Please be advised that there will be a planned power outage to facilitate statutory High Voltage maintenance on Sunday 4 June impacting the North Side of the Brayford Campus. Estates are coordinating with ICT planned maintenance on this date to minimise service interruptions.
What ICT services will be impacted?
Most ICT services will remain available unless you are trying to access them via the University IT network from one of the impacted buildings and surrounding areas. If you are connecting to a PC via VPN or though Splashtop which is in one of the impacted buildings, then you will not be able to do so. If you have problems on Monday morning reconnecting to such a device, please contact ICT directly via ict@lincoln.ac.uk or by calling 01522 88 6500.
What buildings will be closed?
Approximate timings have been scheduled as below. During the times of power outage, the following buildings, with the exception of accommodation, will be closed:
| Building | Time of outage on Sunday 4 June |
|
Minerva Building Canoe Club |
08:00 – 10:00 |
|
Alfred Tennyson Building Stephen Langton Building Cygnet Wharf A, B and C |
08:00 – 12:00 |
|
Bridge House Village Hall One Campus Way Courts 1-5, 13-17 |
08:00 – 14:30 |
| Courts 6-12 | 08:00 – 16:00 |
Accommodation buildings named above will remain open but there will be no power during the times indicated. The ASK4 Internet service will be unavailable during the power outage.
Further information can be found in our FAQs below.
The Brayford Trust office, Student Wellbeing, Swan and Health Centre will not be impacted by this outage.
Security will be on site on Sunday 4 June, please contact them in the first instance on 01522 886062 or by visiting the Minerva Building/Joseph Banks Laboratories.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you have any queries before these works, please contact estatessupport@lincoln.ac.uk or phone 01522 886777.
What if I need to access a building?
We would ask that staff and students wait until the power is back online to access buildings. Once power has been reinstated, buildings will reopen to normal weekend hours.
I am running an experiment in a laboratory/rendering in a computer suite, how should I prepare?
Please ensure that you have taken the appropriate measures to save your work and shut down equipment safely. Unfortunately, Estates cannot provide any external power to buildings during this outage.
What ICT services will be impacted?
Most ICT services will remain available unless you are trying to access them via the University IT network from one of the impacted buildings and surrounding areas. If you are connecting to a PC via VPN or though Splashtop which is in one of the impacted buildings, then you will not be able to do so. If you have problems on Monday morning reconnecting to such a device, please contact ICT directly via ict@lincoln.ac.uk or by calling 01522 88 6500.
Will I be able to access my internet in accommodation?
ASK4 internet will be unavailable during the power outage.
To contact Security during this period, please use the following details:
Duty Security Supervisor/Brayford Security Control Room – 01522 886062
Duty Security Supervisor/Brayford Security Control Room Mobile – 07799261369 (only operational when land lines are out of service)