Buildings and security
Our specialist teams of Project Managers and Engineers oversee a huge range of capital projects, with core spending at around £25m per typical year.
Guides
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Book a teaching or meeting room
Room bookings can be made by staff and students using Resource Booker to book teaching or meeting rooms outside of centrally timetabled events
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Book a University vehicle
Book a vehicle for University business and read the rules for using it.
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Car parking
Car parking on City campus between 08:00 - 17:30 Monday to Friday is limited to permit holders
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Charge your electric car on campus
We have over twenty publicly accessible electric charging points on City Campus and the Botanic Gardens
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Energy saving at work
Simple changes you can make for a more environmentally sustainable workplace.
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Good housekeeping practices to save your department carbon and money
Some ideas on efficient work practises and help stop unnecessary wastage within your department
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Guide to building closures due to Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
Parts of DUSA, the Fulton Building and Crawford Building are temporarily closed as a precautionary measure due to RAAC concrete within their roofs
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Recycling and disposal of waste
Find out the types of waste that can be recycled and disposed of on campus, who to contact and other available recycling centres
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Register for Sustainable Labs
Designed to suit people who are not based in conventional office environments, such as teaching labs or research labs but still want to participate in the Green Impact Awards.
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Register on Contractor Tracker if you are a contractor
Find out what you need to do if you are working on campus as a contractor and register on our Contractor Tracker system.
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Replace a lost or worn out ID card
What to do if you need a replacement student or staff ID card or want to change your photo
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Request environmental information about the University of Dundee
How to access or request environmental information about the University under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
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Request repairs to a University building or part of campus
How to report an issue with a room, building, or the external environment of the University campus.
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Travel from Aberdeen Airport
Dundee is approximately 70 miles from Aberdeen Airport, and can be reached by taxi, train, or bus
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Travel from Edinburgh International Airport
Dundee is approximately 60 miles from Edinburgh International Airport, and can be reached by taxi, train, or bus.
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Travel from Glasgow International Airport
Dundee is approximately 80 miles from Glasgow International Airport, and can be reached by taxi, train, or bus
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Travel from Prestwick International Airport
Dundee is approximately 115 miles from Prestwick International Airport, and can be reached by taxi, train, or bus
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Travelling to the University of Dundee
How to travel to the University of Dundee by car, train, bus, or plane
Key estates contacts
| Aidan McColgan | Interim Director of Estates and Campus Services | [email protected] |
Estates and Buildings
Our teams and services include:
Building Fabric Section
Responsible for internal and external maintenance of all university buildings, external roads and footpaths, facilitating events, DDA compliance, pest control, and fire safety.
Controls Section
Ensures campus buildings are heated, cooled, and ventilated to optimum temperatures.
The majority of electricity consumed on City Campus is generated at the Energy Centre on Park Place, a highly efficient combined heat and power (CHP) plant.
Electrical Section
Involved in all major capital projects and investments specifically those involved in energy saving designs and saving money. Responsible for building electrical statutory and regulatory maintenance and breakdown on all electrical infrastructure.
Mechanical
Our team of multi-skilled building service engineers provide technical advice and support to colleagues and external partners about the design and installation of engineering services within new build and existing building refurbishment projects.
Team members also have day-to-day responsibility for maintaining cost-effective and energy efficient systems for engineering services such as heating, cooling, air conditioning, ventilation, and plumbing systems. We carry out 24/7 reactive repairs, preventative planned maintenance, and statutory compliance engineering activities across the University`s property portfolio.
Projects
Our projects team provide the following in-house services:
- Project management for construction projects, from the initial stakeholder engagement and brief, to the design process, procurement and delivery on site.
- Space management advice, with the aim of making effective and efficient use of buildings within the University’s estate.
- Construction-related procurement advice, and the management of supplier, consultant and contractor framework agreements.
Health and Safety
Provide health and safety advice, training, and direction to all Estates and other University colleagues
Precinct Services
Our teams and services include:
Security
Located in the Ewing Building, we provide a 24/7 service to help the University in providing a safe and secure environment for staff, students, and visitors.
Out of Hours, they are the main Point of Contact for emergency issues.
Any matter can be reported as follows:
Breach of security
Report an incident involving a breach of security on any of our campuses.
Car parking
Parking Management is undertaken by a Traffic Warden and Security Team.
Parking issues or matters can be addressed at [email protected]
Mailroom
Located in the Tower Building, the Mailroom handle all internal and external mail proving a central delivery point for University mail.
Open Monday - Friday 08:00 - 17:00
Cleaning
Provide cleaning services for internal areas of City Campus (except ISE and Library staff areas). For specific cleaning requests contact using the estates help desk. For Ninewells and Kirkcaldy campuses please contact NHS Tayside or School of Health Sciences (Kirkcaldy) cleaning staff respectively.