Microsoft Teams is a collaborative workspace within Microsoft 365 assists communication and collaboration with external organisations.
Eligibility
Microsoft Teams is provided to all members of the University as part of their account registration.
Our implementation of Microsoft Teams gives you the ability to log in to the Microsoft Teams app on Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android when participating as a guest in a team belonging to another organisation. It can also be used for Video Conferencing when Zoom cannot be used.
Further information on when to use Microsoft Teams can be found in our usage policy.
Who is covered by this policy?
All staff, students and associates of the University of York.
What is covered by the policy?
This policy outlines how University of York users can access and use Microsoft Teams. It aims to clarify the appropriate use cases for Microsoft Teams at University of York.
The University has invested in a suite of tools to enable collaboration between staff and students. The recommended and supported tools are:
Guidance on the use of the above tools can be found in our skills guide for remote working.
We have enabled the use of Teams for the following use cases only:
Our default tool for video conferencing is Zoom. Therefore Microsoft Teams should only be used for video conferencing with external parties when Zoom or Google Meet cannot be used.
Microsoft Teams should not be used for collaboration between University of York users as this is provided by Google Workspace and Slack.
We do not support creating a team in Microsoft Teams at the University of York.
All University of York users can sign into Microsoft Teams but functionality is limited:
IT Services will attempt to resolve issues related to accessing and logging in to Microsoft Teams. The following articles may be of assistance:
For further assistance on these topics, contact IT Support.
As Zoom is our supported video conferencing platform, no support is available for the general use of Microsoft Teams.