News

  • Teaching Space Update - Visualisers

    This week, we've started a process of upgrading all the teaching rooms to include a visualiser as standard. The new buildings (Chancellors' Building and 1W) already have them built in, but we're now including them in all the other General...

  • New product - PC Kiosk

    We have a loan PC Kiosk at the University for the next few weeks. It is from a supplier called iDesk, and this one is called an i-Cyber. http://www.i-desk.co.uk/ https://steve-brooks-zmwg.squarespace.com/i-cyber/ It's presently in the IT Service Desk in the Library....

  • University Hall - open visiting

    Now that the University Hall is complete, we have arranged some 'open house' sessions. If you'd like to come and have a look at the rebuilt room, please come along to the Hall on Thursday 18 September 2014 - 13:00...

  • University Hall - Further update

    The completed 'twin' image.

  • New Product - Kramer

    On Friday 12th - We hosted a test event for a set of new Kramer producst called the VIA ('Connect' or 'Collage'). We are the first University in Britain to see this very new device. This products allow for ANY...

  • University Hall - Latest Update

    University Hall was completed in time for Open Day. Honour of first user goes to Jos Darling from Mech Eng!  

  • Product Demo

    We've arranged a product demo of a VIA Collage from Kramer. We're getting a really early view of it - one of the first in the UK. Friday 12th September from 12:30 - EB0.12. This product reports to be able...

  • New product - Osmo

    PlayOsmo have brought out a new device that converts an iPad into something similar to a visualiser. The other advantage is that it can also feed images into a set of apps. More information: https://www.playosmo.com/  

  • AV Awards 2014

    This year, we have been nominated for the Education Project of the Year in the AV Awards. http://www.avawards.com/avawards2014/shortlist- It is very unusual for a University to be nominated on their own - it is normally a commercially driven award. The...

  • New Service - BoB (Box of Broadcasts)

    Over the summer, AV on behalf of the University, have taken a subscription to BoB. www.bobnational.net BoB enables all staff and students to choose and record any broadcast programme from 60+ TV and radio channels. The recorded programmes are then...