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
Category: Staff Highlights
Explore the Love to Read Collection: fiction, non-fiction and fun books!
We are thrilled to announce the creation of a new ‘Love to read’ Collection in the Templeman Library, housed in the Library Café. We’ve created … Read more
New Springer Nature Read and Publish agreement includes free Open Access in Nature journals
The “read and publish” agreement between academic publisher Springer Nature and UK Universities was due for renewal by the end of 2022. Negotiations led by … Read more
Effortless journal browsing and reading with BrowZine
Use our new tool to find your favourite journals quickly and easily. BrowZine allows you to view the e-journal collections available to you for your … Read more
Introducing Libby to Templeman Library
You can read e-books or listen to audiobooks for free via the Libby app using your phone, tablet or computer. This is a brief guide … Read more
Are you an academic applying for promotion? Find out how to create your publications list in KAR
Are you applying for promotion this year? Then please look at our video (KentPlayer). It will give you some guidance on adding your entries to … Read more
Digital skills vs. digital capabilities
Often used interchangeably, here is a quick explanation on the difference between the terms digital skills and digital capabilities. Digital skills – also called IT … Read more
University of Kent awarded grant to catalogue the David Drummond Pantomime Collection
The cataloguing of the David Drummond Pantomime Collection is being funded by a £28,662 grant awarded from Archives Revealed. Archives Revealed is a partnership programme … 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The current VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) service will be withdrawn on 25 July.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