Nexus365 licence entitlements
Benefits for Nexus365 A5 licences, and some of the premium 'bolt-on’ features available
Across the University, many users are now enjoying the benefits of the Microsoft A5 licencing tier for Office (Nexus) 365, including a larger mailbox, access to additional services such as Power Automate, and access to paid-for subscriptions that can be added to your account.
Follow the below links to find out about the entitlement criteria for users at the University, and the current bolt-on products that can be purchased on an annual subscription and renewal cycle.
Teams Premium – features and what’s available
Teams Premium offers several enhancements to the ‘stock’ Microsoft Teams offering, mostly features for webinar or event organisers, but other enhancements are also included for the current annual subscription fee of £16.80 (plus VAT) per user.
Some enhancements include:
- Deeper customisation options for large-scale meetings and webinars, to personalise the experience for organisers and attendees
- Queues app for Teams telephony extending collaborative call handling
- Live translated captions during meetings
- Attendee caps and number limits for webinar sign-ups
- Intelligent meeting recaps for meetings you’ve missed (requires additional Copilot for N365 license)
- Speaker timeline markers during live meetings
- Number of attendees increased to 50,000 for broadcast town hall events
Many more features are highlighted in Microsoft’s licence comparison table.
The Nexus365 bolt-on licensing page has further information about Teams Premium and other bolt-on licenses - it also includes a purchase request form.
New Teams features coming soon
Development of Teams continues in the background, with updates and new features still arriving. We’ve set out some that we think you might find useful below. Look out for these in the coming months:
- Improved copy and paste for @mentions and shared contacts in Teams chats and channels
- Separation of event emails highlighting type of attendee (organiser, attendee, presenter etc.)
- Private chat for organisers and presenters using Teams Room devices
- File attachments for external team members and one-to-one chats
As always, the Microsoft 365 Roadmap shows which tools and features are being worked on. Take a look and see what else is of interest to you. Microsoft has improved filtering and the look and feel of the roadmap, but you can use the search to look for specific features.
Help and training
Lots of information about how to get Teams help, advice and training is available on the IT Help website, IT Skills and the Centre for Teaching and Learning websites.
Any member of Oxford University can join the Nexus365 User Group to stay up to date with Teams news, tips, tricks, quick-start guides and more. The code is W2CBE7
Did you know?
Although the University has chosen to suppress the 'Unlock Teams Premium' message in Teams desktop and web versions, the product can still be purchased. Any current trials will be unaffected and will run their course until they expire.
