Glasgow Anywhere Desktop
Virtual desktops
Open Access: are always available to staff and students. You will find most of the University’s licensed software on the desktops
Teaching: are for the duration of a specific class and after the class in the evening. They will usually have additional applications installed, or be configured in a way different to Open Access desktops as defined by the course tutor. Many of the applications used in teaching are available in the Open Access desktops too.
Staff: are available to staff and postgraduate research students only, with access to a wider range of software as well as improving security.
User notes
Software client for Windows and macOS
About Glasgow Anywhere Desktop
The Glasgow Anywhere Desktop provides Windows-based remote access using your own device or accessed from any device though a web browser or using a software client.
- Run the same programs as you would on campus at your desk, in a computer lab, or in an open access cluster
- You can work seamlessly between the physical computers on campus, and on the virtual desktops as you see the same data in both environments
- Your personal drives are available as is your OneDrive