Contact the College Office

Our role

• Central admission and administrative offices for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Administrative support to the Vice-Principal, Deans and Associate Deans on academic matters.
• Financial and HR-related management. 

Enquiries 

Our normal office hours are 9am to 5pm.

Address

The University of Edinburgh
57 George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9JU

Our location

The best way to contact us is by email. 

It is not possible to visit the Undergraduate Admissions Office in person. 

We also offer a phone service from Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. If you are a current applicant, please allow us to assist you more quickly by having either your UCAS personal ID or University of Edinburgh UUN ready when you call.

If you are interested in visiting our campus, we offer a range of opportunities including self-guided walking tours, student-led tours and open days.

Campus tours and open days

The best way to contact us is by email.

You can also contact us by telephone on Tuesdays and Thursdays and via our online chat service on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

It is not possible to visit the Postgraduate Admissions Office in person.

Online Chat opening hours

Our online chat support is available Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am - 1pm.

Chat online with the CAHSS Postgraduate Admissions Office

Telephone opening hours

You can contact us via telephone on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1pm - 4pm.

Campus tours and open days

If you are interested in visiting our campus, we offer a range of opportunities including self-guided walking tours, student-led tours and open days.

Campus tours and open days

We advise and support current & prospective CAHSS study abroad and exchange students (‘visiting students’).

Availability

• Monday to Wednesday, 9am-5pm, by phone (and pre-booked in-person appointments for current visiting students during term-time);
• Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, by email (and pre-booked online appointments for current visiting students during term-time).
• We are not currently available on a drop-in basis.
• To book an appointment with your assigned Student Advisor in the VSO, please email vso@ed.ac.uk.
• For urgent emotional support in a crisis, please phone the VSO on the above phone number (Monday to Wednesday, 9am-5pm only), or the Chaplaincy Listening Service on +44(0)131 650 2595.

Visiting Student Office (VSO) visitors requiring admittance to the building will be instructed to phone the VSO on the above number, and a VSO staff member will meet them at the door to 56 George Square (or 58 George Square if the student requires the accessible entrance).

Availability

The Postgraduate Research Student Office is open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. All enquiries can be directed to the email address above.

Email is preferred method of contact.

Availability

In-person visits are by request and prior appointment only, Tuesday – Thursday.

Please request appointment by email to:

• CAHSS.Progression@ed.ac.uk – for student queries relating to referrals for academic misconduct, exclusion or Support for Study.
• CAHSS.PVGstudent@ed.ac.uk – to verify documents required for on-programme student applications to the Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme.