We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment at the University of Stirling. Thanks to a request from the Student Union, we are excited to announce the activation of pronouns in Microsoft 365, which will allow everyone to express their gender identity more accurately. Why Pronouns Matter Pronouns are essential for recognising and respecting diverse […]
Category: O365
Expiry and deletion of Groups and Teams sites
It’s time for a clear out of our unused Microsoft 365 sites! We will soon be introducing expiry dates into Teams and SharePoint sites that have not been active for a year… Currently we have nearly 18,000 SharePoint and Teams sites, many of which were created as test sites by students and staff and have […]
Staff Digital Skills Training – what’s on next week
Boost your digital skills with our comprehensive staff training programme! Join us for specialised workshops in Microsoft, Learning & Teaching, Cyber Security, and Project Management. Don’t miss this opportunity to level up your expertise. Sign up today. Take a look at the lineup of workshops happening next week – Monday, 27th May to Friday, 31st […]
Staff Digital Skills Training – what’s on next week
Boost your digital skills with our comprehensive staff training programme! Join us for specialised workshops in Microsoft, Learning & Teaching, Cyber Security, and Project Management. Don’t miss this opportunity to level up your expertise. Sign up today. Take a look at the lineup of workshops happening next week – Monday 6th May to Friday 10th […]
Microsoft Teams: change to default save location for Teams meeting recordings
Microsoft has informed us of a change to the default save location for Teams meeting recordings. Teams meeting recordings will be saved to the meeting organiser’s OneDrive instead of the OneDrive of the person who initiated the recording. This improves the compliance of recordings as meeting organisers can then manage access permissions and recording file […]
Staff Digital Skills Training – Microsoft
We’re excited to unveil our upcoming series of Microsoft training sessions. In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, staying current with the latest software and tools is paramount. That’s why we’re introducing a comprehensive lineup of training events crafted specifically to empower you in mastering Microsoft applications and optimising your productivity. Join us as we delve […]
University AI Cloud Challenge 2024
Are you looking to kickstart your employability and participate in some friendly rivalry against other students? Register for the University AI Cloud Challenge 2024 for your Microsoft Professional certification in AI whilst competing with other university students to gain the top spot on the leaderboard and win prizes! Register now to gain access to: Note: […]
Microsoft Stream (Classic) – Act now to save your recordings!
Microsoft have announced that they are closing down classic Stream – their original video service that was part of Microsoft 365. A more modern Stream service is still available in 365 but is part of SharePoint. Ahead of the closing down of classic Stream, please read on to see our advice to staff on reviewing […]
Mastering Microsoft in August
Mastering Microsoft is back!!! Are you a member of staff looking to expand your skillset? Join Information Services for our month-long Microsoft 365 skills event during August 2021. Sign up for one of our training sessions SIGN UP for one (or all) of our training sessions, including working with documents in OneDrive and SharePoint, an introduction to Teams, Teams meetings, and scheduling. For more information and to book […]
Teams fix for University managed devices
We know you have been having trouble with Teams, some staff have been required to re-install Teams every day to ensure they have the latest version. We now have a fix! From Friday 25 June at 5pm we will begin to implement this fix, and this will start to roll out across all University managed […]