Software
Microsoft
Windows 7
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD) 7
Purchase
Staff
Students
- Microsoft Windows 7 at discounted prices.
See: http://www.software4students.co.uk/t/brands/windows-7
Windows 8
Purchase
Staff
Students
- Microsoft Windows 8 at discounted prices.
See: http://www.software4students.co.uk/t/brands/windows-8
Office 2007
Includes Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access and Publisher.
Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008,
Requirements: 500 MHz or faster processor, 256MB RAM, 2GB free hard disk space, 1024x768 resolution monitor.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Standard Staff Desktop(SSD) 7
Standard Staff Desktop install
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD) version 5 can install Office 2007 using Run Advertised Programs.
Office 2010
Includes Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Publisher, OneNote and Sharepoint workspace.
Operating Systems:Windows 7/8, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Requirements: 500 MHz or faster processor, 256MB RAM, 3GB free hard disk space, DirectX 9.0c graphics card with 64MB video memory, 1024x768 resolution monitor
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- Students:CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
Standard Staff Desktop install
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD) version 7 can install Office 2010 using Run Advertised Programs.
Purchase
Staff
- For use on a University owned machine: rtf | pdf
- For personal use
Students
- Microsoft Office 2010 at discounted prices.
See http://www.software4students.co.uk/t/brands/microsoft-office-2010
Office 2013
Purchase
Staff
Students
- Microsoft Office 2013 at discounted prices.
See http://www.software4students.co.uk/products/microsoft-office-home-and-student-2013
Mac Office 2011
Includes Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access and Publisher.
Availability
Purchase from IT Services
Staff
- For use on a University owned machine: rtf | pdf
- For personal use.
Project
Project management software program developed and sold by Microsoft which is designed to assist project managers in developing plans, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing budgets and analyzing workloads.
Availability
Purchase from IT Services
Staff
Visio
Special offers:
Dreamspark
Free Microsoft software for students! - Dreamspark. Giving students Microsoft professional-level developer and design tools at no charge. Find out more about Dreamspark at https://www.dreamspark.com (GUID & Windows Live account required)
Bibliographic
Endnote
Organise references, search online bibliographic databases and create bibliographies instantly and automatically.
Operating Systems:Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Requirements: 450 MHz or faster processor, 256MB RAM, 180Mb free hard disk space, Internet connection required to access EndNote Web and to search online databases.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- Students: CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
Purchase from Adept Scientific
- Staff and students personal use: Either purchase the set of CDs (£57.87 Exc. V.A.T.) or download the software (£55.00 Exc. V.A.T.)! See
https://edustore.adeptscience.co.uk/a4e/products/search/1/1/0/browse.html
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Staff and Postgrads only for use on University owned/operated machines.
Note:you must register before downloading.
Standard Staff Desktop install
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD) version 4 and above can install Endnote using Run Advertised Programs.
Reference Manager
Organise your personal reference collection easily, collect references from online and Web databases, publish your reference collection on the Web or an intranet and more.
Operating Systems:Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Requirements: 450 MHz or faster processor, 256MB RAM, 180Mb free hard disk space, Internet connection required to use Reference Managers Internet Search command or to use the Web Publisher component.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- Student: CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
Purchase from IT Services
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For use on University owned/operated machines.
Note:you must register before downloading.
Standard Staff Desktop install
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD) version 4 and above can install Reference Manager using Run Advertised Programs.
Network version
The network version of Reference Manager is different from that distributed via other means. Departments wishing to install the software on a local network should contact Elizabeth McAlavey at IT Services, ext. 4828 for advice.
Zotero
A free, browser based, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- Students:CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
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Graphics editing, media and document viewers
Irfanview
FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows XP, 2003 , 2008, Vista, Windows 7.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- Students: CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
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Photoshop
Powerful graphic creation and editing software.
System requirements:
- Windows: Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 or faster processor, 1Gb RAM, 1GB free hard disk space, 1024x800 resolution monitor recommended.QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features. Broadband Internet connection required for online service. - Mac OS Multicore Intel processor, Mac OS X v10.5.8 or v10.6, 1GB of RAM, 2GB of available hard-disk space, 1024x800 resolution monitor recommended. QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features. Broadband Internet connection required for online service.
