Let me get this out there at the very beginning. This is a blog about sustainability. What this is not, is a blog about being green. Sustainability is MORE THAN GREEN! This is the message I delivered to a room…
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Launch evening of the CORE
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…
January Bake Off Competition
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…
A great deal for the City – a great deal for the South West
“An engine for growth for the national economy” was how Cities Minister Greg Clark described Plymouth on Friday when we signed the landmark City Deal. “…one of the United Kingdom’s biggest assets – known all over the world for experience…
Single Sign-On, Phase 2 Update
The university has delivered the second phase of the Single Sign-On project yesterday. This phase centred around the various web resources that are served through or via the intranet (staff and student portals). Olly from the Service Management team made the live…
A warm welcome to our Chancellor…
As we enter the festive season we have another reason to celebrate; the installation of our first ever Chancellor, Lord Kestenbaum. When I first joined the University, I asked to meet our Chancellor and was surprised to hear that we…
Updates: The first UK Mac walk-in Service Desk for Higher Education
Following on from the previous blog, this is an update to show where we are currently at with the creation of the new Service Bar. The creation of the Service Bar has now begun and Nicholas has started working on…
The first UK Mac walk-in Service Desk for Higher Education
In order to provide both staff and students with a dedicated and enhanced level of Mac Service, Adrian Hollister, Head of Strategy and Architecture within TIS, outsourced the Mac support to CAE and Amsys (a leading Apple Authorised Service Provider).…
Strategy & Architecture in the News
Plymouth Herald has celebrated T&IS achievements in successfully installing one of the fastest wifi connections in the UK education sector. Adrian Hollister, Head of Strategy and Architecture in Plymouth University’s Technology and Information Services Directorate, said: “Our students work in…
S&A in the News
Plymouth Herald has celebrated T&IS achievements in successfully installing one of the fastest wifi connections in the UK education sector. Adrian Hollister, Head of Strategy and Architecture in Plymouth University’s Technology and Information Services Directorate, said: “Our students work in…