Introduction

The University has a subscription to Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (formerly known as Microsoft Imagine/DreamSpark) which provides access to Microsoft software for learning, teaching and non-commercial research purposes. This gives access to staff, students and faculty to a wide range of Microsoft products at no charge.

How to use

To access the software catalogue visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2062405&clcid=0x409&ref=www.google.com&ocid=AIDcmm3bvqzxp1_SEM__k_Cj0KCQiAtfXMBhDzARIsAJ0jp3BZIZnFgQAx7ETuUfBfDlo1vvyHmgkiRoPXKZuH-2yz0m4tPBO1iusaAmXXEALw_wcB_k_&hasfullconsent=false . Sign up or sign in with your University Account. The catalogue includes Operating Systems and office applications as well as development software.

To access these resources, you need to enter the Education area:

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On the left had side, expand Learning Resources and choose Software, or click Explore All at the bottom of the Free Software section:

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You can then click on the Product category dropdown to filter:

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For example, if you’re wanting an operating system, filter by Operating System and select the latest version:

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