Computers and software for students
Your university IT accounts give access to a variety of useful facilities in support of your learning experience - the computer network, the eLearning environment, the library catalogue and electronic resources provided online by the library, and information on your programme and results on the student records database.
One of many university Computer labs
Our computer labs
We have many hundreds of student PCs and over 300 Macs in open access areas and computer labs.
All PCs in Middlesex University are bought through a Dell Leasing contract which means they get replaced after three years.
The specifications of PCs in computer labs are: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor, 4GB Memory, DVD Rewriter.
Some software available in computer labs:
Digital media and web design
- AudioMulch v1.00
- Creative Suite v1.00
- Cubasis (VST)
- Dreamweaver MX
- Elaborate
- Goldwave_v1
- GrandMA and GrandMA 3d
- Making Waves v5.36
- Max MSP v4.62
- Nero v6
- Production Studio Premium (Adobe)
- Videowave v7.00
Maths and statistics
- LaTeX
- Mat Lab and ToolBoxes v7.30
- R v162
English and language support
- Tense Buster (English tester)
- Read Up Speed Up v1.00
- Trados
Project management
- NVivo7 v7.0.247
- Microsoft Project
- RationalRose
- Seer SEM
- Together Control Centre (Borland)
Some of the software installed on our Macs:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe 8 Professional
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Director 11
- Adobe Dreamwearver
- Adobe Flash CS 4
- Adobe Illustrator CS 4
- Adobe InDesign CS 4
- Adobe Production Preium
- Digital Performer
- Final Cut Pro Studio
- Logic Audio
- Mach 5
- MacLux Pro
- Maxon Cinema 4D
- Quark Express
- Sibelius
- Vectworks
Loan a laptop
We run a laptop loan scheme which allows students to borrow a laptop free of charge for up to three hours. These laptops have most software installed on student PCs and they can connect to the campus Wi-Fi network.
Your personal laptop
In addition to supporting university provided hardware and systems, Learning Resources helpdesk staff are happy to offer advice and guidance to students who are experiencing difficulties with their own PCs or laptops.
Learning Resources has also produced comprehensive documentation explaining how to set up your laptop to use the university wireless network and staff at Computing Helpdesks will be able to answer queries on wireless access.
While our staff may be able to suggest potential solutions to problems on personal computers, and while help from university staff is, needless to say, available free of charge, there may be times when you need more comprehensive assistance, repairs, or sales of PCs, which can still be handled conveniently within the university by a private company operating at the Hendon campus.
Software for you computer
Middlesex University has licences for some software such as like SPSS and Minitab so students are able to install them on their personal computer.
As security is an important issue in Middlesex University, University has purchased a full licence of Sophos Anti Virus so students can use on their home computers.
There are also many discounted software for students which can be purchased through Civica website.
