Guidance on Online Meetings

How do I collaborate and keep in touch with colleagues when working from home?

The University's Microsoft 365 service enables staff to collaborate with each other and keep in touch with colleagues.

Sharing Files

To share files and collaborate with internal/external colleagues, please use OneDrive and SharePoint,

To send very large size files, you can use Aseria FileSender.

Online Meetings

Microsoft Teams is the University's remote collaboration platform. It allows colleagues to hybrid work together using chat, call, screen sharing and video meetings.

You can make and receive landline calls using Microsoft Teams.

You can also join Microsoft Teams meetings using by phone. Further information on the use of Teams is available here.

Zoom

The University of Galway have a license agreement with Zoom. Further information about Zoom can be found here. 

Other options

No University data should be shared across the platforms other than the recommended options as outlined above. There are many other products available for online meetings events e.g. Google Meet, Vscene and many others.

Need help?

Please do not hesitate to contact the Library & IT Service Desk if you need any tips or advice.