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The latest news from Information Services.

Why not get involved with the new Committee Management System?

Collaborative meeting
Staff from across the University can now get involved with the new Committee Management System in a number of exciting ways.

One place for all: New central intranet for all ISG information.

A new centralised intranet to make inductions, communications, and finding information for current and new ISG staff easier.

New IS Alerts system improves user experience.

The shift from old technologies to Python has introduced a number of improvements for users of the IS Alerts system.

The future of EUCLID is looking bright

Improvements to the student records system will enhance student and staff experiences over the next three years.

Problematic Payments: Improved Checking of Payments

The second part of automating University finances has been to improve the checking of invalid payments with an exciting new application.

Finance Flows: University Invoice Email Automation

As part of a wider project to make finance processes easier, this project automated incoming emails detailing relevant invoices for the entire University.

Eventbrite partnership brings fantastic new opportunities for the Events Management Community.

In November 2023, ISG negotiated a new partnership with Eventbrite, bringing exciting opportunities for the Events Management Community (EMC).

LTW put their best foot forward at the Edinburgh Winter Run

Colleagues from LTW were among the more than 500 University members attending who attended the Edinburgh Winter Run on 20th January.

'Imagine a gender equal world' edit-a-thon

Join Wikimedians Ewan and Ellie to help write women onto Wikipedia as part of IWD 2024.

Naming a lecture theatre in honour of Scottish Suffragette piper

LTW is inviting ISG colleagues to the naming of the Bessie Watson Lecture Theatre in the Outreach Centre, Holyrood Campus on International Women’s Day 2024.

Discovering ‘Hidden’ Collections within the University Libraries.

Books in the main library
Certain ‘hidden’ collections within the University libraries to be discovered, collated, and catalogued.

Events Management Community has relaunched at their first in-person event!

After 18 months of growing the Events Management Community, members had the opportunity to meet up in-person for the first time.

Migration of users onto the University Miro supported service.

Over 2,740 users of Miro to be migrated over the next month onto the new University centrally-supported licence, improving opportunities and access for all.

Business School Customer Experience Improved with IRM

Areas of the Business School have aligned with the Industry Relationship Management Service to improve customer experience.

HR Datafeed successfully rolled out to a second school

The Datafeed provides a curated feed of HR staff data to the school, which the school can then use to support local and essential HR processes.

Salter's Ducklings: How digital archives are being used for next generation of PhDs (secured)

Thanks to the efforts of staff in the ISG, digitally archived research into wave technology device known as 'Salter's Duck' are available to the next generation of renewable energy researchers.