The Birmingham University Awards for Tremendous Achievement (BUAFTAs) offer the opportunity to celebrate and showcase some of the fantastic work of Professional Services staff from across the University. The BUAFTAs celebrate the fact that behind every achievement, however big or small, there are individuals and teams who are making great things happen. This year the … Continue reading “IT Services staff make BUAFTAs 2019 shortlist”
Business Partnering team – review of the year
In Business Partnering, we took some time out in December for an ‘End of Year Review’ meeting. December felt like a good time to reflect on the progress we’ve made so far and to identify where we might want to adjust our plans for 2019. The team started out at the beginning of last … Continue reading “Business Partnering team – review of the year”
New Core drop-in sessions: January 2019
In these sessions staff can view system demos, raise any questions, and find out more about what New Core means for them. These hour-long sessions are open to all colleagues and registration is not required. They cover a range of features tailored around the following key areas: Budget Manager – for colleagues … Continue reading “New Core drop-in sessions: January 2019”
December New Core Town Hall – Worktribe and Research Grant Management
Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Thursday 13 December, 12:00pm-1:00pm, in the Arthur Thompson Hall, Medical School. The focus for this session will be of particular interest to academic and academic related colleagues, as it will comprise a demo of Worktribe – the new research grant management functionality being provided … Continue reading “December New Core Town Hall – Worktribe and Research Grant Management”
BUAFTAs 2019 – IT Services staff nominations
The Birmingham University Awards for Tremendous Achievement (BUAFTAs) offer the opportunity to celebrate and showcase some of the fantastic work of Professional Services staff from across the University. The BUAFTAs celebrate the fact that behind every achievement, however big or small, there are individuals and teams who are making great things happen. The longlist for … Continue reading “BUAFTAs 2019 – IT Services staff nominations”
Microsoft Teams Usercase – IT Service Desk
The IT Service Desk were one of the first teams to adopt Microsoft Teams – we had lots of enthusiasm for the application as our role within IT Services is driven by communication. Teams has all the benefits of its sibling application Skype for Business and more, this was useful for us to start a … Continue reading “Microsoft Teams Usercase – IT Service Desk”
IT Services Health and Wellbeing: Giving
There have been a lot of new starters recently so we thought it would be a good idea to re-introduce the IT Services Health & Wellbeing group. Debbie and myself (Steph) have recently taken over leading the group from Lucy Turner whilst she is on maternity leave. In IT Services, we’re supporting Workplace Wellbeing’s “Five Ways … Continue reading “IT Services Health and Wellbeing: Giving”
Women in IT
The Women in IT task group has put forward a number of recommendations to IT Operational Management Team (ITOMT) which aim to address the issues around gender diversity in IT Services Gender diversity in IT remains a problem and women generally find themselves underrepresented within the industry as a whole. Concerns around this issue have … Continue reading “Women in IT”
Exciting news from BEAR
University deploys largest IBM POWER9 AI cluster in the UK! Researchers at the University of Birmingham are set to benefit from the largest IBM® POWER9™ Artificial Intelligence (AI) computer cluster in the UK. The University will integrate a total of 11 IBM POWER9 systems into its existing high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, the Birmingham Environment for Academic … Continue reading “Exciting news from BEAR”
Office 365 pilot aims to transform the way we work
In November we will be kicking off a new pilot in IT Services. The pilot will introduce a number of new integrated Office 365 services that will let you chat, collaborate, and share content with the teams you work with. What is Office 365? Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud based platform that offers a … Continue reading “Office 365 pilot aims to transform the way we work”