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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

    2nd May 2021

    No incidents reported

    1st May 2021

    No incidents reported

    30th April 2021

    No incidents reported

    29th April 2021

    No incidents reported

    28th April 2021

    No incidents reported

    27th April 2021

    Microsoft O365 Microsoft Teams

    Microsoft are aware of issues accessing Microsoft Teams & Audio/Video calls. Users able to access Microsoft Teams may experience degraded performance with multiple features.

    We'll update on the situation shortly.

  • Update 13:27 - Microsoft have reported that they have completed work to resolve these issues and users should now start seeing a return of service.

  • Update 13:05 - Microsoft have confirmed these issues are affecting users globally and they are working to resolve the issues. Keele users are having intermittent issues with accessing calls, using chat/comments, and with call quality.