Using your desk phone. Make an internal call Lift the handset and dial the 6-digit extension number - e.g. 50xxxx or 51xxxx Internal calls are FREE from your handset Making external calls Lift the handset – dial 9 followed by the number you wish to call Local numbers don’t require the 0131 area code International calls require 00 Receiving an incoming call The University of Edinburgh Switchboard number is 0131 650 1000. Calls coming in from an external source will be connected via the Switchboard to your extension, if known. All University extensions have Direct Dialling In (DDI) There are 3 tiers of level access Internal calls only Internal/Local/Mobile/National Internal/Local/Mobile/National/International Emergency calls To call the University Security Department, dial 2222 Lift phones automatically dial 2222 All phones, with the exception of lift phones, can dial (9) 999 for the emergency services Telephone switchboard The University’s telephone switchboard is open 0900 to 1700 on weekdays, excluding the Christmas break. The switchboard answers incoming external calls to the main University number 0131 650 1000 To contact the switchboard from a University extension; dial 0 Related Links Using telephone handsets Contacting Telephone Operations This article was published on 2024-10-08
