Maintenance

Maintenance ended

We will be carrying out essential maintenance to upgrade the underlying SQL Server platform supporting this service.

This work is required as the current version is approaching end of life and will no longer receive security updates, vendor support, or patches. This upgrade will help maintain a secure, stable, and supported service, and reduce the risk of future issues as older software is retired.

During the maintenance window, this service will be unavailable for approxim...

A network switch serving the Eastwood student accomodation area (Woodland Court, Quads, Marlborough, Solsbury, Eastwood, and Esther Parkin) will be restarted as part of scheduled maintenance to maintain service performance and reliability.

During the restart, network connectivity will be briefly unavailable for approximately 2–5 minutes. This will affect both wired and wireless connections in these buildings.

This work is part of routine maintenance to ensure network services remain stable ...

Due to quarterly software and security updates to the underlying service infrastructure, these services will be briefly unavailable during this time.

This essential maintenance ensures the systems remain secure, reliable, and up to date with the latest vendor patches.

To minimise disruption, the work will be carried out outside normal business hours, beginning at 17:30, when service usage is typically lower.

Please note that the date of this change has been amended to 06/07/2026.

From 06/07/2026, users of University‑managed Macs will see a new option in Jamf Self Service to register their device with Microsoft Intune.

This is a one‑time step that takes only a few minutes to complete and will not affect your applications, services, or sign‑in experience.

To complete the registration, open Jamf Self Service, navigate to the Device Compliance section, and run “Register with Microsoft Intune”, the...

Due to quarterly software and security updates to the underlying service infrastructure, these services will be briefly unavailable during this time.

This essential maintenance ensures the systems remain secure, reliable, and up to date with the latest vendor patches.

To minimise disruption, the work will be carried out outside normal business hours, beginning at 17:30, when service usage is typically lower.

We will be carrying out a programme of network upgrades in Eastwood blocks 1–45 to replace end‑of‑life network equipment.

This work will improve the security, reliability, and resilience of network services, while enabling future enhancements and features. Wherever possible, new equipment will be installed and prepared in advance to minimise disruption.

During the upgrade, the existing network switches will need to be replaced, resulting in a **temporary outage to wired and wireless...

Due to quarterly software and security updates to the underlying service infrastructure, these services will be briefly unavailable during this time.

This essential maintenance ensures the systems remain secure, reliable, and up to date with the latest vendor patches.

To minimise disruption, the work will be carried out outside normal business hours, beginning at 17:30, when service usage is typically lower.

We will be carrying out essential maintenance to upgrade the underlying SQL Server platform supporting this service.

This work is required as the current version is approaching end of life and will no longer receive security updates, vendor support, or patches. This upgrade will help maintain a secure, stable, and supported service, and reduce the risk of future issues as older software is retired.

During the maintenance window, this service will be unavailable for approxim...

Due to quarterly software and security updates to the underlying service infrastructure, these services will be briefly unavailable during this time.

This essential maintenance ensures the systems remain secure, reliable, and up to date with the latest vendor patches.

To minimise disruption, the work will be carried out outside normal business hours, beginning at 17:30, when service usage is typically lower.

Moodle will be unavailable for the full day on Wednesday 29 July 2026 due to scheduled annual maintenance, upgrade activities, and the creation of the 2025/26 archive snapshot. There will be no access to the system, including read-only, during this period.

This work is required to maintain platform security, stability, and performance and includes behind-the-scenes system updates and infrastructure improvements.

A full snapshot of the site will be taken ahead of the maintenance and reta...