I.T. Services UCC

**Learning with Canvas-Online Exam Preparation Course**

Please note that all students have been enrolled in to the Learning with Canvas - Online Examinations Preparation course where you can practice submitting an essay, and taking a canvas quiz.

If you are not registered for a module you will be unable to take the online exam. If you need to change your registration record you should immediately email [email protected]

If you cannot access https://mystudentadmin.ucc.ie/ please log a support call with Student IT, via: https://www.ucc.ie/en/sit/support/

UCC contact tracing centre 'firefighting' spread of Covid-19 In a quiet call centre set up in the basement of the Boole library at University College Cork (UCC), volunteers are helping tackle the spread of Covid-19 by picking up the phone and methodically making their way through a national database.

With exams coming up it is import that UCC students check they are properly registered. To do this log in to: mystudentadmin.ucc.ie
If you have issues accessing myStudentAdmin, let us know. Log your issue online through SIT Support ucc.ie/en/sit/support/

Campus is closed. UCC is open. Student and Staff IT Support are still available.
Students: Log your calls here: https://www.ucc.ie/en/sit/support/
Staff: Log your call here: https://servicedesk.ucc.ie/

**Announcement**

Following the Government’s announcement yesterday regarding additional public health measures, the UCC campus will remain closed until 19th April 2020. Learning and teaching will continue to be delivered online during this period and UCC staff will work remotely to the maximum extent possible during this period, in line with Government advice.

We will continue to keep you updated.

Stay safe and please observe the guidance of the HSE.

www.ucc.ie/covid19

Take care this weekend everyone. Have a virtual coffee morning with family and friends, get some fresh air (while adhering to social distancing), remember to reach out to the elderly and keep washing your hands. In order to pull together we must stay apart.

***Important: COVID-19 Status Update at UCC***

UCC confirms that a case of COVID-19 has been identified in a student. This brings to two the number of COVID-19 cases in UCC.

Contact tracing is underway and anyone deemed to have had close contact with the individual is being contacted directly by HSE Public Health.

The HSE has expressly advised that anyone who needs to be contacted by the HSE Public Health will be contacted directly, and you do not need to make contact with that department. HSE Public Health will have appropriate public health advice for those in close contact with the confirmed case.

UCC understands that our students and staff will have concerns and further information is available from the HSE, via: https://bit.ly/2WoJNtd . The dedicated HSE Live number is 1850 24 1850.

If students and staff are seeking mental health support, UCC’s Crisis Text Line is available. The Crisis Text Line's anonymous text message support service is available to UCC students and staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Text 'UCC' to 086 1800 280 to chat anonymously with a trained volunteer 24/7.

UCC continues to regularly update FAQ’s on its dedicated UCC COVID-19 webpage: www.ucc.ie/en/emt/covid19/ and its Emergency Management Team continues to convene regularly.

This is a time of challenge and uncertainty and UCC will work together to protect the safety of our community.

Stay in touch, stay apart and stay at home.

All COVID-19 updates continue to be available online https://www.ucc.ie/en/emt/covid19

For support and tips on learning, teaching and working remotely go to https://www.ucc.ie/en/emt/covid19/remote/

With UCC closed many of us are working and teaching from home for the first time.
For information and support on the tools available visit: https://www.ucc.ie/en/it/remote-working/
For the latest information on UCCs response to COVID - 19 visit:
https://www.ucc.ie/en/emt/covid19/

Due to ongoing technical issues, Uprint needs be taken offline for maintenance. We will endeavour to restore the service as soon as possible.

**UPDATE**
Student Printing is back on line.

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Students are experiencing an issue topping up their print balance. We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible. UCC Students' Union

We are currently experiencing issues with uccprint.ucc.ie and Uprint.
We are working to resolve the issue and will update you all soon.
**UPDATE**
Printing service is now back up and running.

CAO Offers have now been released and we wish everyone the very best of luck 🤞🤞 Your next steps are important and so our Admissions Office is open until 8pm this evening to help answer any queries that you may have.

Full details are available here: https://bit.ly/2KBV2bq

Points 2019: https://bit.ly/2N5EJVZ

Just wow.

1983: A thousand links for CERN's INDEX system



In 1983, the Data-handling Division at CERN installed line No. 1000 to a terminal used for the preparation of the Large Electron-Positron (LEP) collider physics.

Most of the lines connecting terminals on-site arrived at this point, from where they were redistributed to INDEX exchanges and to remote host computers.

Today, the 400 terabytes of data stored from LEP experiments is only peanuts compared to the 50 petabytes per year produced by LHC experiments.

Learn more about CERN's Data Centre: http://cern.ch/go/99tC

Image: CERN

Complete the Student IT Survey today.

This survey, conducted every two years, is part of IT Services' efforts to ensure it provides you with the best possible student IT experience. The survey gives you an opportunity to comment on the services and will inform future decisions.

The survey is available here: https://www.ucc.ie/en/it/services/helpdesk/feedback/

Your responses are confidential and neither your name nor any personal details will be attached to your reply. If you feel uncomfortable filling in any parts of this survey, or if you feel any parts of the survey are irrelevant to you, please feel free to ignore them.

The findings of the survey will be made available on the Student IT website.

UCC is closing early today, and all of tomorrow. Take care everyone. Keep an eye out for updates.

University College Cork will be closed Thursday (March 1) and Friday (March 2) to ensure the safety of students and staff following a STATUS RED weather warning issued by Met Éireann. There will be no access to any of the UCC campuses.

It is anticipated that the University will resume normal business on Saturday 3rd March and any changes to this will be posted on the UCC website and on UCC social media channels.

The University will contact students and staff directly regarding any changes and updates will be posted here, on Twitter and on our homepage.

We hope that all staff and students stay safe during the extreme cold weather and heed the advice of Met Éireann and local authorities.

See below for advice on staying safe during cold weather:
Health & Safety Authority: http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Topics/Slips_Trips_Falls/Snow_and_Ice/Activities/Activities_Safeguards_for_Ice_and_Snow.html
www.winterready.ie

IT Services open access computer labs will be closed tomorrow, October 16th, along with the rest of the college.

Reminder UCC is closed tomorrow, that includes the Mardyke Arena UCC. Also no club activities.

UCC will be closed tomorrow October 16th. Stay safe everyone.

Storm Ophelia: UCC to close tomorrow (Monday, Oct 16)

University College Cork will be closed tomorrow to ensure the safety of students and staff following a STATUS RED weather warning issued by Met Éireann. There will be no access to any of the UCC campuses.
It is anticipated that the University will resume normal business on Tuesday (Oct 17) but any changes will be posted on the UCC website and on UCC Facebook and Twitter channels.
The University hopes that all staff and students stay safe during the storm and heed the advice of Met Éireann and local authorities.
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UCC Skills Centre is a new service available to all of our students.
September’s skills sessions are booking out fast.
Check out http://skillscentre.ucc.ie and grab your place today.

Home - Skills Centre Welcome to the digital home of the UCC Skills Centre. An exciting new student support for all UCC students. You can book your skills session here.