Staff and student collaboration in Microsoft 365
Following the student mailbox migration, students now have increased access to the Microsoft 365 suite, providing a significant uplift in collaboration capabilities.
New collaboration capabilities
Microsoft 365 will improve students and staff’s ability to:
communicate online
share files using OneDrive cloud storage
co-create and edit shared documents
Student email account migration to shared infrastructure
To enable student access to Microsoft 365, student email accounts were migrated to the same infrastructure as staff email in June 2024. Expanded access to the Microsoft 365 suite for students became available in Semester 2 2024.
Frequently asked questions
What is happening and why?
When will student mailbox be moved?
Student mailboxes were moved in batches in June 2024.
Microsoft Teams for Teaching and learning
Do I need to use Teams in my teaching?
No, using Microsoft Teams is completely optional. The decision to use Teams is at the discretion of the Course Coordinators. More information is available on Microsoft Teams for Teaching and Learning Deployment.
I am a student and a staff member
Logging in to Microsoft 365 as a student
When you log in to UQ systems and Microsoft 365, use the UQ credentials for your requirements - as a student or a staff member.
To access any student-only resources, or make any enquiries about your studies or program, log in with your student UQ username and password.
For staff-related activities, log in with your staff UQ account e.g. uqjblog3@uq.edu.au
It is recommended that you use different internet browsers for each account.
We suggest the following:
for your student account, use Chrome
for your staff account (PhD), use Firefox
*Note: Safari & Edge browsers have been known to have issues with certain UQ web pages, thus we recommend using Chrome & Firefox.
Can I merge my student and staff email accounts?
No. The student and staff accounts are different and have different policies associated with each.
For more information
If you have any questions or concerns about the proposed changes, please share them with us through ITS Support.