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Changes to student name display in Microsoft 365, Active Directory and LDAP directories

By Julia Crompton | 25 September 2020

To support the rapid move to blended learning at the University, Information Services are making the following changes to student name display within Microsoft 365, Active Directory … Read more

Changes to Teams meeting settings

By Julia Crompton | 25 September 2020

Teams meeting settings related to who can present or share their screen have changed  Only the organiser can present initially (you can change this) The … Read more

Software and apps: updates and tips for staff this term

By Sarah Fisher | 21 September 2020

New service: software finder To help staff and students find out what software and apps are provided and recommended at Kent, please use our software … Read more

Datastream: financial and statistical analysis at your fingertips 

By Sarah Fisher | 01 September 2020

A new resource now available to Kent staff and students, Refinitiv Eikon with Datastream can help you identify trends, generate and test hypotheses, and develop viewpoints and research. … Read more

Are you Available? Email scam alert

By Sarah Fisher | 25 June 2020

Look out for a scam email described below, it’s very convincing and is a live threat. It appears to come from a colleague in your … Read more

Microsoft Delve has replaced the Online Directory

By Sarah Fisher | 02 June 2020

Announcing the retirement of the Online Directory and its replacement Microsoft Delve On 1 June 2020 the University of Kent Online Directory was replaced by … Read more

Easy file sharing, collaboration, virtual meetings and more

By Sarah Fisher | 04 May 2020

Office 365 can help you develop the way you work online Office 365 can replace Skype for Business, Dropbox, Zoom, Trello and more. It lets … Read more

Why choose Microsoft Teams over similar options

By Hannah Chamberlain | 04 May 2020

By now you’ve probably heard about the introduction of Microsoft Teams at the university, but you might be wondering why you should choose Teams when … Read more

Free Microsoft Office 365 for all students and staff

By Fran Williams | 25 February 2020

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

Emails from suppliers and known contacts – be wary

By Sarah Fisher | 15 October 2019

Staff: if you get an email from a University of Kent supplier, external agent or a named contact that you usually work with, always follow … Read more

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