Servitorial and Ceremonial Services

Information on the Servitorial Services of the University.

Contact us

NamePhoneEmail
Steve Downes, Assistant Operations Manager - Central Area0131 650 8446Steve.Downes@ed.ac.uk
Nicola Tait, Assistant Operations Manager - King's Buildings and Peripheral Areas0131 651 9468Nicola.Tait@ed.ac.uk
Rafik Bakhat, Senior Janitor - King's Buildings and Peripheral0131 650 8601Rafik.Bakhat@ed.ac.uk
Liam Forsyth, Senior Janitor - King's Buildings0131 650 8601L.Forsyth@ed.ac.uk 
Mario Rodriguez, Senior Janitor - King's Buildings0131 650 8601Mario.Rodriguez@ed.ac.uk
George Tod, Senior Janitor - Old College    0131 650 2157George.Tod@ed.ac.uk
Graham Strachan, Senior Janitor - Edinburgh College of Art, Teviot and Edinburgh Future Institute (EFI)0131 651 5900gstracha@ed.ac.uk
Kris Tod, Senior Janitor - Holyrood and New College0131 651 6028Kris.Tod@ed.ac.uk
Ryan Tudor, Senior Janitor – George Square0131 650 8300 Ryan.Tudor@ed.ac.uk
David Strachan, Senior Janitor - Easter Bush Campus0131 651 7358dstrach2@ed.ac.uk
George Muir, Senior Janitor - Main Library, backshift0131 650 7358George.Muir@ed.ac.uk
Paul Henry, Senior Janitor - Main Library, backshift phenry@ed.ac.uk 
Gary Connell, Senior Janitor - Main Library, nightshift Gary.Connell@ed.ac.uk 
Susan Henderson, Senior Janitor - Main Library, nightshift shender9@ed.ac.uk

Servitorial

The servitorial section is divided into areas run by Senior Janitors. They provide a variety of services within buildings across the University, these include:

  • Opening and closing of buildings
  • Setting up rooms for lectures, tutorials and meetings
  • Small equipment and furniture moved within and between buildings

Any of these services can be requested by contacting the relevant Senior Janitor above.

Ceremonial

University Servitors carry out all uniformed ceremonial duties within the University.

During graduations, the Bedellus and Staff Bearer take part in the procession and invite graduates to approach the Principal to have their degree conferred. Additional Servitors are there to ensure guests are guided to their required seats for the ceremony.

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