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Date | Location | Details |
16 April 2025 (afternoon) |
H3 lift in the Law School |
The lift will be undergoing the 6-monthly insurance inspection. The nearest alternatives are the H6 lift, behind the Students’ Union bar for levels 2-6, and the L2 lift, in the 2001 building for access to level 7. Lift Technicians will be on-hand to put the lift back into service if you need to use the H3 lift during the inspection. |
16 April 2025 (afternoon) |
L84 lift in the Silberrad Student Centre (the front lift) |
The lift will be undergoing the 6-monthly insurance inspection. The L85 lift at the back of the Silberrad Student Centre will remain in service during this time. Lift Technicians will be on-hand to put the lift back into service if you need to use the L84 lift during the inspection. |
23 April 2025 | STEM | Maintenance will be undertaken to both lifts in this building. Only one lift will be worked on at a time, maintaining step-free access through the building at all times |
08 May 2025 | L9 lift & L10 lift in Psychology | Both lifts will be undergoing essential maintenance installing a new cable. There should be minimal noise. The L80 lift in the Centre for Brain Science and the L77 lift in the CSEE Networks building are the nearest alternative lifts. |
19 May 2025 |
L7 lift in the Lecture Theatre Building (LTB) | The lift will be undergoing the 6-monthly insurance inspection. Lift Technicians will be on-hand to put the lift back into service if you need to use the lift during the inspection. |
Date | Location | Details |
24 March - 25 April 2025 |
North Teaching Centre |
Replacement of the hot water system, including boiler, cylinders and building management system. Intermittent noise form drilling and fixing. No hot water to this building - please make use of the facilities in the Causeway Teaching Centre instead. |
07 April - ongoing | Lecture Theatre Building, level 6 | The accessible toilet on level 6 is out of order, awaiting parts to make a repair. Please use alternative accessible facilities outside the Student Union bar. |
07 - 11 April 2025 |
Main Academic Building |
Works at high level via abseiling to remove and replace damaged mastic, to prevent future water ingress. Minimal visual or audio disturbance expected. Localised traffic management will be in place. |
14 - 15 April 2025 | Underpodia | Concrete repair works to the wall next to the bicycle racks between the Square 5 building and the Albert Sloman Library. Works will be noisy when breaking out damaged concrete. |
14 - 17 April 2025 | Underpodia | Contractors onsite from 6pm each day to undertake evening works to make repairs to the netting on the underpodia ceiling |
17 April 2025 | 5S level 5(.png); accessible from the Square 4, 4SE entrance |
Power shut down 5.00am-9.00am, impacting power and lighting to this location. Impacted areas include:
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22 - 23 April 2025 | Underpodia | Drainage clearing and inspections. Works will be quiet however access to loading and parking bays may be restricted at times. |
23 April 2025 | School of Life Science | Removal of large equipment from the rear of the Life Science building, via lorries to be parked outside Eddington Tower |
24 April 2025 |
Sports Centre |
Loss of water due to compliance cleaning works 8.00am-4.30pm. One side of the building will be closed in the morning, and the other side of the building in the afternoon. Signage will be in place to advise building users of alternative facilities. |
25 April 2025 |
Wivenhoe House Hotel |
Compliance cleaning works to the water tanks 8.00am-4.30pm.There will be no loss of water. |
24 - 25 April 2025 | Valley car park | 12 parking bays will be cordoned off to allow drainage works to be undertaken. Please park in any other available spaces. There will be some noise generated by these works. |
26 April 2025 | Causeway Teaching Centre | Drainage repair works to the rear of the Causeway Teaching Centre, creating noise throughout the day. There will be cables across the north causeway road however a banksperson will be in situ to assist anyone needing to navigate the area. |
Date | Location | Details |
Ongoing | Alresford Court | Ongoing improvement works to this unoccupied accommodation block |
31 March - 23 April 2025 | Brightlingsea Court | Painting of internal fire doors throughout Brightlingsea Court accommodation areas. |
01 May 2025 | Walton Court, House 1 and 6 |
Loss of water in bathrooms due to compliance cleaning works 8.00am-4.30pm. Drinking water and kitchen taps will still be in use during this time. |
02 May 2025 | Walton Court, House 5 and 7 |
Loss of water in bathrooms due to compliance cleaning works 8.00am-4.30pm. Drinking water and kitchen taps will still be in use during this time. |
19 May 2025 |
Walton Court, Houses 3 and 4 |
Loss of water in bathrooms due to compliance cleaning works 8.00am-4.30pm. Drinking water and kitchen taps will still be in use during this time. |
20 May 2025 | Rowhedge Court, House 4 | Loss of water in bathrooms due to compliance cleaning works 8.00am-4.30pm. Drinking water and kitchen taps will still be in use during this time. |
21 May 2025 |
Rowhedge Court, House 3 |
Loss of water in bathrooms due to compliance cleaning works 8.00am-4.30pm. Drinking water and kitchen taps will still be in use during this time. |
22 May 2025 | Rowhedge Court, House 5 |
Loss of water in bathrooms due to compliance cleaning works 8.00am-4.30pm. Drinking water and kitchen taps will still be in use during this time. |
23 May 2025 | Frinton Court |
Loss of water in bathrooms due to compliance cleaning works 8.00am-4.30pm. Drinking water and kitchen taps will still be in use during this time. |