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Read more at: Annual archiving and deletion of Panopto content

Annual archiving and deletion of Panopto content

The annual archive of Panopto lecture capture content has been scheduled for 3 September. Live content created on or before 31 August 2024 will be moved into the Panopto archive. Last year’s archive, containing content created on or before 31 August 2023, will be permanently deleted on 31 August 2024.


Read more at: University Wireless Service: essential maintenance, July 2024

University Wireless Service: essential maintenance, July 2024

We will be carrying out essential maintenance to the University Wireless Service on several dates in July. This is to implement updates, upgrades and fixes. The service may be interrupted during these maintenance periods.


Read more at: Improvements to the Microsoft Authenticator app in August 2024

Improvements to the Microsoft Authenticator app in August 2024

The Microsoft Authenticator app will show you more information when you are using multi-factor authentication (MFA) to log in with your University account from 1 August 2024.


Read more at: SharePoint: changes to permissions for new sites from 2 July 2024

SharePoint: changes to permissions for new sites from 2 July 2024

We are changing the permission options for our SharePoint sites. From 2 July, SharePoint administrators will not be able to choose the ‘Everyone’ or ‘Everyone except external’ groups when setting permissions on new sites.


Read more at: Planned work affecting distribution router at Downing site on 17 June

Planned work affecting distribution router at Downing site on 17 June

We sent an email on 24 April saying that we planned to move one of the distribution routers that covers the Downing site on 15 May. Due to a clash with an exam, we have rescheduled this work to 17 June. This is a managed move to a more suitable location. What will happen? Work will begin at 09:30. We anticipate that full...


Read more at: Upgrades to analogue telephone lines

Upgrades to analogue telephone lines

BT is switching off the UK’s old public switched telephone network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) services in 2025. The University’s telephone service will not be affected by this change because it is an IP-based digital service. However, the University currently uses analogue lines for some other...


Read more at: Interim senior leadership arrangements for UIS

Interim senior leadership arrangements for UIS

Professor Ian Leslie, the Director of University Information Services (UIS), retires in May. Our Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chris Russell, will act as UIS’s Interim Director until the appointment of a permanent replacement. Four members of UIS’s Senior Leadership Team have volunteered to share the responsibilities of...


Read more at: Change to Turnitin technical support

Change to Turnitin technical support

UIS now supports the technical aspects of the University's Turnitin text matching software licence. The Education Quality and Policy Office (EQPO) is responsible for any policy guidelines relating to academic integrity.


Read more at: Moodle upgrade

Moodle upgrade

We will not be upgrading our version of Moodle this summer. Instead, we'll use the time to advance projects to improve the Moodle user experience. Our current version of Moodle (4.1) is a long-term support (LTS) release, which means it will be supported for 36 months and security updated well beyond our intended upgrade date of summer 2025.


Read more at: Planned maintenance to the University Wireless Service 25-27 March 2024

Planned maintenance to the University Wireless Service 25-27 March 2024

We’ll be carrying out a series of planned essential maintenance to the University Wireless Service during 25–27 March.