Join us for the online Digital Education Network meeting on Thursday 30 April 2.30pm–4pm, where we’ll be spotlighting faculty digital education projects. Whether you’re looking for practical ideas or examples you can adapt in your own practice, sign up to reserve your place uoldigital.net/4tARCJ7

Be part of PebbleShare, a collaborative event on 18 June for staff who want to unlock PebblePad’s potential for teaching, assessment, reflective practice and skills development. Sign up and find out more desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

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...

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: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

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 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

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...

In the February Minerva update, there are updates to Minerva Documents and the Banner image. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

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...

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. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

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: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

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. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

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...

The issue with third-party tools in Minerva not loading was caused by global internet issues. Our supplier for Minerva reports we were affected from 8:10AM - 10:25AM. For more information, read desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

There is currently a global issue impacting access to third-party integrated tools within Minerva e.g. Turnitin, Gradescope etc. Our supplier is currently working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. For more information, read desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

Ready to enhance your professional and digital capabilities? Join the Digital Education Network’s online session on 15 October for an overview of digital development opportunities designed to support your everyday work. Sign up now forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Minerva was affected by an unexpected service disruption between 8:33 pm and 8:47 pm BST on 2nd October. Full availability has since been restored. Read more at: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

In the October Minerva update, there are improvements to Blackboard Tests. For more information, please see our news article: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

Ready to enhance your professional and digital capabilities? Join the Digital Education Network’s online session on 15 October for an overview of digital development opportunities designed to support your everyday work. Sign up now leeds365.sharepoint.com/sites/Digita...

On 30 September, Minerva experienced issues resulting in slow page load times between approximately 09:20 am and 09:35 am. Read more at: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

Staff and students may have experienced slow loading times or been unable to access Minerva, seeing a 503 error between 10:43 am and 12:00 pm BST. Read more at: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

In August, we reported an intermittent issue affecting the visibility of the Enable/Open Microsoft Education (formerly Microsoft Teams) link in Minerva modules and organisations. This issue has now been resolved. Read more at: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

We recently experienced an issue affecting Minerva data feeds, where updates to staff and student accounts, as well as some enrolments, had not been processed. This issue has now been resolved. Read more at: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

There is currently an issue affecting Minerva data feeds. Since 18 September, updates to staff and student accounts and most enrolments have not been processed. Read more at: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

In Minerva, there is currently an issue with the option to create recordings from Announcements. Although staff can launch the recording tool and attempt to make a recording, when they try to upload/save the recording. Read more at: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

Kick off the 2025/26 academic year with our first Digital Education Network meeting on 17 September at 2.30pm (online) - a practical online session designed to welcome you back and give you the opportunity to connect with colleagues across campus. Sign up now forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

The method of linking from Minerva to Microsoft Class Teams has been updated. The new linking method has replaced the existing tools and will not affect any existing Class Teams created via Minerva. For more information, please see our news article: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

On Wednesday, 10 September, a global issue affected access to third-party integrated tools within Minerva from 12-6pm. Read more at: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

The September Minerva update brings new styling options for Minerva Documents, further test question management options, Announcement creation and some improvements to group marking features for group submissions to Blackboard Assignments and Tests. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

A new MathJax integration now renders any LaTeX entered in the Minerva content editor. For more information, read our news post: desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

Minerva's August update includes a new table of contents in Learning Modules for students, a new method for creating video/audio in Announcements, an AI option to help format Minerva Documents and some minor changes to copying integrated assessment tools. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

The method of linking from Minerva to Microsoft Class Teams is being updated by our suppliers. Read about what this means for your teaching and how to troubleshoot any issues. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

New to using Minerva? The Getting started with Minerva online course on 20 August at 1.00pm - 2.30pm is for staff who are new to the platform, those looking to refresh their skills, and postgraduate researchers involved in teaching. Sign up now desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/courses-and-...

Sign up to join the July Digital Education Network Meeting on Wednesday 23 July at 2:30pm (online). During the session Anthology, the company behind Minerva, will provide an update on its latest developments and roadmap leeds365.sharepoint.com/sites/Digita...

The July Minerva update improves the staff Activity Stream, image captions, and Test Question Bank creation via QTI. Staff can see which students viewed Announcements. Group Assignment navigation is improved, and Progress Tracking settings have moved. desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

Read about our recent PebbleShare 2025 event which brought together academics, learning technologists and professional services to discuss innovative uses of PebblePad across a variety of disciplines leeds365.sharepoint.com/sites/Digita...