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
Category: IT news
Microsoft Delve has replaced the Online Directory
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
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
You might be wondering why you should choose Teams when there are so many other options out there. In truth, Teams has a whole host … Read more
Forbidden characters in names of Teams sites and channels
Don’t include these characters in the names of sites and channels in Microsoft Teams ~ # % & * { } + / \ : … Read more
Microsoft Teams for students
Microsoft Teams is a shared space for conversations, file storage, virtual seminars/meetings, and collaborative working. We have now introduced Microsoft Teams as part of the … Read more
We’re officially cyber smart, but what does it mean?
The University of Kent has again been awarded Cyber Essentials (CE) certification, which means our procedures for protecting against online threats have been independently recognised … Read more
Kent wins Outstanding Library Team in THE Awards 2019
The University has won the Outstanding Library Team category of the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2019. This award ‘recognises outstanding work in library and information-services … Read more
Emails from suppliers and known contacts – be wary
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
Mendeley & OSX Mojave Users (Mac)
Apple Mac users who have upgraded to OSX Mojave, have been experiencing problems using the Mendeley Reference Management Tool. Elsiever have reported that the Mendeley … Read more