Student Computer Clusters (CSCE*)

Based on survey feedback conducted by IT Services and independently by the SRC we ask that you:

Please don't monopolise a PC by leaving clothes, bags etc. for more than 15-20 minutes.
You are allowed some acceptable personal use of PCs, but please do that at quieter times (early morning, evening or weekend -see the usage pattern chart) If in doubt look around you!

Logging in:

Available to:

All undergraduate students and some postgraduates and staff.

Locations:

Centrally provided clusters and distributed Colleges/Schools

Support:

Contact the IT Helpdesk.

*CSCE - Common Student Computing Environment

About CSCE

The CSCE offers a consistent core set of applications and settings but allows Colleges and Schools the flexibility to augment the standard with more specialised applications to meet their needs. The latest versions of the CSCE offer further flexibilty to students by storing personal settings on the student's filestore.

The main components of the CSCE are:

Word for word processing
Excel for spreadsheet use
Internet Explorer and Firefox for browsing the web and using web-based e-mail
Standard file management and anti-virus programs

Additional software in the central and college clusters varies - for details, check the PC or consult local IT support.

Computer clusters

Please don't monopolise a PC by leaving clothes, bags etc. for more than 15-20 minutes.

The University provides several central computer clusters. Colleges also maintain their own local computer labs/clusters.
All registered undergraduate and full-time postgraduate students can use the central open clusters.

Availability

Find out where PCs are available on centrally provided clusters.

Locations

The University provides several central computer clusters in the Library and Reading room. Colleges also maintain their own local computer labs/clusters.

Opening hours

Central clusters are open during library opening hours. College and school opening hours are available at each location.

Printing

In order to print from an open cluster you first need to purchase printing credits.
Note: you are responsible for choosing the destination printer. Black and white is usually the default.

Remote access

The Remote Desktop Service Allows remote access to a virtual CSCE desktop including Outlook 2007 and full IE functionality regardless of Operating System used as long as the Remote Desktop Service protocol is supported.

Filestore

Information about secure network filestore quotas.

Please don't save your files to the desktop when using a cluster machine or the remote desktop service. They won't be backed up! ( Use the M: drive )

About computer clusters

Computer clusters (also know as the CSCE - Common Student Computing Environment) offers a consistent core set of applications and settings but allows Colleges and Schools the flexibility to augment the standard with more specialised applications to meet their needs. The latest versions of the CSCE offer further flexibilty to students by storing personal settings on the student's filestore.