IT and Graphics Support For Postgrads
IT Support
The School has 2 IT technicians available to help you. John Scott and Graeme Young provide support in the areas listed below:
Key Support Areas
- All school IT hardware - computers, networking, wireless, printers etc.
- Student desktop support
- All software installations
- Computers and software associated with specialist equipment - identifying whether a problem needs a service technician.
- First point of contact for specialist software - they will direct you to the appropriate person for help.
Note: personal laptops are the responsibility of their owner to maintain and support but must be checked by John or Graeme before they are connected to the university network.
Contact
| We encourage all staff and students to notify faults or problems via email, ithelpdesk@canterbury.ac.nz. While this is the preferred system you may leave voice messages, or approach John Scott (6012) and Graeme Young (7792) directly. |
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Graphics Support
The main contact for graphics support in the School is Matt Walters, he can assist you in the following areas:
Key Support Areas
- Training and troubleshooting for graphics software - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver
- Scientific Photography - Photos for thesis, posters and presentations
- Science Communication - assist and train students in editing, design and print for posters and presentations
- Web - maintain and develop content on biology websites.
Contact
Matt has an office on the third floor of the von Haast building, room 355. Phone ext 7799. Appointments recommended.


