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Oracle EBS Planned Maintenance: 16th – 19th January 2026
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 16, 2026 - 17:00 GMT
Scheduled -

Oracle EBS Planned Maintenance: 16th – 19th January 2026



What is being done?
University IT and our support partner are applying security and application updates to the production Oracle EBS service.

When is it being done?
Between 17:00, 16th January and 12:00, 19th January 2026.

Who will this affect?
All Oracle EBS and some Business Objects users.

How will this affect users?
Oracle EBS and research projects reporting in Business Objects will be unavailable during the stated periods. No orders can be generated or processed during this window.

Please log out of Oracle EBS before 17:00 on Friday, 16th January 2026.

From 17:00, Friday, 16th January, the Oracle EBS tile in Horizon will be temporarily removed. It will reappear once the maintenance work is completed and the system is fully operational on Monday, 19th January.

Why is it being done?
This maintenance is essential to maintain support.

We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.
Jan 16, 2026 17:00 - Jan 19, 2026 12:00 GMT

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Operational
Degraded Performance
Partial Outage
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Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance

Turnitin Feb 7, 2026 16:00-22:00 GMT

Turnitin

What is being done?
Standard system maintenance conducted by the suppliers.

When is it being done?
Saturday, 7 February 2026, 16:00 – 22:00.

Who will this affect?
All users of the Turnitin service. 

How will this affect users of the service?
Turnitin functionality such as submissions, plagiarism checks and marking will be unavailable during the stated period.   

Why is it being done?
Scheduled maintenance conducted by suppliers. 

Paul Jones - Service Manager
Posted on Jan 15, 2026 - 15:46 GMT
Jan 17, 2026

No incidents reported today.

Jan 16, 2026

Unresolved incident: Oracle EBS Planned Maintenance: 16th – 19th January 2026.

Jan 15, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jan 14, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jan 13, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jan 12, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jan 11, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jan 10, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jan 9, 2026
Wireless Networking Urgent Maintenance: 7th – 9th January 2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 9, 05:00 GMT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 8, 23:00 GMT
Scheduled -

Wireless Networking Urgent Maintenance: 7th – 9th January 2026



What is being done?
We are applying a new software update to wireless network access points across the university.

When is it being done?
Between 23:00 and 05:00 over 2 nights starting on the 7th of January and concluding in the early hours of the 9th of January 2026.

Who will be affected?
All users using the university’s wireless networks (CU-PSK, CU-Wireless, Eduroam and Govroam), including students in university managed halls of residence where the wired ethernet service network will also be affected. Estates staff responsible for management and monitoring of BEMS across the university.

How will this affect service users?
During the change window, wireless access points will reboot. There will be 1 break (possibly 2) in the wireless network service at each location of up to 10 minutes during the change window. Students in university managed halls of residence may experience wired and wireless disruptions when the access points within their rooms are rebooted. BEMS devices will experience the same loss of service.

Why is it being done?
This configuration change is essential to ensure the access points have the latest version of the firmware software.
Jan 7, 14:31 GMT
Jan 8, 2026
Wireless Networking Urgent Maintenance: 7th – 9th January 2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 8, 05:00 GMT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 7, 23:00 GMT
Scheduled -

Wireless Networking Urgent Maintenance: 7th – 9th January 2026



What is being done?
We are applying a new software update to wireless network access points across the university.

When is it being done?
Between 23:00 and 05:00 over 2 nights starting on the 7th of January and concluding in the early hours of the 9th of January 2026.

Who will be affected?
All users using the university’s wireless networks (CU-PSK, CU-Wireless, Eduroam and Govroam), including students in university managed halls of residence where the wired ethernet service network will also be affected. Estates staff responsible for management and monitoring of BEMS across the university.

How will this affect service users?
During the change window, wireless access points will reboot. There will be 1 break (possibly 2) in the wireless network service at each location of up to 10 minutes during the change window. Students in university managed halls of residence may experience wired and wireless disruptions when the access points within their rooms are rebooted. BEMS devices will experience the same loss of service.

