Access to premises

You use your UMU card to access university premises. The access you need are automatically added to your card and are determined by the unit you belong to.

All individuals present on campus must have a UMU card, which grants access to the premises you are authorized to be in. Please note that the UMU card does not function as an access card at Norrland University Hospital (NUS).

Automatic authorization

The permissions you need are automatically added to your UMU card and are determined by the unit you belong to. Automatically assigned access includes:

  • Access to the building you work in 24/7.
  • Access to main entrances and bookable spaces (lecture halls, group rooms, meeting rooms etcetera) in buildings on the campus where you work. Access is granted from 06:00 to 22:00 every day of the week. Exceptions apply to buildings with specific security requirements.

You have these automatic accesses for as long as you are employed.

Access to non-automatically assigned premises

If you need access to premises that are not automatically assigned, such as certain laboratories, you need to apply for it:

  1. Contact the person in charge of the premises you wish to access and obtain approval via email. Typically, this would be a superintendent or head of department. Contact details can be found in the staff directory.
  2. Visit or email the service office located in the building where you are seeking access and present them with the approval. For contact details, visit the Campus Services Office staff directory and select the building under 'unit'.

The following buildings have their own service offices where you can inquire about extended access:

KBC Building: claes.persson@umu.se, +46 90-786 61 79.
Physics Building: jorgen.eriksson@umu.se, +46 70-340 50 36.
Technology Building: martina.sundling@umu.se, +46 70-688 17 31.
Umeå Academy of Fine Arts: robert.djarv@umu.se, +46 70-376 25 41.
Umeå Institute of Design: anders.hellstrom@umu.se, +46 90-786 98 03.
Umeå School of Architecture: kent.brodin@umu.se, +46 70-607 70 93.
Umeå University Library (UB): library, +46 72-543 95 97, +46 76-695 61 51.

Manually added accesses have a maximum duration of one year. When the access is about to expire, you will receive an email notification to renew it.

related information

campus opening hours

Umeå University's main doors are open on weekdays from 07:30 to 17:30.

At other times, as well as on public holidays and during weeks 52-01 and 26-32, the main doors are locked. You will need to use your UMU card.

Campus Corridor

At Umeå campus, you can walk between buildings via an indoor walkway. The campus corridor has the same opening hours as the main doors. Campus Corridor in MazeMap.

Frida Fjellström
5/2/2024