A new Service Status dashboard is now available to help staff and students quickly check current availability of key priority University business systems like Canvas, Worktribe, TimeEdit, Eduroam, and more. The status dashboard is linked from the left hand tabs on the portal and also the UniDesk homepage. The dashboard provides an instant view of real-time service […]
Category: IT News
Information Services achieves re-accreditation in Customer Service Excellence
Information Services (IS) has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence by successfully renewing our Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation. This achievement highlights the dedication and hard work of our Information Services team in providing top-notch support and services to students, staff, and the wider university community. We are very happy to have scored a ‘Compliance […]
Reporting phishing or spam emails
To ensure the security of our organization, it is crucial that everyone remains vigilant and reports any suspicious or phishing emails immediately. If you receive an email that seems unusual or asks for sensitive information, do not click on any links or download attachments. Instead, when you are in outlook right click the unopened email […]
Secure Password Management
Our digital lives require dozens of passwords. From university systems to banking, email to social media, each service demands secure access credentials. The challenge isn’t just creating good passwords anymore—it’s managing them all securely and efficiently. The University of Stirling Password Policy and Guidance can help inform you of best practice for creating strong passwords […]
Library and IT Dream Team: cast your vote and help us shine at the RATE Awards!
Nominations are now open for the Students’ Union Recognising and Advancing Teaching Excellence (RATE) Award scheme and can be completed on the student portal. They will remain open until Tuesday, 1st April, and you can nominate multiple times. It’s a great time to think about all the amazing contributions from different departments and services. We wanted […]
Seven Library and IT tasks to complete before you graduate.
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 […]
AppsAnywhere maintenance
On Tuesday 4th March during reading week AppsAnywhere will be down for a period of maintenance for approximately 1 hour from 9:00. There will be no impact on CloudPaging player or any software you are already running from it. If you have any questions about this please contact information.centre@stir.ac.uk
Word Processing Your Dissertation
More training sessions announced for Word Processing Your Dissertation Are you dreading the word formatting part of your dissertation? Fear not! We’ve added a new section to the Canvas and Learning Technologies (Students) module, including help, training videos, and a template document to drop your text into. From creating and saving a new document to creating […]
We Want Your Feedback on the University App!
We hope you’re enjoying the University app and finding it useful for your academic and campus life. In Information Services we strive to improve and enhance your experience, we would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions. What do you think about the University app? We want to know what features you find most helpful […]
Reminder: Zoom – University licensed version
The University has made the difficult decision to retire our licensed version of Zoom, effective August 2025. This decision has been reached following a comprehensive review, which highlighted low user engagement with the platform and the substantial cost associated with maintaining the license after 2025. Additionally, Microsoft Teams has demonstrated significantly higher utilisation, managing in […]