Monday 23-03-2020 - 15:11

(Correct as of 23 March 2020, 15:11)

Building closure update

Following the University's recent decision to close certain buildings on campus, The Union building is now closed.

We want to be clear that even though the building is closing, The Union is still here to support you, whenever you need us. Many of our services are still open and available online. 

For the most recent update from the University, see student life page.

 

Union services update

We've made some adjustments so we can continue to deliver key services, more information on these changes is below. See information for each area of The Union below:

 

Advice

The Advice Centre is open for phone and email. Face-to-face meetings are currently closed however.

If you would like a call back from the Advice Centre, please ring 0161 247 6533 and leave a voicemail. An adviser will check the voicemails and aim to call you back within two working days. At present, it is likely you'll receive a call back much sooner, so make sure that you have your phone nearby. The Advice Centre opening times are as follows:

Monday: 09:30–16:00

Tuesday: 12:00–16:00

Wednesday: 09:30–16:00

Thursday: 09:30–16:00

Friday: 09:30–16:00

Weekends: closed

 

Voice

Whilst face–to-face teaching is cancelled, keep in touch with your Course Rep. They will be a great support with questions during this time, and are likely to be receiving updates on changes from your programme team. If you don’t know who your Course Rep is and your feedback doesn’t require an urgent response, you can submit comments to Digital Rep, our online feedback tool.

Your Officer Team will be contactable as usual. Check out their full breakdown of how the changes to University teaching and assessments might affect you.

 

Opportunities

The Opportunities team will be running on reduced hours. If you need to get in touch with them, drop them an email. 

 

Union Services closed in person

• Reception
• Café
• Shop
• Restaurant
• Finance

 

Events

Following the update from the Government on Monday 16 March – that additional social distancing measures are to be introduced to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – The Union ihas cancelled all remaining events.

 

We'll keep this article updated regularly to share any new information.