UoN Office 365 – name and title changes coming soon
October 31, 2017
Starting mid-November, the format of individuals’ title and display name is changing in Office 365 and Outlook across UK campuses. Currently Office 365 and Outlook display ‘Surname’ ‘First name’ and personal titles i.e. ‘Mr’, ‘Dr’. Following the change: everyone – names will be shown in the format of ‘First name’ ‘Surname’ staff – the title …
Teaching room AV upgrades
October 20, 2017
A number of AV refurbishments have taken place over summer 2017 to meet new teaching room standards. Medical School LT3 and LT4 were both upgraded with high powered laser projectors with long-throw lenses, in order that the projectors could be mounted in the projection rooms, not in the theatre itself. In addition, new column array …
Cyber awareness – Wireless security
October 19, 2017
The university has been made aware of a significant cyber ‘flaw’ that can impact wireless security. The ‘flaw’, which has been termed as ‘Key Reinstallation Attack’ (KRACK), can leave devices connected via Wi-Fi more vulnerable to hijack and attack. Information Services are taking actions to protect the university, but in the meantime, we would please …
New Cyber Security video
October 10, 2017
Staying safe online – new material for students In order to increase awareness regarding cyber safety, Information Services have produced a number of new promotional materials for students to promote ‘staying safe online’. Firstly, we’ve produced a new video, featured on our IT Services YouTube playlist – which captures the key messages for students about …
Smart Bars have the answers – Welcome Back!
October 5, 2017
Our five IT Smart Bars are now open again following the summer break. We took our pop-up Smart Bar to the registration event at the David Ross Sports Centre where our fantastic Student IT Support tutors were on-hand to help new students with their IT issues. From Monday 25 September, anyone with an IT query …
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