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New Year, New You: Make the most of study breaks with Xbox

07/02/2019

By Microsoft

As we’re now well into the new year, let’s take a look at how you can take a much needed study break for the upcoming exam period, and believe it or not, how a game of FIFA may actually help improve your performance....

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New year, new you: How OneDrive keeps your files in order for the coming year

31/01/2019

By Tighe Brennan

One of my biggest fears as university student is losing all of the work that I’ve completed over the last few years. Since working at Microsoft, I’ve really been able to see the value in keeping all of my files in order using OneDrive. It’s one of the products that I use on a daily...

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Four skills you need to succeed in 2019

24/01/2019

By Sarah TierneyDigital Storyteller, Microsoft UK

How many skills are there in the professional world? About 50,000, according to LinkedIn.[1] And as technology grows, so will that number. Maintaining and developing skill sets are important for individuals and businesses alike. Skilled employees are 8.4 percent more productive and 70 percent of employees indicated that job-related training and development opportunities influenced their...

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New year, new you: Powering through every university hour with a modern device

24/01/2019

By Simran VermaAzure Technical Solutions Professional Intern

The device that you choose to support you through your student life plays a pivotal role in your productivity levels and can really impact your success throughout university. When choosing a device, you need to consider what your course requirements are and how you are likely to use it....

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New year, new you: Transform your student group projects with Microsoft Teams

17/01/2019

By Tighe Brennan

Tighe is a computer science student in his third year at Loughborough University. He’s currently doing a year-long internship at Microsoft as a Partner Technology Strategist, focusing on AI. Through his role at Microsoft, Tighe provides guidance and best practices to enable our partners to get the most out of technology, helping them transform their...

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New year, new you: Take better notes with OneNote, Surface and the Surface Pen

10/01/2019

By Curtis HawkinsSurface Technical Solutions Professional Intern

All students know the pain of note taking during a lecture: hand cramp, ink smudges, and the inevitable missing page; the all too familiar woes of traditional note taking. In the spirit of the new year and setting resolutions, why not see how you can leverage technology to transform the way you make notes. You’ll...

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UK Public Sector to benefit from the new Office 365 security and compliance guidance

07/01/2019

By Stuart AstonNational Security Officer, Microsoft UK

Public sector organisations are under intense scrutiny to ensure they are secure and compliant – not just by the ruling bodies, but by the public as well. This is why Microsoft is pleased to have worked alongside GDS and the NCSC to publish the Office 365 security and compliance guidance for our UK Public Sector...

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Are you prepared for the future of work?

29/10/2018

By Sarah TierneyDigital Storyteller, Microsoft UK

Despite fears of job security at the time, our workplace and society have grown as a result of new innovations being discovered....

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Introducing the Microsoft Blogger Series

22/08/2018

By Sarah TierneyDigital Storyteller, Microsoft UK

Take a look at some of the stories from across Microsoft UK, and think about how you can leverage their expertise to change the way you think about your business....