Published: 2026-05-08

Support for teachers following the temporary shutdown of Canvas

NEWS Due to the security breach affecting Canvas, the system has been temporarily shut down. To help ensure that teaching and examination can continue, UPL is ready to support teachers with questions related to alternative pedagogical approaches or submission formats.

Text: Ellen Säll

The university has created a central point of contact through Infocenter to manage all questions related to the security breach. Questions from teachers regarding teaching, examination, and evaluation will be referred to UPL, and we are prepared to support you.

Please contact us at upl@umu.se

Read more about the security breach and the university’s gathered information here:

Canvas has experienced a cyberattack – currently offline

If you are an employee at Umeå university, you can read more on Aktum