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GEM Award winners
by Sarah Deignan • • 0 Comments
Following their UCISA win last month, Natasha Harden and Sarah Deignan were nominated for a Going the Extra Mile Award. This was awarded by a panel of their peers and certificates presented by the Head of Academic Support, Technology and…
Plymouth University’s Phishing Line is cast out to support our end users
by Paul Ferrier • • 0 Comments
The University receives (on average, based on figures from July 2014 up until January 2015) 305,000 email messages every day, the first line of defence is our mailhubs that filter out approximately 80% of all incoming email – due to…
A Year of Enterprise Architecture
by Craig Douglas • • 1 Comment
It’s hard to believe that we have had an Enterprise Architecture capability at Plymouth University for a little over a year now. Perhaps saying it has been a capability for that length of time is stretching the point a little. …
GEM Award Winners
by Sarah Deignan • • 0 Comments
Three of our team were presented with a ‘Going the Extra Mile’ Award in September. Nominated and voted for by their colleagues, and presented by Gary Bayliss, the award recognises the successful efforts of Tash, Nick and James in planning…
Plymouth University named runner-up in national IT innovation awards
by Adrian Hollister • • 1 Comment
A project to enhance the internet connections across Plymouth University’s campus has earned recognition from judges at a national awards ceremony. The major upgrade, part of a programme of investment in state-of-the-art technology, included an overhaul of the wired and…
Life as an Apprentice
by scottwalker • • 0 Comments
When I joined the strategy and architecture team in January I was embarking on a new career and unsure what my new job would entail as I had not previously worked within the IT or Higher Education sector. A…
Core Blimey – instant Apple support at Plymouth University
by Adrian Hollister • • 0 Comments
It’s been a few months now since The Core has been launched. It’s our front line support desk and shop for Apple products within Plymouth University. Open afternoons and some mornings, anyone from the University (staff or students) can…
Launch evening of the CORE
by Naomi Fenn • • 0 Comments
The launch of the CORE was a huge success with a great turn out from both students and staff representing several areas of the University. John Wright; CIO of Technology & Information Services started the evening by welcoming everyone and thanking them for attending the event, he then handed over to Wendy Purcell; Vice Chancellor of the University who gave an inspirational speech about the important of partnership and collaboration between the students and the University. Alex Hawes; Managing Director of Amsys finished the speeches by discussing the new partnership between Plymouth University and Amsys and the support both staff and students could expect regarding all Mac devices.
Technology & Information Services would like to thank everyone who was involved in project and we look forward to more projects of this nature in the future.
‘the CORE’ is officially open. (L-R) Alex Hawes; Managing Director of Amsys, Nicholas Horsley; Winner of the Design and Build competition, Wendy Purcell; Vice Chancellor and Adrian Hollister; Head of Strategy & Architecture.
Wendy Purcell delivering her speech on the importance of student involvement with University projects.
Nicholas Horsley, 3rd year Design student receiving a Mac Book Air for the submission of the winning design and build of the CORE presented by Alex Hawes Managing Director of Amsys and Wendy Purcell Vice Chancellor.
Thomas Riggs, 3rd year English and Creative studies student receiving an iPod Nano for the submission of the winning name. Presented by Alex Hawes Managing Director of Amsys and Wendy Purcell Vice Chancellor.
Rose Jago, undergraduate English student receiving an iPod Nano for the submission of the winning name. Presented by Alex Hawes Managing Director of Amsys and Wendy Purcell Vice Chancellor.
Jamie McKenna, History student receiving an iPod Nano for the submission of the winning name. Presented by Alex Hawes Managing Director of Amsys and Wendy Purcell Vice Chancellor.
January Bake Off Competition
by Adrian Hollister • • 0 Comments
We’ve had lots of entries for the January Bake Off competition, but winning the bottle of pink champagne was Sarah! Second and third places went to Kev and Paul. So thanks all for their cake entries and may there be…