Why is it being done?
This configuration change is essential to ensure the access points have the latest version of the firmware software.
Jan 7, 14:30 GMT
Hawk (University Supercomputer Service) – Planned Maintenance on Wednesday 7 January 2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 8, 00:00 GMT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 7, 08:00 GMT
Scheduled - What is being done?
ARCCA are undertaking planned maintenance on the Hawk supercomputer and supporting infrastructure.

When is this being done?
This will next take place on Wednesday 7 January 2026. This maintenance day is scheduled regularly for the first Wednesday of every month. This is to ensure maximum awareness and allow our service users to plan ahead.

Who will be affected?
All users of the ARCCA Hawk University supercomputing service and supporting infrastructure.

How will this affect service users?
Hawk and supporting infrastructure will be at risk and so we advise users to save their work regularly on this day.

Why is this being done?
Hawk maintenance occurs as required on the first Wednesday of each month. This can be either be as a “Maintenance Outage” period or an “At Risk” period. This is to allow us to perform security patches, system upgrades, equipment replacements and other essential work.
Dec 17, 14:55 GMT
Jan 7, 2026
Jan 6, 2026
Service Desk system (ASM) unavailable
Resolved - The issue affecting the Service Desk system (ASM) has now been resolved.
Jan 6, 13:05 GMT
Investigating - University IT are aware of an issue with the Service Desk system (ASM) and technical staff are currently investigating along with the hosting suppliers.

This also impacts the Service Portal, used by IT, Registry, Finance and HR.

An update will be provided as soon as more information is available.
Jan 6, 11:42 GMT
Jan 5, 2026
Network Switch Software Maintenance: 2nd January - 5th January 2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 5, 06:00 GMT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 4, 22:00 GMT
Scheduled -

Network Switch Software Maintenance: 2nd January - 5th January 2026



What is being done?
Network switches are having the latest software installed, in line with the switch manufacturers recommendations.

When is it being done?
The change window is 22:00 on Friday 2nd January until 06:00 on Monday, 5th January 2025.

Software updates are being installed between 22:00 and 06:00 each night.

Who will this affect?
The software update is being applied to all network ‘edge’ switches, so the university’s wired and wireless networks will experience a service interruption overnight. Data centres will be unaffected by this work.

How will this affect service users?
While the switches apply the new software, and reboot - network services will experience a 20-minute service interruption.

Why is it being done?
This is essential maintenance to ensure the network switches have the latest software version as requested by the manufacturer.
Dec 23, 12:21 GMT
Jan 4, 2026
Network Switch Software Maintenance: 2nd January - 5th January 2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 4, 06:00 GMT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 3, 22:00 GMT
Scheduled -

Network Switch Software Maintenance: 2nd January - 5th January 2026



What is being done?
Network switches are having the latest software installed, in line with the switch manufacturers recommendations.

When is it being done?
The change window is 22:00 on Friday 2nd January until 06:00 on Monday, 5th January 2025.

Software updates are being installed between 22:00 and 06:00 each night.

Who will this affect?
The software update is being applied to all network ‘edge’ switches, so the university’s wired and wireless networks will experience a service interruption overnight. Data centres will be unaffected by this work.

How will this affect service users?
While the switches apply the new software, and reboot - network services will experience a 20-minute service interruption.

Why is it being done?
This is essential maintenance to ensure the network switches have the latest software version as requested by the manufacturer.
Dec 23, 12:20 GMT
Jan 3, 2026
Network Switch Software Maintenance: 2nd January - 5th January 2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 3, 06:00 GMT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 2, 22:00 GMT
Scheduled -

Network Switch Software Maintenance: 2nd January - 5th January 2026



What is being done?
Network switches are having the latest software installed, in line with the switch manufacturers recommendations.

When is it being done?
The change window is 22:00 on Friday 2nd January until 06:00 on Monday, 5th January 2025.

Software updates are being installed between 22:00 and 06:00 each night.

Who will this affect?
The software update is being applied to all network ‘edge’ switches, so the university’s wired and wireless networks will experience a service interruption overnight. Data centres will be unaffected by this work.

How will this affect service users?
While the switches apply the new software, and reboot - network services will experience a 20-minute service interruption.

Why is it being done?
This is essential maintenance to ensure the network switches have the latest software version as requested by the manufacturer.
Dec 23, 12:19 GMT
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