Returning students can now benefit from the launch ‘iExeter, the “new app for everyday campus life”.
The free app for smart phones provides students with up-to-date personalized information and services, including PC availability and timetables.
The launch follows in the wake of numerous strategies to improve the visibility of the Students’ Guild on campus. The app includes full listings of Freshers Week events, as well as information about campus accommodation, the student health centre, libraries and key contacts. The app also features a ‘to do list’ for new students.
Students have reacted positively to the launch of the new app. Lewis Ireland, a third year Physics student, said: “Having iExeter on my iPhone allows me to finally have an up to date personalised timetable in my pocket; no more missing rescheduled lectures last minute!
“Also, the maps feature will come in handy when trying to find new lecture rooms this year. A fantastic push into the smartphone age by the university!”
iExeter also allows students to access their library accounts and search the library catalogue. Nick Davies, Guild President, says: “the app mobilises the ability for students to effectively study across campus. This would be without the need to carry a laptop, or needlessly heading to a PC cluster only to find it is full.”
“The Freshers events guide is extensive … if used alongside the ‘Map’ function, it is a quick way of finding out where the event is and how to get there.”
iExeter can be downloaded from most app stories and is available for iPhone, Blackberry and other smart phones.
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