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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WebEx software available to all staff
December 8th, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
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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Graduation – a once in a lifetime occasion and a year round process
December 1st, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
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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A different view – how IS&T helped Marketing to develop our new online prospectus
November 27th, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
By Chris Peck, Systems Integration, Corporate Systems Student recruitment is the lifeblood and major income source of the University. Central to this is the online prospectus which is used by the vast majority of students we recruit and is the most popular section of the external website. To continue to maximise the University’s recruitment potential and …
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To find out about the work IS&T did to kit out the new Heart of Campus building, see the article by Linda Headford.
Update on Yosemite Following our testing of Yosemite, IS&T recommends that staff do not upgrade to the new Apple Operating System on University-owned Macs. We have encountered a few issues during our testing (and there have been many more reported on Mac user forums) so upgrading does pose a risk of users ending up with …
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To find what software is available around the University, you can check the software list. It tells you what is installed in which rooms. Students can find it on shuspace in the Learning Essentials’ tab.
Mac users – we’re testing Yosemite at SHU
October 20th, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)Apple released the latest version of its operating system, OSX 10.10 Yosemite, as a free upgrade on 16 October. In the past there have been some issues with using new versions of OS X on the University’s network so IS&T is currently testing Yosemite to see if there are any issues or problems with it working here. …
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Clearing up – How we support the University’s admissions process
October 16th, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
The University’s most critical business processes need careful planning and lots of support. Student recruitment has gone well this year and our student numbers are up. For a look at the work Corporate Systems does alongside the Admissions team at this busy time of year, see our article in SLS News.
End of change restriction period – How we protect the University during its most critical business period
October 15th, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)Now that most of the confirmation, clearing and enrolment work is finished for this academic year, the annual IS&T change restrictions period has ended. This means we will revert to the usual process for handling requests for any changes to IT services. The change restrictions period is one of a number of measures taken by …
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