How long can you have remote access to your account?
You will have remote access for 180 days to your account.
Can you get remote access to Science Direct?
You can get remote access with just your 900 number. There are instructions below for accessing Science Direct remotely.
Staff intranet and MyBristol, the University portal
The staff intranet in SharePoint provides access to internal information, access to Office 365 tools and news. In addition, we have MyBristol which is a single point of access for information, services and resources and is an accessible way to sign in to a variety of services at the same time.
Wireless access and eduroam
The University uses the eduroam wireless service. University computers are already configured to eduroam, please refer to the wireless web pages for details of how to configure your devices.
Offsite access to facilities
Most University online services are accessible over the internet anywhere using your University username and password. Some services may only be accessible over the University network, the most simple way to access them is via the Staff Remote Desktop. For more details, see the ' Working away from the University ' pages (UoB only).
Printing
Staff printing is managed by our Print Services team. Information on purchasing devices as well as guides on using print devices, including Print Release, can be found at: bristol.ac.uk/print-services/purchasing-departmental-print-devices/.
Filestore
The University provides filestore services (UoB only) for research data, departmental and individual staff use. All staff are provided with a Microsoft OneDrive account for individual use when they join the University.
Transferring large files
Microsoft OneDrive also allows the sharing of large files to others (both within and outside the University) without transmitting the files by email.
Research Data
If you have significant storage requirements for your research data, the University has a dedicated, central Research Data Storage Facility, Blue Peta. Details and costs are available on the Advanced Computing Research Centre website.
Security and flexibility
Your remote desktop service can be scaled to your business needs and hosted in SpiderGroup's UK based data centre or Microsoft Azure.
Is it right for me?
Using a remote desktop is one of the simplest ways to reduce your IT costs while streamlining your technology infrastructure, with a more flexible and efficient approach to working.
