The University is upgrading all its SharePoint sites – including intranet pages – to a new version which sits in the cloud. This work is happening area by area and will take place over the course of the next few weeks. While the sequence of migrations is progressing, you may find some of the links …
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To maintain security and keep applications up to date, Digital Technology Services (DTS) needs to upgrade WordPress (blogs.shu.ac.uk). This is planned for the 27th February 2018 when all sites on blogs.shu.ac.uk will be unavailable to read as well as edit from 7am to 5pm while the upgrade takes place. There will not be any noticeable …
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The Blackboard inline marking tool Crocodoc is being replaced with Box View by its suppliers.  The new Box View tool adds support for viewing more file types and works in a similar way to Crocodoc.  Crocodoc will be withdrawn by its supplier on 15 January 2018 and we plan to move to the new tool as soon as …
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If you use TurningPoint or ResponseWare in presentations or lectures you may need to make changes from 11 November to continue using it.  Find out more.     

Following the news about potential security problems in wireless networks worldwide, the University has reviewed its services to be able to provide advice to users. While the risks are relatively low, everyone needs to consider how they use wireless networks until these issues are resolved. This relates to all wireless networks so the advice below …
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This year’s Blackboard upgrade is scheduled to take place over the weekend of 28-30 July 2017. The upgrade will start at the end of the day on Friday, 28 July and continue throughout the weekend. Staff and students will not be able to access shuspace and Blackboard sites during the upgrade. We expect the service to be …
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Cyber threats usually find their way into an organisation because members of staff have accidentally clicked on a malicious attachment or website link. Here are some key things to remember to reduce the likelihood of a future attack being successful. 1. Always be on your guard for suspicious emails Attacks typically begin through email messages …
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A new solution has been integrated with Blackboard which will allow students and staff to upload media files (currently up to 2GB in size), such as video assignments and video or audio feedback, safe in the knowledge that the files are stored securely. Other benefits include: files are uploaded to a central publishing point and …
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