[ubuntu] Installing Ubuntu as a second OS on SSD

Hi,

I am an Ubuntu rookie and who has started using the environment for a university work.

I love the OS but am not ready to make a permanent migration from Windows(7).

I have installed a new 256GB SSD in my desktop and installed Windows and a few frequently used programs, I am using a HDD as a data disk for files that don't require the increase in speed a SSD provides.

I want to install Ubuntu as a secondary OS on the SSD but am not entirely of any specific requirements of doing so. Or how I would even go about it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.