Student fury as campus computers break down

Dozens of computers across the University’s main library suffered a temporary break down earlier this morning prompting anger from students.

Groups of undergraduates and postgraduates were seen walking out of the Harry Fairhurst and JB Morrell buildings following the outage at roughly 00.40 this morning.

And there are reports that hundreds of computers across campus may have been affected.

But it is currently not known what caused the break down.

A spokesperson for the University’s main campus library apologised for the inconvenience caused as some students feared complete loss of work with looming essay deadlines.

One told Vision: “It was a pretty alarming 30 minutes in all honesty. People didn’t know when they would be able to resume working – or even if their work had been saved.”

It was not until approximately 1.15am when computer access was restored.

“Lots of students went home after twenty minutes of inactivity from the library computers, but those who stayed were able to reboot and start working again at about 1:15,” they added.

It is also understood that internet connections in accommodation rooms were also out, with the University’s IT Services confirming a connection outage lasting an hour from midnight.