To enable essential upgrades and maintenance to the electrical power infrastructure on the south side of the Brayford Pool campus, there will be a power shutdown on Sunday 4th September, beginning at 8:00am and lasting for up to eight hours.
During the shutdown period access to all ICT services will be affected both for those on and off campus. This includes Blackboard, Email, Network File Storage and the University Phone System.
The Security team will be available by telephone on 07843 658 942 in the event of an emergency during the shutdown period.
In addition, there will be no mains electricity to the following buildings, which will be locked throughout the shutdown period. These buildings will be locked as normal on Saturday 3 September and reopened as normal on Monday 5 September.
- AAD Building (East and West)
- Enterprise Building (North and South)
- Isaac Newton Building
- LPAC
- Science Centre
- Sports Centre & Human Performance Centre
- Students’ Union
- University Library
- Witham House
The following essential work will be carried out during the shutdown period:
- Connection of the high-voltage transformer for Isaac Newton Building Phase 2 to the south side high-voltage ring main, enabling the completion of the building
- Installation of new electricity meters for the AAD Building and the Science Centre, enabling more effective management of electricity consumption in those buildings
- Planned replacement of the uninterruptible power supply batteries for the Minerva Building data centre, maintaining the resilience of the University’s ICT services
- Correction of an issue with the power supply to the University Library comms room
Academic colleagues are asked to share this message with any students who may be affected.
If you have any concerns about the disruption to ICT services, please email the ICT Service Desk ICT@lincoln.ac.uk or telephone on 01522 886 500.
For any other concerns, please contact the Estates Support Desk estatessupport@lincoln.ac.uk or telephone on 01522 886 777.