Student PCs on campus
The University provides computers for use by students, staff and visitors with a Kent IT account. Some academic schools/departments also offer PCs for use by their students only.
Student PC locations
PC rooms are located across all University libraries, colleges and other campus buildings. Log on with your Kent username and password - don't forget to log off when finished so that the PC is available for other users.
Software
Student PCs run Windows 7 with Microsoft Office 2010. You can install extra software relevant to your course by logging in and clicking the 'Add additional software' desktop icon. After you have done this once, the extra software will be available wherever you login.
Saving your work
Each student has a personal folder on the Kent network, which is backed up every night - Microsoft Word and other Office programs save to this folder by default. Click Start > My Computer, look for the drive containing your Kent username (eg, abc1 on 'bodiam\Cur) and then the My Files folder within.
Printing and scanning
Student PCs print to the nearest A4 black and white printer and print double-sided by default. Charges for printing start from 10 print credits (10p) for one black and white double-sided sheet of A4. Colour printers and other sizes are available.
Training and IT user guides
The IT user guides are short PDFs designed to get you started with IT software and facilities. You can also book a place on a free student workshop.