Standard software

All new PCs, or re-imaged PCs, come with Windows 10 Enterprise 64 Bit operating system.

All new MACs, or re-imaged MACs, come with MacOS 10.13, 10.14 or 10.15 operating systems depending on system hardware.

There are a number of applications that we are licenced for across all staff and you will have access to them as standard.

Word processing

  • Microsoft Word

Spreadsheets

  • Microsoft Excel

Presentation

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Email and calendar

  • Microsoft Outlook

Desktop publishing

  • Microsoft Publisher

Diagramming graphic

  • Microsoft Visio

Project management

  • Microsoft Project

Internet browsing

  • Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Apple Safari (MacOS)
  • Firefox (MacOS)

PDF document management

  • Adobe Acrobat XI Pro
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader

AppsAnywhere and CloudPaging Player for on-demand software are available online

Bespoke software

Bespoke software installation can also be performed which may require assistance from the Service Desk or Desktop Services, these include but not limited to:

Communication and collaboration

  • Microsoft Teams

Internet browsing

  • Mozilla Firefox (Windows)

Statistical analytics

  • IBM SPSS

Qualitative data analytics

  • QSR International NVivo

Further details

If you need software outside of the above list please contact the IT Service Desk.

If you have operational problems with any of these software applications or any of our site-licensed software, please contact the IT Service Desk at +44 (0)141 273 1234 or log an incident via the GCU Service Now portal.

A complete list of the software installed on your computer is available online.

Automatic software deployment for PCs

Due to security vulnerabilities on PCs, we have adopted a system of automatic security update deployment. This enables us to keep University staff PCs up to date. More information can be found on virus information.