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Computers form a vital part of the University’s student experience as you will be required to use them for a variety of coursework tasks.

To help you manage this, The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) department provides you with a set of online tools and friendly staff to make this experience as seamless as possible. Listed below are some common resources we have made available for you.

Please feel free to browse through the links below for further information on how you can find out information on the resources you have access to.

On the Switch website you'll find:
Unikey - Your online identity
University Email
Internet Access
Wireless Access

See below for information about:
MyUni: The Student Portal
ICT Helpdesk and Access Labs
FREE Computer Courses

MyUni: Your student portal

MyUni is your personal online space accessed via your UniKey. MyUni gives you access to:

  • study tools and course information
  • your timetable!
  • semester results
  • exam seating
  • ordering and purchasing course notes
  • online learning environment (such as WebCT and BlackBoard)
  • student support service details, such as counselling and welfare assistance
  • campus information, directories and maps
  • news and events
  • pre-enrolment and enrolment variation
  • updating your personal details
  • casual employment
  • accommodation
  • renewing library loans and paying fines.

ICT Helpdesk

If you need further assistance over the phone with the services listed above, you can reach our friendly technical staff on +61 2 9351 6000 between 8am – 9pm weekdays both during AND out of semester.

See our website for more contact details: http://www.usyd.edu.au/ict/switch/contact

ICT Access Labs

If you need to use a computer on campus, head to an ICT Access Lab!

These ICT Access Labs help to ensure that all students have easy access to:

  • IT resources for your course
  • Internet and wireless
  • Print and scan facilities
  • Laptop Service Areas
  • Expert staff assistance

Main Campus

  • Fisher Access Lab - Main Office Level 2 Fisher Library
  • Education Access Lab Room 232 Education Building
  • McGrath (Carslaw) Access Lab Room 201 Carslaw Building
  • Language Access Lab Room 211 & 218 (inside the Language Centre) Brennan MacCallum Building
  • Pharmacy Access Lab Room N510 Top Floor Bank Building
  • Link Access Lab Room 222 Engineering Link Building
  • Law Access Lab, Law Library, Undergraduate Law Campus, Eastern Avenue
  • Geosciences Access Labs, Rm. 300 and 302, Level 3, Madsen Building

Please click here to view on main campus locations map. We are also now on Google> Maps of you wish to find us across Sydney.

FREE Computer Courses

Sign up for FREE computer courses and wireless information sessions that are held during O-Week. These cover some online and in-person sessions on:

  • Microsoft Word, Excel & Powerpoint 2007 (Online)
  • Basic use of Access Labs computers
  • Wireless Information sessions

These courses are intended for beginners, so if you require further assistance with any of these topics, come along! To enrol, please sign up at any of the Access labs on main campus. For online content, these are available at your leisure from here.