Summary
We have had reports of flooding in the Francis Bancroft Building and as a consequence power is currently limited to the east side of the building while the building itself is now closed.
A further update will be provided in the morning when we have greater clarity on the extent of the impact of this flooding however in the meantime staff based in FBB are recommended to make alternative arrangements – please liaise directly with your school administration / line manger.
Update 9/11/23: The building will remain closed until at least the weekend as although the source of the flood was swiftly identified and rectified, the scale of the impact on the building is still being assessed. It is possible that the east side of the building will continue to be affected into next week (week commencing Monday 13 November).
We will provide a further update on Friday (10 Nov) morning.
Update 13/11/2023: Owing to the damage the flood has caused we are now working on the assumption that a large proportion of the East side of Francis Bancroft Building will be out of action for up to 3 weeks. Our priority is to reorganise teaching for these weeks, and this work is currently underway. Every effort is being made to ensure that reorganised teaching is delivered in-person. Central and local teams are working together to see how we can use the entire space across all our campuses to enable this. We are also working closely with our Students’ Union. We will be looking at how research and office space in the affected parts of the building can be reprovisioned this week.
Update 16/11/2023: Work is progressing very well. Aspiration is to have all currently unavailable areas in Francis Bancroft Building ready for use by Monday, 27th November 2023. Current expectation is that a programme of reinstatement will start from Friday, 17th November 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact your School/Institute Manager.
Update 27/11/23: The Francis Bancroft Building is ready for reoccupation/reuse, with PC labs also now available for reuse. Re-programmed timetable (where other decant locations have been sourced / teaching events moved on-line) will remain in force until close of play Friday, 1st December.
Normal timetable for FBB will resume from Monday, 4th December.