Technology for staff

• Hardware

  If you are a staff member you will be provided with a laptop so you can work away from your desk easily, along with a carry case. If you require a desktop PC, this will be provided instead.

  Desks are fitted with a docking station, a wired keyboard and mouse, and dual monitors.

  Docking stations on desks will provide a wired connection to the University network. The University operating system is Windows.

  IT Services are also able to provide the following items should they be required:

  • hard drives
  • headphones
  • microphones
  • speakers
  • data cables.

  For more information see the purchasing web page. Your professional service unit will be required to cover the cost of additional equipment, like storage media and power cables.

• Software

  IT Services take care of the licenses, maintenance and support of corporate software, like the student record system and University finance system.

  Every staff member is provided with a license for Microsoft 365 which provides you with:

  • five free copies of Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) to download to your personal device. Office will already be installed on your work laptop or desktop
  • 50GB of cloud storage in OneDrive
  • access to Microsoft 365 apps, like Teams, Forms and Sway
  • online collaboration in Microsoft 365 web apps.

  If Professional Service staff require Visio or Microsoft Project contact IT Services who will be able to organise a license to be purchased for you. Staff working for a School should fill out the software order form.

• Printers and scanners

  UniPrint devices are provided for staff to use across the University. Specialist printers and scanners can be provided if necessary. These will be replaced every six years.

  Professional service units cover the cost of paper, ink and non-UniPrint devices.

  Find out more about printing at the University.

• Meeting room facilities

  IT Services provide and maintain the AV facilities available in centrally bookable rooms, which includes:

  • a display screen or projector which is replaced every seven years
  • a classroom PC which is replaced every four years
  • video conferencing facilities.

  If the meeting room is used exclusively by one unit, they will be required to cover the costs.

  Find out more about AV support at the University.