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Planned network downtime this November

29 Oct 2025

A large piece of work upgrading some of our critical network hardware is due to continue into November, which means some planned service downtime for staff and students.

image of small plastic people working on repairing computer cables

Works over the coming weeks are planned to be out of hours, including brief daytime activity on weekends. 

Key stakeholders will be contacted by the project team directly to help teams prepare for service interruptions at busier times. IT colleagues will be monitoring affected services to ensure everything returns to normal as expected. 

In addition to WiFi and wired network connectivity on campus, affected networked services include (but are not limited to) Campus Solutions, Oracle Finance and CRM, My Manchester, DUO Login and some data storage services. 

What is happening and when?

  • Monday 3 November, 7pm-11pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour.
  • Tuesday 4 November, 7pm-11pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour.
  • Wednesday 5 November, 7pm - 11pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour.
  • Friday 7 November, 6pm – midnight. Brief disruption of up to one hour.
  • Saturday 8 November, 3pm-10pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour.
  • Sunday 9 November, noon-6pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour.
  • Tuesday 18 November, 6pm-9pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour. HEP and Commercial links will be offline for up to one hour.
  • Thursday 20 November, 6pm-9pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour. HEP and Commercial links will be offline for up to one hour.
  • Wednesday 19 November, 6pm to 10pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour.
  • Tuesday 25 November, 6pm to 10pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour.
  • Wednesday 26 November, 6pm to 10pm. Brief disruption of up to one hour.

Please note these dates may be subject to change. We advise you bookmark this article and check back periodically just in case. 

Thank you for your patience and support over the coming weeks. The Network 2030 team is available to answer any questions at network.2030@manchester.ac.uk and more information about this work and the wider programme is available too.