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Back in December, we gave you a taster of the IT Services Dubai team’s experience in the United Arab Emirates, in pictures. We are now able to give you a more detailed update on how the Dubai project is progressing. Phase one The first phase of the University’s new campus in Dubai sees us opening … Continue reading “Dubai: IT Services makes headway in development of new Dubai campus”

Previously known as the Research Support Section, headed up by John Owen, the team has recently changed its name to Advanced Research Computing (ARC). The change of name was driven principally by the confusion that reigned with ‘Research Support’ units of one kind or another in many budget centres across the University – not least … Continue reading “Advanced Research Computing team – new name, new structure”

Following a period of strategic review, Application Services underwent an organisational restructuring as of Thursday 19 October 2017. The new structure has brought the core capabilities of the department into closer alignment with the needs of the University. The restructuring process is now well under way.  The service now has two functions that reflect its … Continue reading “Application Services: Restructuring process well under way”

There was a huge response to the St Basils’ Christmas shoebox appeal, with staff from IT Services donating an amazing 37 shoeboxes to the homeless charity. On Wednesday 21 December, shoebox appeal organiser Jane Hicks and Communications Officer Mat Butcher, delivered the Christmas presents to grateful staff at Carole Gething House in Small Heath who were … Continue reading “A big thank you from St Basils”

IT Services manages a large number of projects of varying sizes. All new projects are discussed at the fortnightly Project Advisory Committee – which includes representatives from all areas  – before being submitted to the IT Leadership Team (ITLT) for approval. We have created a visual overview of our pipeline of projects. This diagram will … Continue reading “Project Office update”

Thursday 21 December 2017 12.00-2.00pm Noble Room, Staff House This year, the ITS Christmas party will take the format of a three course festive lunch. This will also include tea or coffee and a mince pie. How do I reserve a space? Please email Katie Tyler, ITS HR Admin, letting her know your menu choice … Continue reading “IT Services Christmas party: Thursday 21 December”

Research Support’s Birmingham Environment for Academic Research (BEAR) team has won two international awards for a High Performance Computing (HPC) project funded by the Medical Research Council. The Cloud Infrastructure for Microbial Bioinformatics (CLIMB) project is a large OpenStack system distributed across four University sites, supporting over 200 research groups in the UK. The initial work … Continue reading “BEAR team wins international awards”

The Innovation team has released an exciting new virtual reality app, designed for the Lapworth Museum of Geology. The app allows visitors to learn more about the Allosaurus – a predator from the late Jurassic era. You can download the app for free from Google Play or the Apple App Store. It is designed to … Continue reading “Calling all dinosaur fans! Lapworth Allosaurus App released”

Join us at the launch of the University of Birmingham’s Technical Academy to find out what it means for you and how you can be involved. The Technical Academy is a dedicated platform for all our technical staff, to deliver the skills and career development essential to supporting the Birmingham Technician both today and in … Continue reading “Technical Academy launch event – Wednesday 29 November”