The planning and delivery of teaching activities rely on the right software, delivered on time. We will incorporate lessons learnt from previous deployments to ensure success.
For the academic year 2023/24, NUIT will collect teaching software requirements for the following:

• Windows-based applications used in campus-based labs and PC cluster rooms
• Windows applications used in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
• Linux based applications using Azure Labs

Common Applications:

The following applications will be installed on all Cluster PCs. You do not need to request it as part of this project.

How to request software

• Go to https://softwaredb.ncl.ac.uk/ (Currently only available on-campus or via University network)
• Log in with your university username and password
• The modules you lead will be listed, click on a module, click on add/request new software and select from the options:

1. Request same software as 2022/2023
2. Copy software applications from another module
3. Request a new set of applications or add new applications to the list
4. Request new software (reviewed on a case-by-case basis)

Please check out the following guides and videos to know more about the software database and to help you complete the software requirements form:

User guide
Methods of adding software
Adding software titles
Copy software from another module
Copy software from previous year
Requesting new software
To check a module

We’ll aim to deliver applications for UAT as and when they are ready.
We will review requests for major changes to existing installations or new additions on a case-by-case basis.

Key Dates 

Please note

• NUIT will ensure the correct installation and that the application loads when opened.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT) will be the responsibility of the software requester and we strongly recommend you to test any application that is going to be central to your teaching.
• We support over 5500 machines and there is a risk of issues with things like software conflicting or device having a hardware issue that we may not be able to spot remotely. So please report them via helpdesk.
• Applications that are not captured as part of the requirements gathering exercise in 2023 will not be included as part of this project. Software applications for individual research applications and individual software titles to produce teaching materials are out of scope of this project and need to requested via service desk tickets.
• Only the latest possible versions of applications will be made available.