WebEx tools are currently being rolled out to all staff to enable you to easily collaborate online through your Outlook calendar. To initiate an online meeting you will need to set up a WebEx account which you can do by following these instructions. Any member of staff will be able to participate in a meeting …
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The University has a set of IT Regulations which, as a member of staff, you have a responsibility to follow. Some are legal obligations, some protect you and other people and some are to safeguard the reputation of the University. You should make sure that you are aware of the main points of the regulations …
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On 3 and 4 January, the University’s IT services were tested to assess how we could continue to run the University’s business during an unexpected incident which affected our IT systems, servers or data centres.What was the outcome? Under test conditions, we have shown our critical services can be moved from one datacentre to the …
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The University dropbox service is available to University staff and students to transfer files too large for email or SharePoint. From 19 January, we will be switching to a different provider, Zendto, while we make the change there will be special transition arrangements in place. From 20 January, you will still be able to collect …
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Help Support and Guidance are running a pilot chat service for students until the end of January.
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By Dave Thornley, N&I Following a consultation with all areas of the University, UEG have agreed that IS&T will carry out a business continuity test of IT services over the weekend of 3rd and 4th January 2015. While this test is in progress, all IT services in the …
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By Dan Riddington-Young From March, you will need any device encrypting before you can use it to connect. University files should only be accessed using encrypted devices or via the remote desktop. All University-owned devices are encrypted before they are made available to staff to use. If you choose to …
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WebEx meeting software is now available to all staff at the University. If you want to initiate a WebEx meeting, you will need to set up an account which can be done easily by following the instructions on the staff intranet. In the new year we will be installing an application which allows you to …
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By Jon Collinson, Corporate Systems The University rolled out its new Cashless payment and reward service in September this year and it’s been outstandingly successful. Over £80,000 has already been put onto people’s accounts and over £60,000 has been spent. The papercut transfer service has also been used to transfer more …
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A behind the scenes look at Corporate Systems’ involvement in the event By Richard Rose It’s the culmination of a student’s career at the University and a manically busy time for staff who are involved in organising the event. Graduation isn’t just a two week process though. The work which goes on to support …
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