MSc in Mathematical Sciences and MMath in Mathematics Handbook (2025-26)

8.2. Computing Facilities

The central IT Services offer facilities, training and advice to members of the University in all aspects of academic computing. You can attend training sessions run by the IT services. More information can be found at http://www.it.ox.ac.uk/. The "Guide to IT at Oxford for New Users" is available online at http://www.it.ox.ac.uk/want/get-started/.

Some University webpages are NOT available from outside the Oxford network. If you are regularly using a computer outside the Oxford network, you need to set up VPN. Instructions on how to do this can be found at https://help.it.ox.ac.uk/vpn.

You will not be issued a departmental IT account. However, if you find that you are in need of departmental computing facilities, you are welcome to apply via https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/members/it/it-facilities-access.

You will be allocated, or will have already been allocated a college email account. It is important that you access your Oxford email account regularly.

Both the Mathematical Institute and the Department of Statistics operate email IT help request systems (it-support@maths.ox.ac.uk and ithelp@stats.ox.ac.uk) as a method of IT support.

Useful Links

IT support at the Mathematical Institute:

http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/members/it/support/

Connecting to Wi-fi:

http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/members/it/faqs/connection/personal-device-wifi-network-connection