Free software

Microsoft Office 365 University

As a student at Lund University, you can use Office 365, i.e. Word, PowerPoint and Excel for example, for free on your own computer. Click on the link below for information on how to access the programs through your student account.

How to download Office365 – lunduniversity.lu.se

Scanner apps

There are several different apps that can help you turn a photo into a document – for example, if your Canvas assignment requires it. Below you will find a couple of examples of such apps.

Genius Scan helps you convert paper documents into multi-page PDF files using a mobile camera.

Genius Scan for iPhone – apps.apple.com

Genius Scan for Android – play.google.com

Office Lens makes it possible to convert images into PDF, Word, PowerPoint or Excel files.

Office Lens for iPhone – apps.apple.com

Office Lens for Android – play.google.com

Mathematic tools

Many students, mainly at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), use the mathematics programs Matlab, Comsol or Maple. Lund University has user licences for these programs that cover all students at Lund University.

Log in with your student account and download the programs – program.ddg.lth.se/en/

MATLAB Grader is integrated in Canvas which makes it possible for your lecturer to use MATLAB’s coding problems directly in your course. This means you may come across the program in a Canvas assignment.