Software and Applications

Computer Services purchase software under campus licensing when these products are needed by a large group of users in the academic community. This type of licensing is more economically advantageous than purchasing individual versions or a limited number of licences.

Autodesk - Education Community

Autodesk, a company that makes architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industry software, provides its entire software range free of charge to educational institutions. The Informatics Department of the University of Algarve has made the necessary efforts to access this benefit and already has it available for installation in laboratories and other UAlg equipment, as well as for the teaching staff’s and students' personal computers.

Target audience:
The entire academic community.

Useful links
Autodesk Education Community website - www.autodesk.com/education/
List of Autodesk programmes and applications available - www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/all

Procedure for accessing the download of Autodesk products:
1. Access the Free education licence products list on www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/all website and choose the product you want to install;
2. Login with your Autodesk account via the SIGN IN button
If you do not already have an Autodesk account, you must register with your UAlg email address, using the CREATE ACCOUNT button
3. Proceed to download the applications and install in accordance with the instructions.

More information
For additional information send a message to helpmail@ualg.pt.

 

Microsoft 365

The University of Algarve established a protocol with Microsoft in order to make Microsoft 365 available to all its students, teaching staff and employees for free. In this sense, access to all Microsoft 365 services, must be done with the institutional email address of the University of Algarve ( xxxxx@ualg.pt).

This initiative allows you to download the latest version of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) for 5 PCs or Macs plus an unlimited number of mobile devices. In addition, this account allows access to all Microsoft cloud services.

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Institutional email

Through Exchange Online, access your institutional email on any device, wherever you are. 50 GB mailbox with advanced features.

Office Applications

Each user can install Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote ...) on 5 PCs or Macs + unlimited mobile devices (Windows, iOS and Android).

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1TB online storage

Each user is entitled to 1TB of storage space to store all their documents, photos, videos and music through OneDrive.

Possibility of sharing and creating working groups.

Online Communications

Instant messaging, audio and video conferencing with content sharing with up to 250 people simultaneously, in HD. Desktop sharing and remote access.

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Useful links
Microsoft 365 basics - training videos: https: //support.office.com/en-us/ ...
Microsoft 365 Online Applications: https://www.office.com/
Download and install: https://portal.office.com/OLS/MySoftware.aspx
Microsoft Education Official Website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education

More information
For additional information send a message to helpmail@ualg.pt.

 

SPSS

SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software is a modular solution for statistical data analysis, including powerful data management systems and application of statistical procedures in a graphical environment, using easy-to-use menus and dialogue boxes.
The SPSS campus licence is valid annually from 1 March to 28 February of the following year. The code for the new annual period is sent to all organic units in January.

Purpose
Provide a tool for statistical treatment.

Technological infrastructure
Request the installation/activation of the software from the computer technician of the Organic Unit to which you belong because the keys are not distributed to users.

Target audience:
The conditions of use of the licence allow its installation on all computers at the University of Algarve.

Useful links
Official IBM SPSS Statistics website: https://www.ibm.com/us/marketplace/spss-statistics#product-header-top.

More information
For additional information send a message to helpmail@ualg.pt.

 

SPSS-AMOS

IBM SPSS Amos allows you to use structural equation modelling (SEM) for testing. The SPSS-AMOS campus licence is valid annually from 1 March to 28 February of the following year.

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Purpose
Provide a tool for statistical treatment.

Technological infrastructure
Request the installation/activation of the software from the computer technician of the Organic Unit to which you belong because the keys are not distributed to users.

Target audience:
The conditions of use of the licence allow its installation on all computers at the University of Algarve.

Useful links
Official IBM SPSS Statistics website: https://www.ibm.com/br-pt/marketplace/structural-equation-modeling-sem?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=AMOS

More information
For additional information send a message to helpmail@ualg.pt.

 

MATLAB

 

The University of Algarve recently acquired a Campus licence for the MATLAB tool with the possibility of using all available toolboxes, for the entire academic community of UAlg.

This software will be available for both teaching and research. 
 
The licensing agreement allows:
• Individual installation in personal equipment after federated authentication with our systems through the portal https: //www.mathworks.com/academia/tah-portal/universidade-do-algarve-31 ...
• The simultaneous installation that will be carried out by the Informatics Services in order to make it available to the classrooms through a licence server (Please inform the Informatics Services which toolboxes will be needed)
• The use of online training with several courses that you will be able to take and benefit from this learning, through the same portal as above.

To install the programme follow these steps:

  1. Access the UAlg portal on MATLAB
  2. Click on the "Sign in to get started" button in the "Desktop" box. Online. Mobile. Free through your school's license"
  3. Enter UAlg authentication. Your password will not be sent, just some data that you must confirm in the next box.
  4. You should download the software. Although authenticated by the UAlg account, the download requires the creation of a local account on the Matlab website, 
  5. You should install the software by answering the questions presented.
  6. When running the software, you must activate it via the internet using your UAlg credentials.

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Purpose
Provide a tool for mathematical treatment.

Technological infrastructure
The entire process is done online by the user using his/her UAlg credentials.

Target audience:
The conditions of use of the licence allow its installation on all computers at the University of Algarve.

Useful links
UAlg entry on the MATLAB website: https://www.mathworks.com/academia/tah-portal/universidade-do-algarve-31440198.html

More information
For additional information send a message to helpmail@ualg.pt.

 

Technical support

For technical support send a message to helpmail@ualg.pt.