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The following categories of people are eligible for access to central computing facilities at the University:
Staff and registered students of the University.
Students are automatically granted accounts at the time of their
registration for the duration of their studies with intermitting
students being treated as registered students.
Staff are automatically granted accounts
for the period of their contract.
Staff and students who are leaving the University.
The account is kept open for a grace period of
three months to allow, for example, copies to be taken of files, to make
alternative arrangements for email, to access on-line examination results. The
grace period begins immediately after the termination of contract (staff) or
the ending of registered status (students).
Students in mid course at other
HEIs who are resident in the vicinity of the University of Essex and who need
access during vacation:
Access to central computing facilities is
granted on production of a student card and on written recommendation from a
responsible staff member of the student’s department in their home HEI.
People granted rights to use the
Library on library premises, and not falling under any of the above
categories.
Restricted access to library desktop computers is
granted.
People on short courses sponsored
by the University.
Access is granted as needed by arrangement between
the local course organisers and the Computing Service
Visitors or guests of the
University, or other special cases.
Access is granted on a case-by-case
basis, at the discretion of the Director of Information Systems.
Richard Murphy
Director of Information Systems Services
2nd June 2011