An advance notice that the Access Control office will be closed all day on Tuesday 5th December 2017 (08:45-17:00). Requests received on that day for new or replacement ID cards and access changes will not be processed…
A warm welcome to Darren who joined us in August 2017 as our Office 365 Apprentice. “When I left school, I felt that an apprenticeship is better than college at expanding your knowledge. Everything you learn through…
A warm welcome to Jake who joined us in July 2017 as our IT Service Desk Apprentice. “I chose to do an apprenticeship at the University of St Andrews because ever since I can remember, I knew I wanted a job in IT. I…
A warm welcome to Glen who joined us in July 2017 as our Desktop Operations / Media Services Apprentice. “By the time I had left school, I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to do. I had done different jobs but, I…
We know how important getting access to IT systems and services (particularly our Wi-Fi!) is for students, so we make sure we are resourced to provide additional IT support during arrivals weekend and orientation week,…
Last month, Alex Schladebeck, Head of Software Quality and Test Consulting at BREDEX GmbH, was our invited speaker at the IT Services staff meeting in Parliament Hall. Alex Schladebeck is a team leader, consultant,…
The University of St Andrews has, for the third time, achieved the highest level of award for the performance and green design of its data centre. Following a rigorous re-assessment process this summer, we have just…
In the next few weeks, we have organised a few IT workshops, demos and presentations to help new students become familiar with some of our key services. These will focus on printing, cyber security and using computer…
As we have started a new Academic Year, a security reminder which we hope will help protect you, your colleagues and the University. Universities are particularly appealing targets for hackers and phishing attempts…
We’re looking forward to welcoming Alex Schladebeck to St Andrews later this month to talk about “how is killing monsters in a fantasy world like working on a team”. Alex Schladebeck is a team leader, consultant,…