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Hi Alastair,
I'm afraid we can't advise on that as we're not responsible for teaching spaces. There are some contacts for Teaching Space Support here on the Estates website:
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Minerva monthly update – April 2026: updates to Assignments, Tests, marking interfaces, Discussions, AI Conversation constraints, Announcements, and the recording tool playback speed controls. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
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The University is closed from 2 April to 7 April 2025 inclusive for the April Bank Holiday. Find out more about what support is available during this time:
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Panopto has a scheduled maintenance period starting at 22:00 on Saturday, 21 March 2026. There will be a period of downtime which is projected to last up to three hours.
For more information: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
Join us for the online Digital Education Network meeting on Wednesday 25 March, 2.30pm–4pm, where we’ll be spotlighting Online Learning. We'll look at the journey so far and show examples beyond the curriculum and within the community. Reserve your place
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Turnitin will undergo a four hour maintenance period from 16.00pm to 20:00pm GMT on Saturday 7 March 2026.
During this time, Turnitin and Gradescope, including access via Minerva, may experience intermittent availability.
For more information:
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The March Minerva update includes the introduction of AI‑generated Knowledge Checks, updated participation requirements for discussions, improvements to Blackboard Test, and the Recording tool. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
An issue has been identified with Panopto remote recorders, causing some lecture capture recordings not to be processed. Find out more desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
Join us on Wednesday at 10.30am – 12pm for the online Digital Education Network Meeting, where we’ll be focusing on AI and Digital Capabilities, including key insights from Leeds AI Week. Reserve your place forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
An issue impacting the option to send Minerva Messages has now been resolved. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
Panopto have made us aware of a brief window of service disruption between 12:40 and 13:00 on Friday 13 February. Find out more desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
Resolved: This issue has now been resolved. All data feeds are running successfully, and accounts and enrolments in Minerva should now be fully up-to-date. We will continue to monitor the feeds. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
In the February Minerva update, there are updates to Minerva Documents and the Banner image.
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ISSUE RESOLVED: Panopto identified the issue that caused the service disruption. The source of the outage has been mitigated and the site is reported as available for all users now. The vendor is monitoring performance metrics to ensure the issue remains resolved.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
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We are aware of issues with access and authentication to Panopto. The vendor is investigating and we will provide more information when we have it.
A more detailed decription of the distruption is available on our website: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
We are aware of intermittent issues affecting some Minerva data feeds. On certain days, updates to staff and student accounts or enrolments may not be processed as expected. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
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Planned maintenance of Turnitin will take place from 4.00pm to 10.00pm GMT on Saturday 7 February 2026.
During this time, Turnitin and Gradescope, including access via Minerva, may experience intermittent availability.
For more information visit: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
In the January Minerva update, there are updates to navigation, expanded options for True/False questions and some changes to multiple choice/answer question workflows. Large tests will also load quicker.
For more information, please see our news article: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
On 9 January you will see changes to Minerva to make it simpler to navigate your modules and organisations. You can access a short video or read detailed guidance for more information.
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Some students are reporting that the submissions status of their assignment is not updating or they cannot see their Turnitin grades in the gradebook.
For more information, please see our news article:
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From the new year, you will see changes to Minerva, which are designed to make it simpler for staff and students to navigate modules and organisations. These are planned to go live on Friday 9 January 2026. Find out more desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
The December Minerva update bring improvements to assessment tools, discussions, MathJax and conditional availability. There are also improvements with Groups display , and staff now see the Learning Modules table of contents.
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Join us on Wednesday at 2.00pm for our hybrid DEN Meeting where we’ll be focusing on Panopto, the University’s Media Enhanced Learning platform from the 2026/27 academic year. Get to know its capabilities and explore how it can support teaching. Sign up now forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Join the next Getting started with Minerva session on 11 December which looks at building resources in your Minerva modules. It’s ideal for staff new to Minerva, those wanting a refresher and postgraduate researchers involved in teaching. Book your place desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/courses-and-...
Explore the latest updates to Vevox, the University's interactive polling tool, designed to enhance engagement in learning and teaching practices. You can also book one-to-one support if you want to find out more desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
We’ve received reports that some staff and students are experiencing problems accessing third-party tools via Minerva on iPad and iPhone.
Further information including how to resolve the issue is available on our website: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
In the November Minerva update, there are improvements to Tests and Gradebook. For more information, please see our news article: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
Join us on 19 November at 2.00pm for our hybrid DEN Meeting where we’ll be focusing on Panopto, the University’s Media Enhanced Learning platform from the 2026/27 academic year. Get to know its capabilities and explore how it can support teaching. Sign up now forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...