You may be aware of recent media coverage of the closure or restricted access to a number of buildings across the UK, due to the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels.
This has a limited impact on our University – it is important to stress that the vast majority of our Estate is unaffected by this issue and continues to operate as normal.
Impact on you
We are pleased to say that Welcome Week activities will continue as planned, so that students can make the most of the wide range of activities on offer. We hope there won’t be a need to make changes to semester-time venues or to your timetable, but should this become necessary, we will let you know as soon as possible.
We have published an update below which lists the affected spaces and provides further background to the safety measures we are taking, as well as responses to questions which are likely to be asked frequently:
RAAC at the University of Edinburgh
Further updates
We will be in touch with further information and guidance, as we are able to provide it. If you have any concerns in the meantime, please contact infopoint@ed.ac.uk.