This guide is for colleagues who want to create a shared Bookings page to enable colleagues and students, or external people, to book an appointment for a specific event, or those who want to have a public-facing version of their personal calendar to make it easier for people to book time with them. Academics or professional service staff could use this to hold office time for students or open access to colleagues. The app is available to all University staff and is powered by Microsoft Outlook.
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University staff and students can easily create virtual meetings using Microsoft Teams. This guide will outline the various ways you can create one-off meetings or schedule recurring meetings with colleagues.
Arranging meetings on Teams (under 10 minutes).
How to use private (text-based) chats and make and receive audio or video calls in Teams.
Chatting and calling in Teams (under 10 minutes).
This guide is for colleagues who want to start using Microsoft Teams. The app is available to all University staff.
How to create and set up a team using Microsoft Teams (up to half an hour).
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a simple way to make your University login more secure and keep your personal information safe. It requires an extra step when you log in to some online services. This may be a mobile app notification or a code; just like online banking.
Microsoft OneNote helps you to get organised in notebooks which you can divide into sections and pages. With easy navigation and search, you’ll always find your notes right where you left them!
Microsoft Copilot is a smart AI chat assistant that can help with tasks like web search, writing content, creating images, re-writing content, and more.
The Azure Information Protection client for Windows helps you keep important documents and emails safe from people who shouldn’t see them, even if your email is forwarded or your document is saved to another location. You can also use this client to open documents that other people have protected by using the Rights Management protection technology from Azure Information Protection.
The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out rules for processing personal information. This page contains guidance on the university’s policies for this area.
Data protection (up to half an hour).