Blackboard unavailable on 1 – 3 July while the summer upgrade takes place

The University will be upgrading the Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment during the weekend of 1 and 2 July, with 3 July reserved as a contingency day. 

During the upgrade, staff, students and academics will be unable to log in to Blackboard and access their resources.

If you are concerned that you will be affected you can download materials in advance to then use during the upgrade weekend. 

For further information on how to download materials in advance and for further information around why the upgrade is taking place, follow this link to the Blackboard Upgrade information page http://go.soton.ac.uk/bb2017