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Stickied Incidents

30th September 2026

VPN Services VPN issues affecting Virgin Media & O2

We are aware of a VPN issue affecting users on Virgin Media & O2. Our internet provider is investigating this issue directly with Virgin Media as its affecting several universities.

  • Our suppliers have put a temporary work around in place which should improve VPN performance.

  • Maintenance
    Library Search, Rialto and Alma Maintenance

    Upcoming scheduled maintenance for Library Search, Rialto and Alma:

    Estimated Start time: Saturday 3rd October 11:00pm BST Estimated End time: Sunday 4th October 12:59pm BST

    Past Incidents

    25th August 2020

    No incidents reported

    24th August 2020

    No incidents reported

    23rd August 2020

    No incidents reported

    22nd August 2020

    No incidents reported

    21st August 2020

    No incidents reported

    20th August 2020

    G-Suite Performance Issues

    Google has reported issues with the following parts of G-Suite, which are affecting some Keele users:

    • Sending emails in Gmail
    • Recording meetings in Google Meet
    • Creating files in Google Drive
    • Posting messages in Google Hangouts
    • Adding new pages to Google Sites
    • Google Keep
    • Voice-mail issues
  • Google is now reporting these issues have been resolved.

  • Google are reporting that the Gmail service has already been restored for some users, and they expect a resolution for all users in the near future. Please note this time frame is an estimate and may change.