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Enhanced computing services for postgraduate research students

Monash University recognises that postgraduate students who undertake research for a higher degree qualification require enhanced IT resources to help them successfully complete their studies.

The enhanced services available to postgraduate research students, include:

Some of these services, such as disk and mail quota, are automatically granted upon admission to a postgraduate research course. Other services are activated by Faculty IT staff on a "by request" basis.

Enhanced email options

Postgraduate research students are automatically granted the following email service:

  • Increased email quota of 300 MB (or the equivalent to the staff email quota)
    The normal student email quota is 40 MB.

    The increased mail quota is automatically allocated and allows the research student to accumulate and manage substantial correspondence with their research colleagues.

    Postgraduate students can also obtain a staff-like email address which enhances the standing of the research student as a representative of the faculty that is supporting their research.

  • Staff-like email address format: firstname.lastname@faculty.monash.edu
    Regular student email addresses format: username@student.monash.edu

    To receive mail addressed to your staff-like email address, the staff-like email address must be requested via your faculty IT support staff.

    Once this change has been completed, all of your emails will appear to come from your staff email address.

    Email addressed to both your student and staff addresses will be delivered to your staff-like email account.

Enhanced dial-up account service

The dial-up modem service for postgraduate research students allows them to connect to the external internet using a dial-up connection from home.

Other students using the dial-up modem service are normally only able to access Monash websites and online resources.

To request access to enhanced dial-up services, contact your local faculty IT support staff.

Flexible internet options

It is recognised that postgraduate research students may have different requirements to other students where internet usage is concerned.

Whilst students may be held accountable for excessive internet usage, students can discuss their usage requirements directly with their supervisor and faculty IT support.

Printing subsidy

To assist postgraduate research students with increased printing requirements, faculties may grant extra printing credit, deposited directly into the student’s printing account.

Students need to discuss their additional printing requirements directly with their supervisor and faculty IT staff.

When a student’s thesis has been examined, any unused subsidy may be withdrawn.

Additional network drive space

Postgraduate research students are automatically given 100MB space in their Novell U: drive to store their work on. The normal student network drive allocation is 25MB.

For backup purposes, it is recommended that students store at least one copy of their work on their U: drive.

Collaboration areas

Postgraduate research students may request that a collaborative work area be created on the network.

A collaboration area is a shared area on the student network drives, separate to your personal U: drive. This area can be configured for access by the research student, supervisor(s), or any other Monash users working with them.

To request a collaboration area, contact your faculty IT support staff.

Extended computer account access

Postgraduate research students will be able to use their computer accounts to access the internet until they have finalised their completed thesis with their supervisor.

When the thesis has been completed, the student will have 90 days access* to Monash-only IT services to do such things as:

  • Arrange with your faculty for re-direction of email.
  • Contact your research collaborators to notify completion and email address change.
  • Archive your email
  • Save and archive your research data.
  • Use any outstanding printer credit that was purchased.
  • Access library services via the my.monash portal.

* Student accounts = 90 days, staff-like accounts = 30 days.

Wireless network access

Wireless access points are also now available at most postgraduate student areas, as well as all libraries, giving postgraduate students ready access to the Monash data network via their laptops from these locations.

How to obtain enhanced IT services

Automatically granted to all postgraduate research students:

  • Enhanced email options
  • Additional network drive space
  • Extended computer account access
  • Wireless network access

Ask your supervisor or faculty IT support unit for activation or additional credit for:

  • Staff-like email address
  • Enhanced dial-up account service
  • Flexible internet options
  • Printing subsidy
  • Collaboration areas