Bedford, Polhill Library Closures

Over the summer vacation contractors will be carrying out upgrades to the Polhill Campus electricity supply. As there will be no electricity whilst these works are carried out,to ensure the safety of staff and students the block undergoing the upgrade will be locked down and nobody will be allowed into that area whilst there is no electricity supply.

These works will affect Bedford, Polhill Library on the following dates:

• Sunday 8th June - There will be no access to the whole site as the University will be shut down. Permission will not be grated at any given time.
• Thursday 3rd July - the library will be closed all day

Systems Downtime

There will be a scheduled downtime of all University computer systems and services (with the exception of email extenally of the University) from 6pm on 11th July - 8am on 14th July.

This will be to upgrade the University internal network equipment. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.    

Learning Hub Closed for Summer 2014

The Learning Hub at the Bedford Campus will be closed for summer from 18.00 on 20th June until October 13th 2014.

The Library at Bedford is open 24/7 throughout the summer vacation.

New FREE Support With Your Own IT

Pop Up IT Support is a new free service to help University of Bedfordshire students.

Help for student IT issues with their own laptops, tablets and mobiles.

Where is it?
Pop Up IT will take place outside the SU in Bedford and Luton from 11.00am - 1.00pm on Mondays until further notice.

Who can use Pop Up IT?
Students of the University of Bedfordshire. It is not available for staff, visitors or members of the public.

What support is provided:

• They will look at Windows, Mac and Android devices
• They will provide basic technical support with software, configuration and connectivity problems
• Although they can't fix every problem they are happy to diagnose issues and offer you advice on what to do next. They can also provide information/suggestions to help you to fix the problem yourself

What support isn't provided:

• They do not repair hardware, only software but can advise you on what to do next.
• They don't provide Windows or recovery CDs
• You cannot leave your device with them

How does it work?

• On a first come first served basis
• You need to be present when support is provided
• Bring your device and power supply
• Bring your Windows or recovery CDs that were supplied to you

Disclaimer
The University of Bedfordshire will take no responsibility for any damage to equipment, hardware / software or data loss or corrupted during help given by our staff.

Permanent Change to Vehicular Access to Bedford Campus

From 8.00am on Wednesday 14th May the current vehcile road access entrance to the Bedford Campus, adjacent to the library, will be closed.

From this time forward the current ‘exit’ road will become fully operational for two-way traffic flow; for both entrance and exit. 

This is a permanent re-routing of traffic onto the campus. 

As users become familiar with the revised traffic flow, may we ask both drivers and pedestrians to be particularly vigilant when moving around the campus.

Advanced Notice of Library Closures

Due to essential campus work Bedford Campus Library will be closed on the dates listed below. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

• Sunday, 8th June 2014. There will be a campus wide electrical shutdown. Bedford Library will need to be closed from 8.30 - midnight. Please use Luton LRC instead (public libraries are not open on Sundays).
• Thursday, 3rd July 2014. There will be a complete electrical shutdown. Bedford Library will be closed from 8.30 - midnight. Please use Luton LRC or Bedford Central Public Library (9.00-13.00) or Putnoe Public Library (9.30 - 18.00).

National Student Survey Reminder

The National Student Survey closes on Wednesday 30th April.

If there's anyone who hasn't yet taken part in the survey then I urge them to do so. The NSS is an independent survey which seeks to determine directly from final year students how well they rate the quality of their Higher Education experience.

You can access the survey here. It takes no more than 10 mins to complete/

http://www.thestudentsurvey.com