Disruptions
Latest updates on issues that might impact your studies. This page will be regularly updated.
Latest update
We will continue to update this page with more information as we receive it.
Student support during industrial action
All student support services, including Student Support Advisers and wellbeing support, are open and available.
Self-help forms are designed to help you through an issue, giving you information along the way and passing unresolved queries straight to the correct area:
- Registration self-help form – for queries about registering on your course, any errors on your record or invoicing for your fees
- Fees self-help form – for queries about student finance loans, incorrect fees, fees cannot be calculated or payment methods
- Timetabling self-help form – for queries about timetabling
- Personal details self-help form – to make changes to your personal details on MYUWE or request a letter
- Income Operations self-help form – for queries around payment methods
Other disruptions
Library and IT
- Scheduled IT maintenance weekends.
- Status of all University’s IT systems.
- Library service interruptions (including maintenance of external databases).
Facilities
No current updates
Transport
Industrial action across the UK national rail network has been announced for the following operators on the following days:
- Tuesday 7 May 2024 – c2c, Gatwick Express, Greater Anglia (which includes Stansted Express), Great Northern, Southeastern, Southern, South Western Railway (which includes Island Line) and Thameslink
- Wednesday 8 May 2024 - Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, Heathrow Express, London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway
- Thursday 9 May 2024 - LNER, Northern and TransPennine Express
If you are coming onto campus, please be aware that your travel may be disrupted and you should plan your journey accordingly.
Exams will be running as planned. Allow yourself extra time to get to campus or arrange alternative transport. We recommend you should arrive at least 20 minutes before your exam start time. If you're running late, you will be allowed to enter the exam room up to 30 minutes after the official start time. After this time, you will not be able enter the exam.
Check the National Rail website for more information.
Weather
No current updates.