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Read more at: Microsoft Teams: New Channels experience coming

Microsoft Teams: New Channels experience coming

What’s happening Microsoft is making some changes to Channels in Teams. Rollout starts in mid-June and should be finished by the end of June. The University’s tenancy will be updated at some point during this period. What’s changing Here’s a quick tour of the new Channels interface: new_teams_channels.png Compose box and...


Read more at: UIS Learning at Work Week 2023 schedule of events

UIS Learning at Work Week 2023 schedule of events

Join us for UIS Learning at Work Week aimed at Unlocking your potential on Monday 15 to Friday 19 May to take part in talks and self-taught activities. Please see the full schedule below. Schedule: Learning at Work Week – Unlocking your potential Monday 15 May (self-taught) Watch ‘Start with Why’ Ted talk by Simon Sinek...


Read more at: Check-in to meeting rooms with Booker QR codes

Check-in to meeting rooms with Booker QR codes

9 April 2023 Departments can now set up meeting room check-in using QR codes in the room booking system, Booker. The Room Booking System team has worked with Booker's supplier, EventMAP over the last 6 months to develop QR check-in. Room check-in was previously only possible using dedicated tablet devices outside meeting...


Read more at: Change to the Teams Live Event Attendee experience for users with guest access

Change to the Teams Live Event Attendee experience for users with guest access

[Friday, 5 May 2023] If you host Live Events in Microsoft Teams that includes external attendees, or attend external Live Events as a Guest, this message is relevant to you. Currently, external people who have been given Guest access in an organization’s Microsoft tenancy can join its Teams Live Events as an attendee using...


Read more at: Proposal to decommission UniOfCam SSID service

Proposal to decommission UniOfCam SSID service

27 April 2023 University Wireless proposes to decommission the UniOfCam SSID and visitor ticket-based access services to remove duplicated services by Friday, 1 September 2023. This is after the summer conference season but ahead of the new academic year. The rationalisation of services will simplify our wireless offering...


Read more at: Elements and Apollo now available following upgrade

Elements and Apollo now available following upgrade

The upgrade of Elements and Apollo is complete and both systems are now available for open access, research data and doctoral theses deposits. What’s new Apollo now has a modern, more accessible interface that makes it easy to search, browse, discover content and subscribe to updates. Elements now includes the option to...


Read more at: Panopto educational support pages have moved

Panopto educational support pages have moved

March 2023 Support materials for Panopto, the online video recording and hosting system, have moved to a new location and can now be found on the Lecture Capture service pages. The Panopto educational video support pages on Moodle are no longer being updated and will be retired on 31 March 2023. A redirect will be in place...


Read more at: Apollo and Elements upgrade – downtime from 20 April

Apollo and Elements upgrade – downtime from 20 April

The University repository, Apollo, will undergo a significant upgrade this Spring The upgrade will begin on Thursday 20 April. The Elements system, which is linked to Apollo, will be unavailable for 4-5 days while the underpinning repository platform, DSpace, is upgraded to its latest version. It will not be possible to...


Read more at: Delivering network connectivity for the Cambridge Half Marathon

Delivering network connectivity for the Cambridge Half Marathon

Richard Davies from the Granta Backbone Network (GBN) team and Craig Faux from the Networks team, worked together to help deliver network connectivity for the Cambridge Half Marathon that took place this past weekend. The University has been assisting the Council with delivering network connectivity for the Cambridge Half...


Read more at: Changes to Google Workspace accounts from March

Changes to Google Workspace accounts from March

15 February 2023 We are preparing to delete UIS managed Google Workspace accounts for users that have left the University to maintain system performance and security and reclaim file space ahead of Google introducing file space quotas. When a user leaves the University, their account is flagged as cancelled in Lookup and...


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Upgrades to analogue telephone lines

3 May 2024

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...

Interim senior leadership arrangements for UIS

10 April 2024

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...

Change to Turnitin technical support

28 March 2024

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. Turnitin is widely used in UK universities. It text matches submitted work against a large database of...