Rooms without PCs (for use with personal […]
Phishing emails
Information Services has been alerted to an increase in phishing emails targeting colleges and universities across Scotland. These emails contain links to a website asking you to enter your University email address and password with an intent to steal your information. These phishing emails are often crafted using fraudulent information related to Covid-19 prevention measures […]
File Drop service upgrade
On 1 November 2021 Information Services will be launching an upgraded version of our File Drop service at https://filedrop.stir.ac.uk/. File Drop provides a convenient way for staff and students to send and receive files to and from external parties which would be too large or otherwise unsuitable for transfer by email. The upgraded service provides all […]
European Cybersecurity Month 2021
The European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) is the European Union’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among EU citizens and organisations, and to providing up-to-date online security information through awareness-raising and sharing of good practices. The ECSM campaign is coordinated by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Commission, and supported by EU […]