On 16 August, the umu.se startpage is getting a whole new looks. Also, new versions of the menu items About Umeå University, Contact us and Research, and a new calendar of events will be launched.

On Tuesday 14 August, several university systems and services suffered from a system breakdown. This affected umu.se, aurora.umu.se, but also the Ladok student registry nationwide was shut down. How could this happen?

The Swedish Legal, Financial and Administrative Agency (Kammarkollegiet) has terminated the agreement with MyCab for taxi bookings outside of Stockholm. Until further notice, Umeå University employees are recommended to primarily book taxis to and from airports and train stations through our procured travel agent XLNT Travel. For other taxi journeys, taxis can be booked in direct contact with local taxi companies at the desired location. The cost should be registered as an expense in your travelling expense specification.

UPDATE All our systems and services that suffered from the shutdown on Tuesday are now up and running.