University Licensing

UNIPAC - discounted software for educational establishments

What is provided?

Most of our engineering programs are available through the scheme, and we provide an in-perpetuity licence for an unlimited number of users.

What does it cost?

You can try commercial versions of the software for 30 days free of charge by visiting the relevant pages on this site. You can then license one or more of the suites at a significantly discounted price when compared to the commercial pricing. To get information on the discounts available please contact us at oasys@arup.com. 

What do I pay in subsequent years?

The licences are 'in perpetuity' which means that they never expire. You can continue to use the software thereafter without paying any extra. Technical support and software upgrades for the first 12 months are included in the price. If in subsequent years you wish to receive further updates to the software and continue to have access to our technical support, you can then pay the annual maintenance which is typically 20% of the current price.

How is it licenced?

UNIPAC versions of our software intelligently detect whether your institution has purchased a licence to run them. If a licence is in place the program will run providing you are connected to your university network.

After the initial activation you can work away from the campus but thereafter you must connect at least once every 60 days.

Please note that the software communicates with Oasys servers and that Oasys maintain records of machines activating the software. This data is used solely to a) track which institutions are benefiting from the software, b) prevent software piracy. We do not collect any personal information.

What about technical support?

Oasys will provide technical support to two named teaching staff. We also provide regular training webinars and technical updates which both staff and students are able to attend free of charge.

Where can I obtain trial copies of the software?

The UNIPAC Download page provides access to commercial 30-day trials and to UNIPAC versions of the software which will only work once they have been licensed by the teaching establishment

How to purchase?

We recommend that you purchase via a local Oasys reseller as they are able to provide local technical support.