Many people at UiO use Adobe Acrobat Pro via the UiO Program Kiosk to edit PDF files. For security reasons, the use of Adobe Acrobat Pro via the UiO Program Kiosk will be discontinued from April 13th.
Users who do not use Outlook Mobile for email and calendar on their phones or tablets may experience issues with new emails and calendar entries not syncing to their devices.
The University Board at UiO adopted on 10 March 2026 the Master Plan for the University’s IT for the period 2026–2029. The plan builds on successful measures and activities initiated under the framework of the first master plan from 2019. Strategic choices, measures and priorities have been adjusted in light of the status and framework conditions for IT operations in 2026.
After problems occurred with many Windows PCs at UiO on March 4, most of the affected machines are now ready for use again. Here you will find answers to questions frequently asked to IT support in connection with the incident.
Have you thought about how you can provide your new email address to your contacts if you leave UiO? The IT department has now developed the Viderekontakt application, which sends an automatic reply with your new email address to those who contact you.?
Applies only to private computers and telephones and other devices that are not operated by UiO.
From 6 January 2026 there will be an update to the security for the Eduroam wireless network at UiO. If you have incorrect Eduroam settings, you will need to set it up again the next time you change your password — or preferably before.
This week, key people from the Student Affairs Department, the IT Department, and the Section for Management of Electronic Case Processing and Documentation (ESAK) gathered to celebrate. A new process for PhD admissions is in place, and the integration between Nettskjema and the archive system Elements — which makes the new process possible — is operational.
The University of Oslo (UiO) is launching a mandatory course on privacy and IT security. It is designed to provide you with the necessary skills to protect our valuable research data and personal information.
Instructors at at UiO can sign up to find out if the content they develop is accessible to all students. They can now join the Testfest (Test festival) for universal design of teaching resources.
Copilot is Microsoft's AI which can be found in most Microsoft apps. Now Copilot also includes AI agents, small "helpers" that can perform tasks for you. Since the use of such agents has not been properly asssessed, UiO is closing down ther use.
On Thursday, October 2, the new version of GPT UiO was released. It includes several new features, including document uploads and the ability to create your own AI assistants.
The changes are not very noticeable for you as a user of IT at UiO, but it is an important change from a technological and security perspective.
Currently, UiO is purchasing landline telephony from SIKT, but SIKT will discontinue this service in the second half of 2025. Most others in the sector have already switched to telephony via Teams, and now UiO will join them. This is the most practical solution, and the move has been decided by the university director.
NotebookLM is a powerful AI-driven tool from Google designed to help users create, organize, and analyze content. It will be useful for both students and staff and is now available for free to everyone at UiO.
It has now been decided that landline phone numbers at UiO that have not been in use for the last three months will be deactivated. This measure aims to simplify the administration of phone numbers and ensure that UiO does not pay for more phones and phone numbers than we actually need.
Starting Friday, March 14, 2025, it will no longer be possible to use Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) with UiO login.
On February 6th, the two-factor authentication at the University of Oslo (UiO) changed to a new look that utilizes UiO's current graphic design.
Overleaf is a web-based writing, collaboration, and publishing tool for scientific work. It is designed to make the writing process faster and more convenient for those writing in LaTeX. From February 1, all students and staff can log in directly.
If you have a UiO-owned laptop with Windows 10, it will be updated to Windows 11 between February 3rd and 15th.
Recently, a number of students have received an English-language scam email informing them about a high-paying job vacancy as a "research assistant". Interested individuals are encouraged to get in touch via a @gmail or @outlook address. The email is signed by a "professor" from one of the University of Oslo's (UiO) faculties.
You have probably seen them, phishing attempts via email. Some are bad, and some are very convincing. Now, email users at UiO are being exposed to a wave of convincing scam emails.
Here is an important warning from UiO CERT, UiO's own response team for IT security incidents.
The University of Oslo (UiO) is launching an e-learning course about privacy and IT security for all faculty, staff andstudents. The course is designed to equip you with the necessary skills to protect our valuable research data and personal information.
In February, the IT department announced that UiO's email would be moved to a new and better solution, and now we are starting. The first step for everyone at UiO is to finish the cleanup effort to minimize the amount of e-mail which must be moved, and remove sensitive data. The migration to the new solution starts at the beginning of October.
Summer is here, and many bring their PC and phone while traveling. Remember to consider security even when you're in vacation mode, and bring along tips for good work if you're going to have a "summer home office".
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