Several of our public access PC clusters are dedicated for postgraduate students' use onlyA current £5 million project to update our University network is providing a significant improvement in our service: 24/7 wireless access across all campuses will make study and research more flexible, and our upgrade to high speed 'gigabit to the desktop' service will make download and upload capabilities significantly faster. Security is at the heart of our new network, ensuring maximum protection for intellectual properties during collaborative research work.
As a postgraduate student, you will be able to access to MyExeter – a web-based student portal which is home to vital IT services that you’ll need throughout your time at Exeter, including university messages specifically relevant to you, your email and calendar, your own file space, access to online learning facilities and teaching timetables.
You will also be able to connect to our Exeter Learning Environment (ELE) via MyExeter. A host of programme-based materials are available online, allowing productive study from any computer with an internet connection.
Nearly all postgraduate university-owned halls of residence are connected to our network, giving you access to all university resources and cheap, fast internet access. It’s not a problem if you don’t have your own computer as there are plenty of public-access PC ‘clusters’ – many open 24 hours – and some dedicated for postgraduate use only.
Our IT Help Desk can help with any queries – from support for the specific services offered by the University – to virus problems and internet access. We even run specific laptop clinics to help get your own laptop working with our system. Throughout the year, we also run short training courses for all key software.
Our library and IT facilities are vital to research excellence. That’s why we’re investing heavily in these areas to create a first-class research and study environment. We’re undergoing a £10 million refurbishment on three of our major library buildings and are spending £800,000 on science-related academic journals, which – along with all of our 34,000 e-journals – can be viewed 24/7 from any internet connected computer worldwide. Our £5 million University Network Upgrade will provide a campus-wide wireless service and a world-class IT infrastructure, improving speed, access and security. A further £900,000 is also being invested in creating a resilient data storage and backup facility to securely hold our research data.
Michele Shoebridge, Director of Academic Services
