As part of our ongoing work towards Cyber Essentials compliance, we are reviewing our processes related to network account creation and security. The current process to apply for a temporary account for staff not on the HR system (e.g. affiliated staff, agency staff, visiting staff, etc.) is paper based and insecure. This paper form is […]
Category: Staff
Password rules are changing for University staff and Postgraduate Research students.
As part of our ongoing commitment to achieving Cyber Essentials Accreditation, we now turn our attention to network passwords. In order to comply with Cyber essentials, we need to strengthen our password policy. Our current security settings require a minimum of six characters and staff must change their password once a year. It is not […]
Library opening hours
During the Easter Weekend (19th – 22nd April) the Library will be open all weekend. Easter falls within our extended 24/7 opening hours so we don’t actually close at all. 🙂 However our service desks are working different hours for this holiday weekend. Library Lending desk hours Good Friday 8:30 – 5:00 Easter Saturday 10:00 […]
Ordering toner and consumables for your Ricoh MFD
We have now set up an order form on UniDesk to allow you to order toner and consumables for your departmental MFDs. You can order the different toner types, you can also order waste toner containers and staples. You have the option to have the supplies delivered to your office or collect from Graphics and […]
WordPress server upgrade
If like me you have logged in to your word press blog today, you may have found that it looks a little different. We have upgraded our wordpress server to WordPress 5.0. This brings with it the new Gutenberg editor which is sufficiently different to the old editor that it may make you look twice. […]
The end is nigh for the old VPN/CampusNet.
Do you use VPN to connect to your home folder or to connect to your office PC? We have looked at recent logs and it shows that there are still a number of people who have recently used our VPN service. You may know this as “CampusNet” If you want to continue to access your home folders […]
Students – we want to hear from you! Tell us what you think about Digital Technology at the University and have a chance of winning an Amazon voucher…
For the third year in a row, we are participating in the JISC Digital Experience Insights survey (previously ‘Tracker’). We use this survey to find out how you are using digital technology at the University and what we can do to improve our services and support. For example, after you told us in last year’s […]
Winter is coming …….
Remember the Beast from the East? Hopefully, we won’t have as much snow as we had last winter, but this may be the time to think ahead and get prepared. Staff who are able and have agreement from their department to work remotely, can find advice below on how to make sure you are ready […]
BrowZine
With BrowZine you can browse, read and follow our current journal content either via the web-based version or via the App from an iOS or Android mobile device. The main features of Browzine are: Makes it easier to link to journal issues and tables of content. Search for journals by title, ISSN or subject. Browse content […]
SensusAccess
SensusAccess allows staff and students to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate media including audiobooks (MP3 and DAISY), e-books (EPUB, EPUB3 and Mobi) and digital braille. The service can also be used to convert inaccessible documents such as image-only PDF files, JPG pictures and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into more accessible and less tricky formats. […]