Software
IT Services provide a wide range of applications for staff and students at LSHTM. Software is available on School Windows desktop computers via the Application Window, and in many cases for installation on computers at home.
Office and productivity
| Title | Description | Availability in School | Availability at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office 2007 | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Publisher | All LSHTM workstations | Remote Desktop, Purchase - details |
| Endnote X5 | Bibliographic reference manager | Computer classrooms, Trolley laptops | Remote Desktop, Purchase - details |
| GroupWise webmail | Web interface to LSHTM email and calendaring system | Via wireless network, computer classrooms and trolley laptops | Webmail |
| GroupWise 8 client | Full email and calendaring client | Available only to staff and research degree students | Remote Desktop, Software download page or here. |
| RSIGuard | Desktop ergonomic software for reducing RSI | Staff and research degree student workstations | Contact your IT support team for details |
| Sophos | Enterprise anti-virus solution for desktop computers | All LSHTM workstations | Software download page or here. |
| WimbaCreate | Conversion of Word documents into content for online courses. | Staff and research degree student workstations | Software download page |
Statistics and analysis
| Title | Description | Availability in School | Availability at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stata 12 | Integrated statistical package for data analysis, data management and modelling | Classroom workstations, Trolley laptops | Remote Desktop, Purchase via School Finance office |
| Stat/Transfer 11 | Convert data between different formats | Classroom workstations, Trolley laptops | Remote Desktop |
| SAS 9.1.3 SAS 9.2 | Data mining, statistical analysis and reporting | Classroom workstations, Trolley laptops | Available for home use under site license for LSHTM staff & students. Install via remote install (within School only) or loan CD from your IT support team. |
| SPSS 19, 20 | Statistical analysis and Structured Equation Modelling software | Classroom workstations, Trolley laptops | Available for home use under site license for LSHTM staff & students. Software download page or via remote install (within School only) |
| NVivo 9.2 | Qualitative data analysis software package designed for qualitative researchers working with rich text-based and/or multimedia information | Classroom workstations | Available for home use under site license for LSHTM staff & students. Software download page |
| Berkeley Madonna | Differential equation solving software for data modelling | Classroom workstations, Trolley laptops | Remote Desktop |
| Epi Info 6, 7 | Handling of epidemiological data in questionnaire format and organizing study designs and results | Classroom workstations, Trolley laptops | Free download from CDC web site. Version 6 .msi package from software download page |
| EpiData | Simple or programmed data entry and data documentation | Classroom workstations, Trolley laptops | Free download from EpiData web site |
| ArcGIS | Mapping, data management, geographic analysis, data editing, and geo-processing | Classroom workstations | Available for home use under site license for LSHTM staff & students. Software download page or contact GIS tutor. |
| TreeAge Pro | Decision analysis software | Classroom workstations (MSc students only) | 30 day trial available from TreeAge web site |
| MLWin | Visual interface for multilevel modelling, MLwiN is a software package for fitting multilevel models | Classroom workstations, trolley laptops | Available for home use LSHTM staff students. Software download page or via remote install (within School only) |
| R | Free software environment for statistical computing, graphical analysis and linear and nonlinear modelling | Classroom workstations, trolley laptops | Free download from web site |
| WinBUGS | Bayesian analysis of complex statistical models using MCMC methods | Classroom workstations, trolley laptops | Free download from web site |
Open source applications and utilities
| Title | Description | Availability in School | Availability at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendeley | Open source reference and citation manager for Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS | On request | Free download |
| Firefox | Open source alternative web browser for Windows, Mac and Linux | LSHTM workstations | Free download |
| Filezilla | Free FTP solution for Windows, Mac and Linux | LSHTM workstations | Remote Desktop, Free download |
| PuTTY | Standalone Windows SSH client | LSHTM workstations | Remote Desktop, Free download |
| WinSCP | Free SFTP, FTP and SCP client for Windows | LSHTM workstations | Remote Desktop, Free download |
| LibreOffice | Open source alternative to Microsoft Office for Windows, Mac and Linux | As required | Free download |
