In addition to signing up to receive alerts in an emergency you can also opt in for receive information from our Security team about non-emergency incidents, such as disruption to local travel, changes to University car parks, and adverse weather warnings.
Even if you've been receiving SafeZone notifications about the issues in the past, please opt-in to the relevant groups to continue receiving notifications.
The service uses the SafeZone app without requiring it to be open or active on your phone.
If you have not yet registered with SafeZone and you would like to receive alerts, you should download the app and register, which will give you the option to select any of the new user groups at the final step.
We have three user groups:
- Car Parks Users group, for alerts about car parks and campus roads
- Public Transport Users group, for alerts about disruption to bus or train travel in the local area
- Adverse Weather group, for updates about local weather such as snow and ice, wind, extreme heat, or information on flooding.
Red weather warnings, which may pose a threat to life and require action, will be sent as an emergency alert.
If you have already registered with SafeZone, you can choose to receive the User Group alerts by following these four steps:
Step 1: Go into the app and open the menu
Step 2: select Notifications
Step 3: select Manage Groups
Step 4: select the User Groups you wish to join
You can subscribe or unsubscribe to the alerts at any time by simply repeating steps 1-3 then unselecting the relevant group.
Please also ensure you allow notifications for the SafeZone app, which you can access in your phone's settings.