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23 Things course wins the MERLOT Instructional and Design Technology Classics Award for 2022

05 April, 2022

23 Things course wins the MERLOT Instructional and Design Technology Classics Award for 2022

‘Exceptional’ student staff member will be hugely missed as she embarks on new career

01 April, 2022

An incredibly hardworking and talented member of the Information Services (ISG) team is heading off…

End of Life announced for ColdFusion website hosting

01 April, 2022

The University of Edinburgh’s Information Services Applications (IS Apps) is to stop hosting a…

Your name will soon look right! Updates to the online address book

01 April, 2022

Are you tired of accidentally being referred to by your surname, or weary of seeing your name…

Time for a Service MOT in Applications

25 March, 2022

A new project has been launched by Applications Directorate of Information Services Group (ISG Apps…

Create interactive teaching materials with ThingLink

23 March, 2022

The University of Edinburgh has acquired ThingLink licences for staff.

New Developments in Open Access

22 March, 2022

In April, UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) introduces a new Open Access policy, which will…

Open Education Week 2022

10 March, 2022

Between 7 and 11 March 2022, the University’s OER Service and Online Course Production Service have…

Informatics and ISG making our Zoom meetings more secure

08 March, 2022

Informatics and ISG Applications have been working together on a change to the University's…

Replacement of Card Service systems to be carried out

04 March, 2022

The University of Edinburgh’s Card Services system is set to be replaced to boost usability and…