Snow is forecast for the city of Southampton tomorrow, Thursday 1 March, as well as this Friday 2 March 2018.
The University will remain open. We will be monitoring the situation continuously and if conditions worsen severely, we will provide updates on a campus-by-campus basis.
Currently, the Met Office has issued an amber warning for snow and ice on both days, but this is subject to change. You can review the latest forecast for Thursday 1 March here.
Travel
Staff and students are reminded to dress appropriately for the conditions while traveling to and from the University.
For those of you planning to travel by public transport, you can find live updates for South Western Railway here and our Unilink bus service here. Currently, Unilink routes are running as normal, but this may be subject to change so please use these links to stay up to date. You can also find travel updates for the city’s Blue Star bus service here.
Updates from the University
If weather conditions deteriorate, we will keep both staff and students updated via the SUSSED News channel.
Students will be kept up to date via the Student Communications Facebook Page, Whatsapp messaging service (specifically via the ‘News’ distribution list. You can text us within the app on: Tel: +44 (0)77 3300 0781 and tell us which lists you’d like to join out of ‘News’ ‘Events’ and ‘Opportunities), as well as on Snapchat (UniSouthampton).
Staff are encouraged to update their contact details via the MyHR Dashboard. You can find instructions on how to do this here. The University operates an emergency text service for staff, which will be tested this afternoon (Wednesday 28 February 2018). Please be aware that, if you’ve provided your mobile phone number within your MyHR Dashboard profile, you will receive a test message shortly. This service will be used over the coming days, should weather conditions deteriorate.
Please see the University’s policies for staff who are unable to attend work during adverse weather conditions here. You can also find further related information here.
