IT support

Logging in

Please see our helpful 'IT guide for research students' (available as Word and PDF) on Forms and Policy | Graduate School Network.

If you have any technical problems with logging in, please contact the Service Desk via AskIT or call on 01908 654321. 

Getting help with IT problems

• When submitting a ticket via AskIT, use 'Report an Incident' if something is broken and stopping your working. Flag that you are a Postgraduate Research Student in the ticket title.
• Some systems have special support routes:
  • For PGR Manager (once you're logged in), phone 01908 653806 (this number is only for use by OU research students and staff) with any problems or email [email protected].
  • For access to Research Skills, email [email protected]. 
  • To be added to a PGR Microsoft Team, email [email protected].

Mobile Device Management advice

Please see the Mobile Device Management (MDM) (sharepoint.com) pages; to find out if you may qualify for an exemption please read question 6 of the MDM FAQs.