Help

Logging in

Log in using your institutional email address and the password you have set for your MAGIC account. If you have not yet set a password, or have forgotten it, use the forgot your password link on the login page — a reset link will be sent to your email address.

If you do not yet have a MAGIC account, contact your institution's MAGIC node representative or postgraduate administrator. They can create an account for you, after which you can set a password using the link above.

Zoom account

This is separate from any Zoom account you have through your university or personally — you must create one specifically for MAGIC even if you already have other Zoom accounts.

Setting up your account

1. Go to My Zoom account.
2. Click Create my Zoom account. Zoom will send you an activation email.
3. Follow the link in that email and choose Sign Up with a Password (not SSO).
4. Return to My Zoom account and click Verify my Zoom account so the site can confirm it is active.

Your Zoom display name defaults to the random words in your MAGIC Zoom email address (e.g. cheese-table) — this protects your privacy, since the account isn't tied to your real name. If you're happy to be identified, you can change it to your own name when activating your account, or later in your Zoom profile settings.

Zoom sometimes emails a one-time verification code — at sign-up, or later if you sign in from a new device. These expire after about 10 minutes. They're normally forwarded to your inbox within a minute, but if one hasn't arrived, check your spam folder as well as Recent emails from Zoom on the My Zoom account page instead of waiting.

Joining a live lecture

1. Sign in to your @zoom.maths-magic.ac.uk Zoom account — both in the browser and in the Zoom desktop app if you use it.
2. Go to This week on the MAGIC website.
3. Click Join lecture on the relevant session.

Meetings require you to be signed in to your @zoom.maths-magic.ac.uk account. If you try to join with a different Zoom account the meeting will reject you. These accounts can attend lectures but cannot host meetings.

Courses, recordings, and materials

The Courses page lists all courses for the current session. Each course page shows its timetable, lecture recordings, course files, and bibliography.

Recordings become available after each lecture has been processed by the technical team. If a recording is missing or incorrect, contact the MAGIC Technical Officer, Fraser Murray.

You can manage your course registrations on the My registrations page. Registering for a course also subscribes you to that course's forum and allows the system to record your attendance when you join lectures.

Assessments

If a course you are registered for has a take-home assessment it will appear on My assessments once released. The page shows the release date, due date, and any individual extension you have been granted.

1. Download the question paper from the assessment page.
2. Complete your solutions and save them as a single PDF.
3. Upload the PDF before your due date. The system attaches a cover page automatically. You can replace your submission at any point before the deadline.

If you need an extension, contact the MAGIC Project Coordinator, Sam Blackburn before your due date — extensions cannot be granted retrospectively.

Account types

• Consortium students — can view live lectures, recordings, and course materials, and submit assessments.
• Student subscribers — same access as consortium students for up to 50 hours of courses per semester, during their subscription period.
• Student guests — can view recordings and course materials but cannot join live lectures.
• Staff — access depends on the roles assigned to your account.

Further help

For technical queries about the website — bugs, video playback issues, Zoom problems, spelling mistakes — contact the MAGIC Technical Officer, Fraser Murray.

For all other queries contact the MAGIC Project Coordinator, Sam Blackburn .