Emergency notice of power outage in Aberconway building - Sat 1st October - 0730-1130

What is being done?
Estates have recently informed us of a power outage to the Aberconway building between 0730 and 1130. Please accept our apologies for the short notice.

When is it being done?
Saturday 1st October - 0730-1130

Who will be affected?
*Campus sites: ASSL, Humanities, JHSC, Aberconway, Guest, OPTOM, 130 Colum Rd, Southgate House, Talybont Cottages*

*Reslan sites: Talybont North, Southgate House, Talybont South, Talybont Court, Colum Hall and Aberconway Hall.*

How will this affect users?
We understand that networking services could be affected at the above sites during this period. Please note we will be running *at risk* for a period of time after this work has completed. We will perform checks to ensure key systems effected by this work come back online and remain operational.

Why is it being done?
This is work being performed by ESTS as part of essential maintenance work.

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Evening and weekend support at Julian Hodge

In preparation for the start of the semester, evening and weekend IT support starts again from Monday 19th September.

INSRV staff will be available up until 9pm Monday to Friday and from 10am until 5pm on Saturdays.  Support will also be available on Sundays up to the end of October.

Please refer to http://www.cf.ac.uk/insrv/it/itrooms/jhsc/ for full details of our opening times.

Acceptable use of JHSC facilities

Backed up by common sense regulations relating to the use of IT and library provided facilities, the Julian Hodge Study Centre offers a quiet learning environment for everyone.  With your help we can make sure that every benefits from the facilities provided by Information Services here.

Being a 24/7 location there will be times when you need a valid university ID to access the facilities in the Julian Hodge Building

The Julian Hodge Study Centre is open for use by staff and students throughout the year.

However, for your security, and the security of the building, access is controlled by your University ID card ...

to the building
Mon to Fri: after 18.00 and before 08.00
Sat and Sun: all day

and to the Study Centre
Mon to Fri: after 17.00 and before 08.45
Sat and Sun: all day

During restricted entry times use swipe units located by swing doors at both ends of the building as well as the entry door of the Study Centre.

Please check your ID card is working and report any problems to the Security Centre if you are unable to access the building or the facilities in study centre on the 2nd floor during restricted entry times.

Coughs and colds

With returning numbers on the increase in the JHSC it is noticeable how many coughs and colds are currently doing the rounds.

Personal hygiene is important at all times but especially so in the current situation with so many viruses around. so please remember to catch it, bin it and kill it to help us all stay well.

Also remember: washing your hands before and after using shared keyboards in open-access areas will also help limit the spread of germs.

Vending machines in Julian Hodge Building

24-hour beverage vending machines are available in the JHB Lounge for anyone taking advantage of the study centre’s 24/7 opening hours.

Temperature in the JHSC, how are we doing ?

You have been telling us for some time about the environment issues in the JHSC.  The main issue has been the temperature that has led to the room becoming very stuffy, especially overnight.

After lots of work we have finally, with the help of ESTAT, managed to resolve a long standing problem and we have been reviewing the temperature for the last couple of weeks.  This is now a lot better than it was and within acceptable levels but we would like to know how you feel about the learning environment now ?

Help us by feeding back.  The easiest way is to comment against this blog post but please note that comments are moderated so your message won't appear automatically but we will be able to read it.

Does it need to be cooler now that it's getting warmer outside ?

Have the increasing number of users, again especially overnight, meant that heat still builds up making it difficult to work ?

We would like to know so please help us help you by telling us.

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