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The mould problems continue for students and staff at South Campus.<\/p>\n

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is now launching an extensive remediation effort, which means that the entire ground floors and first floors of three buildings will be cordoned off over the summer break.<\/p>\n

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The mould case<\/p>\n

The University of Copenhagen has stated that mould typically only poses a risk to people with asthma or allergies. Students and staff who experience symptoms<\/strong> after spending time in the affected buildings are encouraged to contact their doctor.<\/p>\n

There is a dedicated page on the mould case on KUnet<\/a> where employees and students can stay updated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The buildings in question are 21, 22 and 27, where workmen will move in during the holidays to tackle the mould problem.<\/p>\n

This is according to a release on KUnet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The problems with mould at South Campus began in December and have since spread from individual offices to several classrooms and student caf\u00e9s on campus.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO:<\/strong> Mould spreads at South Campus, forcing University of Copenhagen students online<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Focus on auditoriums and student caf\u00e9s<\/h3>\n

The UCPH Buildings unit expects that the entire mould remediation will not be completed before students return in September.<\/p>\n

As a result, priority is being given to the most central spaces.<\/p>\n

\u00bbWe\u2019ve chosen to focus on rooms that are hard to replace elsewhere on campus. Like auditoriums and the student caf\u00e9s. They can\u2019t easily be relocated to other locations. That\u2019s why we\u2019re taking them first,\u00ab says Deputy Director at UCPH Buildings Karen Dilling in the KUnet release.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO:<\/strong> Students are juggling Zoom classes, exams \u2014 and mould risk<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The affected rooms will be locked and inaccessible in July and August. This also applies to student caf\u00e9s and areas that had previously remained open.<\/p>\n

It was a minor mould case \u2014 then it escalated<\/h3>\n

Mould was first detected at South Campus in December 2024, when the Danish Technological Institute found mould between the linoleum flooring and concrete subfloor in an office in building 21. At the time, the university considered it an isolated incident, but new tests quickly revealed that the problem was more widespread.<\/p>\n

In spring 2025, mould was also found in several classrooms, and in April the University of Copenhagen had to close a number of rooms in buildings 21, 22 and 27. For students at the Faculty of Humanities, this meant the remainder of the spring semester had to be conducted online.<\/p>\n

Extensive testing has since been carried out in the buildings, and it is on this basis that this summer\u2019s remediation is now taking place.<\/p>\n

Teaching to be relocated \u2014 but not off campus<\/h3>\n

UCPH cannot guarantee that all teaching spaces will be ready by the start of the semester in September. But section head of room administration, K\u00e5re Nielsen Wangen, confirms that teaching will continue at South Campus \u2014 although students and instructors can expect to move between different parts of the campus complex.<\/p>\n

\u00bbWe\u2019ve tried, as far as possible, to maintain teaching at the originally announced times, so both lecturers and students can rely on the plans for the upcoming semester,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n

He also encourages everyone to keep an eye on their schedules, as room numbers may change during the semester.<\/p>\n

UCPH hopes the student caf\u00e9s will be ready in time to welcome new students in September, but it cannot be ruled out that some start-of-semester activities will have to be held elsewhere.<\/p>\n

UCPH Buildings expects to be able to give an update on the remediation work in early September.
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21 and 22 at South Campus are two of the buildings affected by mould."},{"acf_fc_layout":"Standfirst","subject":"Indoor air quality ","text":"This is a story about what will follow","use_post_excerpt":true},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":true,"contributors":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The mould problems continue for students and staff at South Campus.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is now launching an extensive remediation effort, which means that the entire ground floors and first floors of three buildings will be cordoned off over the summer break.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">The mould case<\/p>\n<p>The University of Copenhagen has stated that mould typically only poses a risk to people with asthma or allergies. <strong>Students and staff who experience symptoms<\/strong> after spending time in the affected buildings are encouraged to contact their doctor.<\/p>\n<p>There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/kunet.ku.dk\/about-ucph\/Topics\/mould-on-south-campus\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dedicated page on the mould case on KUnet<\/a> where employees and students can stay updated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The buildings in question are 21, 22 and 27, where workmen will move in during the holidays to tackle the mould problem.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/pkunet-shared.ku.dk\/newsroom\/news\/Pages\/summermould.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release on KUnet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The problems with mould at South Campus began in December and have since spread from individual offices to several classrooms and student caf\u00e9s on campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/mould-spreads-at-south-campus-forcing-university-of-copenhagen-students-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mould spreads at South Campus, forcing University of Copenhagen students online<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Focus on auditoriums and student caf\u00e9s<\/h3>\n<p>The UCPH Buildings unit expects that the entire mould remediation will not be completed before students return in September.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, priority is being given to the most central spaces.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe\u2019ve chosen to focus on rooms that are hard to replace elsewhere on campus. Like auditoriums and the student caf\u00e9s. They can\u2019t easily be relocated to other locations. That\u2019s why we\u2019re taking them first,\u00ab says Deputy Director at UCPH Buildings Karen Dilling in the KUnet release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/students-are-juggling-zoom-classes-exams-and-mould-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Students are juggling Zoom classes, exams \u2014 and mould risk<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The affected rooms will be locked and inaccessible in July and August. This also applies to student caf\u00e9s and areas that had previously remained open.<\/p>\n<h3>It was a minor mould case \u2014 then it escalated<\/h3>\n<p>Mould was first detected at South Campus in December 2024, when the Danish Technological Institute found mould between the linoleum flooring and concrete subfloor in an office in building 21. At the time, the university considered it an isolated incident, but new tests quickly revealed that the problem was more widespread.<\/p>\n<p>In spring 2025, mould was also found in several classrooms, and in April the University of Copenhagen had to close a number of rooms in buildings 21, 22 and 27. For students at the Faculty of Humanities, this meant the remainder of the spring semester had to be conducted online.<\/p>\n<p>Extensive testing has since been carried out in the buildings, and it is on this basis that this summer\u2019s remediation is now taking place.<\/p>\n<h3>Teaching to be relocated \u2014 but not off campus<\/h3>\n<p>UCPH cannot guarantee that all teaching spaces will be ready by the start of the semester in September. But section head of room administration, K\u00e5re Nielsen Wangen, confirms that teaching will continue at South Campus \u2014 although students and instructors can expect to move between different parts of the campus complex.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe\u2019ve tried, as far as possible, to maintain teaching at the originally announced times, so both lecturers and students can rely on the plans for the upcoming semester,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n<p>He also encourages everyone to keep an eye on their schedules, as room numbers may change during the semester.<\/p>\n<p>UCPH hopes the student caf\u00e9s will be ready in time to welcome new students in September, but it cannot be ruled out that some start-of-semester activities will have to be held elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>UCPH Buildings expects to be able to give an update on the remediation work in early September.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"en","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Get an email with upcoming events at the University of Copenhagen and top stories","button_text":"Sign up here","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":false,"references":false,"category":false,"theme":false,"number_of_posts":"4","style":"default"}]},"taxonomyData":{"category":[{"term_id":44,"name":"Campus","slug":"campus","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":44,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1547,"filter":"raw"}],"post_tag":[],"post_format":[],"expression":[{"term_id":15,"name":"News Article","slug":"news_article","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"expression","description":"","parent":0,"count":11485,"filter":"raw"}],"translation_priority":[{"term_id":5468,"name":"Optional","slug":"optional-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5468,"taxonomy":"translation_priority","description":"","parent":0,"count":671,"filter":"raw"}]},"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kua5-1280x853.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179068"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179194,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179068\/revisions\/179194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}