“By creating we think, by living we learn” Patrick Geddes
The University has decided that IT Suite 6019, Matthew Building, will not re-open for use as an IT suite in Semester 2. IT equipment will be removed in due course, meantime the room will remain locked.
Tower Level 2 IT Suite will no longer be available for general use from the begining of Semester 2, January 2010.
See the briefing for information on some core applications and services that have been investigated for compatibility with Macintosh OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Until June 2010 Microsoft Office 2007 is available, for home/personal use, for just £38.95! For terms and conditions or to make a purchase simply visit Microsoft's Ultimate Steal website. You will need to use your university email address to qualify and be able to pay by credit card. Please note that ICS does not support Microsoft Office 2007.
During the summer ICS have implemented some changes to printing in IT Suites.
In support of the University's environmental and sustainability objectives printing to
mono (black/white) printers in all IT Suites has been set to duplex (double-sided)
printing by default from the start of Semester 1. The settings can easily be changed to
single -sided where required - instructions are available in IT suites.
Colour printing will remain single-sided by default but can also easily be set to duplex.
This contributes to the University's carbon management objectives by saving power and paper.
Also from the start of semester 1, the choice of printer will be "Black and White" or "Colour" only
and you may go to any IT Suite printer to select your print jobs for printing there.
We have prepared a briefing on the release of the new Windows operating system - Windows 7 - which is due for release in October 2009.
Back to topThe ICS website has been transformed today (Thursday 24 July) to reflect the new corporate website design.
New design.
The key change is the new design. This follows the new University website design which is being rolled out across the whole University.
ICS' branding has been applied to ensure consistency across all our visual communications. We hope our stakeholders
will find our site more enjoyable and user friendly.
1st level navigation
The high level (or 1st level) structure/navigation remains - this consists of Home, Help & Advice,
A-Z of Services, News, Projects, Publications & Policies, About Us and Sitemap. This navigation will apply no matter where you are in the site.
2nd and 3rd level navigation
As our site is so large some sections have a second level navigation, found just under the first level navigation bar.
Where a subsection of the site, for example a service or project, has considerable information a left hand navigation bar
will appear to guide you round that part of this site.
A-Z areas
We have several A-Zs that list useful information such as the A-Z of Services
and Staff Handbook.
To help you find what you are looking for more easily we have set up our A-Z pages using Java Script. This means that you can view a
section at a time or chose the full listing option to view the whole list at the same time. If you don't have Java Script enabled the
full listing will be displayed. As this is a new approach to our A-Zs we especially welcome your feedback using our website feedback form.
Accessibility
We are continuing to make our information as accessible as possible. The site has been validated to meet
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) AAA standards. You can read more about these standards at the
world wide web consortium website.
The redesign of the University website falls under the Web Content Management (WCM) Project. ICS has participated in the pilot phase of the WCM Project which has enabled the project team to pilot documentation, standards and procedures. A basic project web presence has also been released to help raise awareness of the project and how it relates to the whole University.
The Project Team are currently liaising with College Secretaries and Central Service Heads to identify: operational web contacts who we need to work closely with, and to agree a timescale for rolling out the new design. The Project Team will be liaising with operational web contacts as soon as they are confirmed. In the meantime updates will be circulated to the Web Admin list.
We hope you enjoy using our new site. However, if you notice any issues or have any questions or feedback please contact the ICS Service Desk quoting Incident No: 29058.
The University has a legal requirement to comply with the Charities References in Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2007. This means that correspondence and documentation provided externally must comply with these regulations and should include the reference to the University's charitable status: The University of Dundee is a Scottish Registered Charity, No. SC015096."
This includes University emails sent externally from @dundee.ac.uk email accounts. Charities References in Documents (Scotland) 2007 FAQs are now available to support your compliance with this when using the Email Service.
When Microsoft released Windows Vista for general release (on Tuesday 30 January 2007) a briefing was published regarding ICS' position on the introduction of Vista [Last updated: 30/01/07].
An updated statement on the possible introduction of Vista was released on 15 February 2008. It includes details about Vista support arrangements; immediate and longer-term recommendations in terms of upgrading to Windows Vista; and the services affected by the release of Vista.
If you have any questions or feedback about this please contact the ICS Service Desk.
The Standard Operating Environment (SOE) for Windows PCs provides a wide range of application software to support the University's business functions. Reviewed annually, the provision of this software is based on business need, on funding, and on technical and licensing feasibility.
Details about the latest consultation are now available on the SOE Software Review 2009-10 webpages.
If you have any questions or feedback about this please contact the ICS Service Desk.
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