IT Information
Where to get help
Faculty of Philosophy IT Manager: Andy Davies
Telephone: 86202
Email: andy.davies@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Faculty of Philosophy IT Assistant: David Smart
Telephone: 86200
Email: david.smart@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
IT Office location: Ground Floor Merton St, right corridor, first door on right.
Support provided for:
- Graduate Computing Room issues, GCR logon accounts, GCR printing problems, GCR scanning.
- Almost all 10 Merton St IT. The exception is the Philosophy library - contact the library staff for help.
- Weblearn and the Graduate Discussion Room.
- Philosophy website.
The OUCS Help Centre
Telephone: 73200
Location: 13 Banbury Rd
Email: help@oucs.ox.ac.uk
Website: www.oucs.ox.ac.uk, http://welcometoit.ox.ac.uk/
Support provided:
- Registration - Nexus email accounts.
Website: www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/registration/ - Computing Advice and Information – Troubleshooting guides.
Website: www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/troubles/ - PC/MacIntosh Support Services – Buying, upgrading, software advice.
Website: www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/pcsupport/ - Computer Resources – Labs, scanning, printing etc.
Website: www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/helpcentre/index.xml.ID=resources
College IT Support
Support provided:
Your first stop for any IT question related to your college computer.
Services and Facilities
Philosophy Graduate Computer Room (GCR)
N.B. This room is for the use of philosophy graduates only
Location: Basement, Philosophy Centre, 10 Merton Street.
| Hardware | Software |
| 4 PCs 1 Mac Laser Printer Scanner | Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, WinEdt, Photoshop, Internet Explorer Adobe Acrobat Reader Textbridge (OCR) |
To use the GCR you need to:
- Have your university card activated for the door system at the Philosophy centre. This will be automatically set up by the end of Week 0 in Michaelmas Term. You can also request activation via an online form here.
- And visit the IT Office to get an account created for you or fill in an online form here.
If you would like to use your own personal laptop in the GCR you must obtain authorisation from the IT Office.
Laptop for loanThe Faculty has a PC laptop which it loans out for graduate use.
To book the laptop:
- Send an email to it.support@philosophy.ox.ac.uk , with the date and time you would like to collect it. Theywill reply and let you know if your time is available.
- Then bring your university card & collect the laptop from the IT office.