Uni of Manchester falls victim to 'cyber incident' affecting institutions across UK
The university announced on Monday night that it was dealing with issues on its network
The University of Manchester has been working to resolve a 'cyber incident' which has affected a number of institutions across the UK.
On Monday night, the university posted a statement on X, formally Twitter, saying that it was 'working closely with our partners, including JISC to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and will continue to monitor the situation closely overnight'.
An update was posted on the same platform on Tuesday morning, saying the incident had been 'stabilised' but that the university would continue to resolve outstanding issues.
The statement also said that IT personel were available 'off and on campus' to assist staff and students if they needed it.
It follows reports from several other universities, including Cambridge and Wolverhampton, of cyber issues affecting their servers.
A University of Wolverhampton spokesperson said: “Late last night, the university became aware of an IT systems issue that has impacted our key systems and services across all campuses and sites including the University website.
“All our campuses remain open for students but, given this disruption, we have asked all non-essential staff to work from home today, as on campus teaching will be rearranged.
“Staff are working hard to minimise disruption and get systems back up and running.
“We are keeping staff, students and key partners updated on the situation.”