Over the last few months we have seen a substantial rise in the volume of phishing emails being sent to university staff apparently from a colleague. These emails are sent from a fake external email address e.g. colleagues.name@gmail.com or something similar. Often the emails are made to look as if they’ve come from senior colleagues […]
You said, We did – Library building
YOU SAID – “Can we have more seats in the library for exam study” WE DID – We want the library to be a welcoming and calm place to study. we understand that at certain times of the year the demands on the space in the library building are high. The library currently has 910 […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in January #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during January. Some of the theses are available for reading immediately: Molecular regulators of smoltification and viral infection management tools for salmon aquaculture. By Michael McGowan http://hdl.handle.net/1893/28532 Education in Outdoor Settings: The Teacher’s Role in More-than-human Curriculum Making. By Jonathan […]
You Said, We Did – Wellbeing Space
You Said You wanted more comfortable areas and a place to go when stressed. We Did We created a dedicated space on the first floor of the Library where you can take a break away from your work in order to recharge and refresh. The area is equipped for mindfulness, quietly relaxing, or browsing the […]
WARNING SCAM EMAILS: DON’T GET CAUGHT
Further to our Information Security alert of last Thursday which was distributed by email to all staff and all students, as well as published in the Student Bulletin and on all IS channels, we are now seeing a resurgence of blue button emails amongst the student community. Since the initial attack last Thursday, we have […]
Safer Internet Day 2019
Safer Internet Day 2019 will be celebrated globally on Tuesday 5th February with the slogan: ‘Together for a better Internet’. Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved and join a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. The day offers the […]
You Said, We Did – Cybersecurity
You said.Can you provide more cybersecurity promotion and can you provide assistance on how to stay safe online. We Did.Cybersecurity is something that Information Services take very seriously.Over the last year we have run three targeted campaigns; Safer internet day – with blog posts and social media running over 2 weeks. We collaborated with Police […]
PowerPoint Presenter View
We have made a change to the set up in the teaching spaces. The change revolves around PowerPoint’s presenter view and ensuring that it works consistently in all teaching spaces. Presenter view allows you to view your speaker notes on the desktop screen while the students view the slides on the main screen. There are […]
SECURITY ALERT – Blue button phishing scam
UPDATE 11.30, 25/1/19The blue button phishing attack appears to be dissipating although we are still resetting user accounts if we discover they have been compromised. The vast majority of blue button related ingoing and outgoing email was blocked by approx 12pm yesterday but it took the best part of the rest of the day for the Information Centre to work through the backlog […]
Listen Again – New Feature
We are trailing a new feature to make lecture capture with Panopto and Canvas much easier. Look out for the ‘Listen Again’ icon with the Panopto logo on the desktop on PCs in teaching spaces. Double click on the Listen Again icon on the desktop. Once started, simply select which Canvas module you wish to […]