IT Help and Support
From Monday 28 June 2021, anyone using Java 1.8.0_231 or earlier won't be able to access the Cambridge University Finance System (UFS).
See https://ufs.admin.cam.ac.uk/technical-news#2 for further details on supported versions of Java and web browsers.
Please update your Java to the latest supported version (https://ufs.admin.cam.ac.uk/technical-news/download-area).
If you have any concerns or need help checking which version of Java you are on, please contact your departmental IT staff.
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...
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