Computer rooms
All members of the University of Vienna with a valid u:account can use computer workstations in the computer rooms of the ZID free of charge, for study-related or academic work.
In addition, there are further computer rooms at the university departments, faculties and libraries that the members of the relevant discipline may use.
Locations and opening hours
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1010 Vienna
Location Opening hours Equipment Main building
Hauptbibliothek
Universitätsring 1, 1st floorTemporary closed due to renovation. Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG)
Zentraler Informatikdienst
Universitätsstraße 7, ground floorMo–Fri 7:30–21:30
Sat 7:30–18:30
Computer room support:
Mo–Fri 8:00–12:00, 14:00–18:0083 PCs incl. 2 wheelchair accessible PCs
2 x u:printNeues Institutsgebäude (NIG)
Department of Political Science
Universitätsstraße 7, 2nd floorMon–Fri 9:00–20:00
Partly reserved for courses4 PCs Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG)
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Universitätsstraße 7, 4th floorMon–Fri 8:00–20:00
Only for members of the department
Partly reserved for courses4 PCs Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG)
Department of Geography and Regional Research
Universitätsstraße 7, 5th floorMon–Fri 9:00–20:00
Only for members of the department
Partly reserved for courses16 PCs
1 x u:print in the Geography and Regional Research Library (room C0506)Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG)
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
Universitätsstraße 7, 6th floor, room A0607Mon–Thu 8:00–21:30
Partly reserved for courses21 PCs Universitätsgebäude Schenkenstraße
Theology Library
Schenkenstraße 8–10, 1st basement floorOpening hours 6 PCs
1 x u:print (Copyroom)Universitätsgebäude Schenkenstraße
Study area ("Studienzone") of the Faculty of Protestant Theology
Schenkenstraße 8–10, 5th upper floorMon–Fri 8:00–19:00
Only for members of the department2 PCs Universitätsgebäude Schenkenstraße
Fakultätsvertretung Katholische Theologie
Schenkenstraße 8–10, ground floorMon–Fri 8:00–19:00
Only for members of the department3 PCs Juridicum
Faculty of Law
Schottenbastei 10–16, staircase 2
5th upper floor, SEM 54Mon–Fri 7:00–19:30
Only for members of the department17 PCs
1 x u:print -
1030 Vienna
Location Opening hours Equipment Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research
Rennweg 14, 2nd floorpermanently closed Vienna Biocenter
Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 6th floor, study zonepermanently closed
University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB)
Djerassiplatz 1, ground floor, PC1Mon–Fri 7:30–19:30 9 PCs
1 x u:print (1st floor)University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB)
Djerassiplatz 1, ground floor, PC2Mon–Fri 7:30–19:30 9 PCs
1 x u:print (1st floor) -
1090 Vienna
Location Opening hours Equipment Campus der Universität Wien
Zentraler Informatikdienst
Spitalgasse 2, courtyard 7.1, ground floorMon–Fri 7:30–21:30
Sat 7:30–18:30Computer Room Support:
Mon–Fri 8:00–12:00, 14:00–18:0031 PCs incl. 2 wheelchair accessible PCs
1 x u:printCampus der Universität Wien
English and American Studies Library
Spitalgasse 2–4
Courtyard 8.2, ground floorOpening hours 1 x u:print Campus der Universität Wien
Musicology Library
Spitalgasse 2, courtyard 9, ground floorOpening hours
Only for members of the department4 PCs
1 x u:printCampus der Universität Wien
Contemporary History Library
Spitalgasse 2, courtyard 1.12, 1st mezzanineOpening hours 3 PCs
1 x u:printEducation, Linguistics and Comparative Literature Library
Sensengasse 3a, 1st lower floorOpening hours 12 PCs
1 x u:printDepartment of Sociology
Rooseveltplatz 2permanently closed
Sociology and Political Science Library
Rooseveltplatz 2Opening hours 3 PCs
1 x u:printDean´s Office of the Faculty of Physics
Boltzmanngasse 5 (Entrance Strudlhofgasse 4),
ground floorpermanently closed Department of Physical Chemistry
Währinger Straße 42, ground floorMon–Fri 9:00–17:45
Only for members of the department10 PCs Universitätszentrum Althangrund
(UZA II, Geozentrum)
Zentraler Informatikdienst
Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, floor 1, wing A, room 2A187Mon–Fri 7:30–19:30
Sat 8:00–18:30Computer room support:
Mon–Fri 8:00–12:00, 14:00–18:004 PCs Universitätszentrum Althangrund
(UZA II, Pharmazentrum)
Zentraler Informatikdienst
Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, floor 5, wing D, room 2D558Mon–Fri 7:30–19:30
Sat 8:00–18:30Computer room support:
Mon–Fri 8:00–12:00, 14:00–18:0016 PCs
1 x u:printUniversitätsgebäude Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz
Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1st lower floor, room 610Mon–Fri 7:00–21:30
Sat 7:00–18:3015 PCs Universitätsgebäude Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz
Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 3rd upper floor, room 502permanently closed Universitätsgebäude Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz
Business, Economics and Mathematics Library
Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1st lower floor
(Entrance ground floor)permanently closed -
1150 Vienna
Location Opening hours Equipment Department of Sport and Human Movement Science
Auf der Schmelz 6a, 2nd floorMon–Fri 9:00–21:00 19 PCs Department of Sport and Human Movement Science
Auf der Schmelz 6a, 4th floorpermanently closed Sports Science Library
Auf der Schmelz 6a (USZII), 3rd floorOpening hours 5 PCs
1 x u:print (room 3.27) -
1180 Vienna
Location Opening hours Equipment Astronomy Library
Türkenschanzstraße 17, 1st floorOpening hours 1 PC -
1190 Vienna
Location Opening hours Equipment Department of Numismatics and Monetary History
Franz-Klein-Gasse 1, raised ground floorMon–Fri 8:30–17:00
Only for members of the department2 PCs Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology
Franz-Klein-Gasse 1, 4th floorMon–Fri 8:00–17:30
Only for members of the department
Partly reserved for courses21 PCs
Computer Rooms location map on Google Maps (By clicking on the link, personal data is sent to Google and can be used by Google.)
