A number of mailing lists are used within SMSAS. This blog post provides details of some of the key ones. Make sure you understand the … Read more
Technology and software you’ll need for online study
I’d recommend that both new and returning students check the web page published recently by the University’s Information Services department entitled “Tech and software for … Read more
Printing using Ubuntu/Linux
Provisional instructions, with no guarantees offered… these will be updated as issues/solutions emerge Back in September 2019 the University began moving to a managed print … Read more
Hands-off installation of Maple
The following post is relevant only to Windows managed desktop users Maple is widely used for teaching and research within SMSAS and is available as … Read more
Accessing SMSAS networked shared storage
On 28 November the School’s shared storage area on the Kent network moved from fileserver2 to the files.kent.ac.uk system. This post explains how to access … Read more
Creating a ‘ZIP’ archive (Windows)
A ‘ZIP’ archive is a single folder that has many individual files and/or folders compressed within it. It is a convenient way to transmit a … Read more
Can I trust the links in emails?
Short answer: possibly not. But some precautions can help reduce the risk of visiting somewhere online that you’d really rather not go to. If you … Read more
RStudio service on Noether
Our highest spec research server, Noether, has R Studio installed which gives a Graphical User Interface for the R Statistical application. This service is available from … Read more
Servers Acceptable Use guidelines updated
Guidelines for using the School’s research servers have been updated today. This includes the Acceptable Use guidelines which all users are asked to adhere to. … Read more
Using Skype on University PCs
Your usual Kent login can be used for Skype calls and/or video calls (hardware permitting). All managed PCs used within SMSAS, and many of our … Read more