All students and staff can now get Microsoft Office for free, including research postgraduates. You can use Word, PowerPoint, Excel and the rest of the … Read more
Category: IT support staff
Make IT work for you
No matter where you’re working from, whether from home or on campus, these top 10 tips will help you make the most of Kent IT … Read more
Retirement of Microsoft Stream (Classic)
Microsoft are in the process of retiring Microsoft Stream (Classic). If you upload videos into Microsoft Stream (Classic) manually, this will not be possible after … Read more
Student IT accounts and multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Changes to student accounts: this only affects you if you haven’t accessed and set up a multi-factor authentication (MFA) method on your Kent IT Account. We’re increasing … Read more
Panopto for Mac update – July 2023
Panopto is the software which powers KentPlayer, the University’s lecture recording and viewing service that can be used to capture audio and video. This will … Read more
Withdrawal of VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) service
The current VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) service will be withdrawn on 25 July. This service (accessed via desktop.kent.ac.uk), supports the delivery of virtual desktops for … Read more
The new way to get staff IT tech – introducing Tech Shop
We are pleased to announce the new procedure for you to get staff IT equipment easily, quickly and at good value through a centralised online … Read more
Use ‘Find time’ in Outlook instead of Doodle for scheduling meetings
FindTime is an Outlook add-in for arranging meetings. As a meeting organiser you can send multiple time options through FindTime. Use this instead of free … Read more
University of Kent win in two categories in UCISA Awards 2022
University of Kent’s Information Services teams are so proud to win in not one but two categories in the inaugural UCISA Awards 2022: The ‘Transformation … Read more
KAR records on Research.Kent
Publication records on Research.Kent Research.kent.ac.uk is a network of over 275 free to use, self-service websites providing staff with the means to showcase individual research … Read more