Computing Facilities

The School has well-equipped computer laboratories for coursework teaching and student projects, including a number of specialist laboratories. In total, our network consists of approximately 700 computers for teaching, research and administration. <

• 260 Intel-based computers running Linux in 13 generic teaching laboratories
  Over 100 of these are iMacs, and Windows is available in "virtual machines" on all Linux labs
• 20 computers running Mac OS X in a teaching lab
• 40 Linux computers reserved for thesis students
• 50 computers in specialist teaching laboratories
• 45 computers in 3 virtual laboratories for teaching
• 30 locally developed research machines of various kinds
• 200 systems of various hardware and software configurations for academic staff and research students
• 50 computers for administration and systems support
• 35 Linux-based servers providing a number of server functions
• 33 computers in two Linux clusters for research

UNSW also has a high capacity free wireless Internet service for all students.

The School is committed to regular upgrades of its facilities and invests over $700,000 per year on equipment replacement.