We’re doing some major upgrades to the University’s network over November. This means there will be short planned periods where WiFi, wired connections, and some key systems might briefly go offline.

We’re doing most of this work during evenings and weekends so it impacts as few people as possible — but if you’re studying, submitting coursework, or using Uni systems during the times below, you might notice a short drop-out (around an hour max each time).

IT colleagues will be watching everything closely to make sure services come back online as expected.

Services that could be affected include WiFi and wired network, My Manchester, DUO Login, Campus Solutions, Oracle Finance and CRM, and some shared data storage.

When this will happen?

• Monday 3 November, 7pm–11pm (up to 1 hour disruption)
• Tuesday 4 November, 7pm–11pm (up to 1 hour disruption)
• Wednesday 5 November, 7pm–11pm (up to 1 hour disruption)
• Friday 7 November, 6pm–midnight (up to 1 hour disruption)
• Saturday 8 November, 3pm–10pm (up to 1 hour disruption)
• Sunday 9 November, noon–6pm (up to 1 hour disruption)
• Tuesday 18 November, 6pm–9pm (up to 1 hour disruption — HEP & Commercial links offline up to 1 hour)
• Thursday 20 November, 6pm–9pm (up to 1 hour disruption — HEP & Commercial links offline up to 1 hour)
• Wednesday 19 November, 6pm–10pm (up to 1 hour disruption)
• Tuesday 25 November, 6pm–10pm (up to 1 hour disruption)
• Wednesday 26 November, 6pm–10pm (up to 1 hour disruption)

These dates may change — you might want to bookmark this page and check back in.