{"id":4199,"date":"2022-06-24T12:14:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T11:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/?page_id=4199"},"modified":"2022-11-28T14:18:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T14:18:13","slug":"contact-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/contact-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/itsstatus.reading.ac.uk\/\">Digital Technology Services (DTS) status page<\/a> to check if there are any system issues, or check our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/known-issues\/\">Known issues<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>To report any technical issues or if you can&#8217;t find what you&#8217;re looking for. Please log a ticket through the <a href=\"https:\/\/uor.topdesk.net\/tas\/public\/ssp\/content\/serviceflow?unid=65a905b408514066ae982d8ae3ce252b\">DTS Self Service Portal<\/a>. 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