In January this year the University Principal raised the idea of introducing “Meetings Free” periods for University staff at lunchtimes and Fridays. The Principal’s suggestion followed reports of staff overloads during the current working from home period with back to back meetings taking place right through the day. This suggestion was one of the number […]

The SharePoint Solutions Service have developed a collection of resources to support both staff and students with personal document management and online collaboration at the University. Resources for Staff: https://uoe.sharepoint.com/sites/sharepoint-solutions-service/SitePages/Staff-Resources.aspx A series of guides have been developed covering both basics as well as managing file sharing and permissions for the following Microsoft 365 applications available […]

Hints & Tips  Did you know that we continuously stream hints & tips about using MS Teams?   Our helpful Hints & Tips cover anything from discovering the latest meeting or webinar feature to chat groups, how to embed quick polls or plan boards and even etiquette or best practice matters.  With ‘How-To’ guidance and sign posting to useful […]

The University of Edinburgh’s Online and Digital Events Service provides support to ensure your event needs are best matched with the appropriate online solution. The service includes a list of meeting and online event platforms that ISG fully supports as well as advice and guidance, training and case studies to help you use the platforms to their […]

By July 2021, all Teams meeting recordings will be stored in OneDrive or SharePoint.

The University’s Web Hosting Service offers a range of proactive security tools to help keep users’ sites safe and secure The University’s Web Hosting Service is an internal service for members of the University community to host websites suited to their unique needs. The service provides an environment for users to develop and host websites […]

Most staff at the University will now have been using Microsoft Teams for remote working for quite a few months now. However many users may not be aware of some of the hints and tips that can help in getting more out of using Microsoft Teams. Over the next few weeks we will be posting […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen many radical changes, especially in how we work. The new work from home scenario has forced us to reconsider how we communicate with our colleagues, hold meetings and even how we maintain a healthy work-life balance. Overcoming these challenges has led us to further utilise the software available to us, […]

Postgraduate applications can be a challenging and daunting experience – and not just for the students applying. For staff, processing applications during peak periods can result in mundane repetitive tasks leading staff to become increasingly frustrated. Furthermore, the number of postgraduate applications have been increasing, with the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) seeing a […]

IS Applications is proud to present its latest service available to all business areas, schools and colleges: the User Testing Service. As any project manager knows, User Acceptance testing is a key component of the software development lifecycle. The User Testing Service, based on a platform called TestRail, has been specifically designed to formalise and […]