Availability
Purchase with educational discount from:
Quicktime viewer
PC and Mac OS compatable multimedia viewer from Apple. QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- Students: CSCE Remote - Student Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
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Windows media player
Windows Media Player is available for the Windows and Windows Phone operating systems. (If you've got a Mac, you can download Windows Media Components for QuickTime to play Windows Media files.)
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
Personal use for
- Windows 7, Vista and XP
- Windows Phone
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VLC Media player
A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
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Adobe Acrobat
Adobe® Acrobat® software lets you reliably create, edit, and share basic PDF files. Convert paper documents to searchable PDF files or fillable forms. Merge multiple file types into a single PDF file.
System requirements
- Windows: Windows 7, Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008
1.3GHz or faster processor,512MB of Ram(1Gb recommended), 1.1GB free hard disk space, 1024x576 resolution monitor recommended.Internet explorer 7 or abpve, Firefox 4 or above.
Availability
Purchase with educational discount from
Adobe reader
PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- Students: CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
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Statistics, analysis and visualisation
SPSS
Statistical analysis program for research and other projects
On-line software activation requried on all versions of SPSS. All versions of SPSS purchased directly from IT Services must be renewed annually.
Operating Systems:Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Requirements: Intel or AMD x86 1GHz or higher, 1GB RAM, 800Mb free hard disk space, 1024x768 resolution monitor.
Availability
Standard Staff Desktop install
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD) version 4 and above can install SPSS using Run Advertised Programs.
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- CSCE Remote - Student Remote Desktop service.
Purchase from IT Services
Minitab
Statistical analysis program for research and other projects
All versions of Minitab purchased directly from IT Services must be renewed annually.
Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Requirements: Pentium 4 or higher, 1GB RAM, 160Mb free hard disk space, 1024x768 resolution monitor, Adobe Reader - Version 5.0 or higher required for Meet Minitab
Availability
Standard Staff Desktop
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD) version 4 and above can install Minitab using Run Advertised Programs and a desktop machine.
Note this does not work on laptops. - SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service.
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- CSCE Remote - Student Remote Desktop service.
Purchase from IT Services
Matlab
A high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Library Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- CSCE Remote - Student Remote Desktop service.
Purchase from IT Services
SAS
Specialist business analytics software
Availability
Purchase from IT Services
Nvivo
Work with unstructured information like documents, surveys, audio, video and pictures - so that you can ultimately make better decisions.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Selected College and School student computer clusters (CSCE)
Purchase from IT Services
Chime
Molecular Visualization browser plug-in.
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- CSCE Remote - Student Remote Desktop service.
Security and utilities
Sophos antivirus
University site licened anti virus software. Recommended for University owned equipment.
Availability
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Microsoft Security Essentials (home use)
Provides free real-time protection for your Windows home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Recommended for personal use
Availability
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7-Zip
Open source Windows utility for manipulating archives. Formats 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR are fully supported.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
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TrueCrypt
Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux
Availability
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Internet software
Dreamweaver
Powerful html coding tool with PHP, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS3 support.
- Windows: Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 or faster processor, 512 MB RAM, 1GB free hard disk space, 1024x800 display with 16-bit video card. Broadband Internet connection required for online service. - Mac OS Multicore Intel processor, Mac OS X v10.5.8 or v10.6, 512 MB of RAM, 1.8GB of available hard-disk space, 1024x800 display with 16-bit video card. Broadband Internet connection required for online service.
Availability
Purchase with educational discount from
Putty
A free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters(CSCE)
- Students: CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
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QVT-term
A terminal application, which includes an FTP client.
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- Students: CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
WS_FTP LE
File transfer client software
Availability
Preinstalled on:
- Student computer clusters (CSCE)
- Students: CSCE Remote - Remote Desktop service.
- Standard Staff Desktop (SSD)
- Staff: SSD Remote - Remote Desktop service - for Standard Staff Desktop users.
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