Software for University Units
Summary of available software agreements and their terms & conditions .
| Software Agreement | Who can use the software | Where can it be used and for what? | Home and personal use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Named member of Staff or Student with a license | On university campus for academic work | Staff or student with a subscription get a second installation for personal/home use |
| ArcGIS |
Staff and Students in subscribed schools |
Within UK and Ireland, permission required elsewhere | Yes, installations for university work subject to license restrictions |
| Endnote | Staff and Students, some restrictions | On institution machines on campus and for install at home. For academic work | Staff and students install Endnote on their home/personal computers for academic work |
| Erdas Imagine, LPS and ER Mapper | Geosciences School Authorised user | Any user for educational purposes | Home use rights included for authorised users |
| Inspiration | Staff and Students | All university machines including staff PCs, disability and laptop loans. All university sites. | For staff only for university work. For students only on university owned laptops.. |
| Mathematica | Staff and students in subscribed schools | Teaching and research | Home use available for staff and students in the school. |
| Mathworks TAH for Matlab | Staff and Students at the university. Staff and students have home use. | It can be used on campus or virtually. See link to wiki for details. | For staff and students. |
| Microsoft Select Agreement |
Licenses ordered individually. |
Systems owned by the Institution. | Use reseller sites for personal purchases |
| Microsoft Campus/EES agreement | Staff counted in the agreement and shared machines in subscribing units | On counted staffs' work & home PCs and shared machines. Not for commercial gain. | Office365 portal, office download for staff and students. Azure dev tools for teaching for stem units. |
| Mindgenius |
Staff and Students, |
On university PCs and laptops. Now home use for university work, windows only. Online subscription available. | Home use download for staff & students, online version available and also discounted personal purchases. (secured) |
| Minitab | Staff and Students in subscribed units | University machines and personal computers. For academic purposes only. | Annual licenses can be purchased via ePay. Perpetual licenses via download also available. |
| Nvivo | Staff and students | On university or personal/home computers. Use outside Uk & Ireland restricted to 3 months. | Yes, but with geographical restriction. (secured) |
| SAS | On campus and home use. Restricted outside UK and ireland to 3 month. | ||
| Sigmaplot | Staff and Students in subscribed units | University Campuses, university owned or leased machines | Home use permitted for full time staff and students |
| Sophos | Staff, Students, Honorary staff and official visitors | At the university and on home computers | Yes, download from sophos web site |
| SPSS | Academic Staff in AHSS & MVM colleges & Geosciences and all Students, some special conditions | On university computers or on personal computer. Excludes university admin, NHS use or for profit |
Home use for academic staff and students. |