Accessible work stations
There is one accessible work station with height-adjustable tables at the Law Library and the Education, Linguistics and Comparative Literature Library.
There are wheelchair-accessible PC workstations in Computer Room 1 in the Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, and also in the computer rooms of the ZID on campus.
All PCs support the barrier-free functions of Windows 11. They can be activated via the button Erleichterte Bedienung (easy accessibility) at the log-in screen. Speakers for audio output are installed on every device. Moreover, all computers at the computer rooms with ZID computer rooms support are equipped with NVDA ScreenReader.
Software
The computers at the ZID computer rooms are equipped with the operating system Windows 11 and standard application software.
Some locations feature computers with subject-specific software. It is not possible to install software yourself.
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List of installed standard application software
- 7 Zip Version 24
- Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps (e. g. Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
- AutoCAD Classroom Version 2024 (only location: Franz-Klein-Gasse 1, 4th floor)
- Citavi 7
- Cran R 4
- DOSBox (only location: Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1)
- EndNote 21
- FileZilla 3
- GeoGebra 6
- Gimp 3
- Inkscape 1
- IrfanView 4
- KompoZer 0
- LibreOffice 25
- Mathematica classroom Version 14
- MatLab 2024 (only location: Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 and University of Vienna Biology Building, Djerassiplatz 1)
- MAXQDA 24
- Mendeley 1 (only location: Neues Institutsgebäude, 6th floor)
- Microsoft Office 365
- MikTex 24
- Mozilla Firefox ESR CE
- Mozilla Thunderbird CE
- Notepad++ 8
- NVDA ScreenReader v.2024
- Octave 9 (only locations: Auf der Schmelz 6a, 2nd floor; Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1)
- PsychoPy 2024 (only location: Neues Institutsgebäude, 6th floor)
- PuTTY 0
- Python 3 (only locations: Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1; Neues Institutsgebäude, 6th floor)
- QGIS 3
- RStudio 2024
- SPSS Amos 30
- SPSS Statistics 30
- STATA SE 18 (only location: Neues Institutsgebäude, ground floor)
- Sumatra PDF 3
- TEXnicCenter 2
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3
- Virtual Box 7 (only location: Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1)
- Winshell 4 (only location: Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1)
Use on site
You can use the PCs at the computer rooms with your u:account. After the log-in you can use the online storage space service to access your personal data on the Z: share.
You can print, scan and copy using u:print at all computer rooms.
Please show consideration for other users (fair use):
- Keep the noise down
- Vacate PCs as quickly as possible during busy times
- Leave the workplace clean
Optimising your user profile
Your personal programme settings – the so-called user profile – are stored centrally on a server. They are loaded to your computer when you log-in, and are copied back to the server when you log-out.
Storage space for user profiles is limited to 2 GB by default. You can check how much storage space you are currently using under My u:account.
- Keep your user profile as small as possible. This shortens the time it takes to log in or log out.
- If an error message is displayed while log-out informing you that your server-stored user profile was not fully synchronised, the available storage space may be full. This means that your personal profile cannot be stored on the server.
In this case, please follow the user guide Benutzerprofil optimieren (optimising your user profile).
Support at the ZID computer rooms
The ZID offers computer room support at the following locations:
- Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG)
- Universitätszentrum Althanstraße (UZA 1 and UZA 2)
- Campus of the University of Vienna
You can easily recognise the members of the support team by their photo identity cards and the blue ZID clothes.
Responsibilities of the computer room support team
- Providing user assistance regarding the equipment and use of the workstations
- Providing support when logging in to the system for the first time (log-in)
- Maintenance of the printing system u:print (refilling paper, exchanging toners, fixing paper jams, etc.)
- Checking error messages and, if possible, troubleshooting
Note
The members of the computer room support team are no administrators. To change your password or if you have administrative questions, please contact the ZID Helpdesk.
The computer room support team does not provide training for subject-specific software. Please use the IT courses offered by the ZID.
Terms of Use
The u:account Terms of Use apply.