Dundee University has lifted its ban on abseiling down the 140ft Tower Building on Perth Road.
A halt was called earlier this year while the university carried out a health and safety review and assessed the cost of supporting the charity events. However, it now appears the university is satisfied with the arrangements that are in place.
The news has been welcomed by a cancer care charity in the city that has received tens of thousands of pounds from previous events.
However, it is understood charities may be asked to contribute to the cost of bringing in staff to support the events and ensure the university is not left to absorb excessive costs.
The intention is to limit the number of abseils. They will be held on specific days each year, identified by the university rather than the charities.
A spokesman said, “The university has completed a review of the provision of the Tower Building for charity abseils and is happy to continue to welcome applications for these events. There were some issues relating to cost and health and safety which needed to be reviewed.
“We are aware of the value to local charities of events such as the sponsored abseils and we will work with them to accommodate these events wherever possible.”
The lifting of the ban was welcomed by Tracey Curry, community fund-raising co-ordinator at Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre on the Ninewells Hospital site. She organised two abseils as a volunteer for Maggie’s before taking up her post.
“We are planning another event on August 27 and are hoping for a similar response to past events,” she said. “It is a huge earner for us and helps towards raising the £400,000 it costs to run the centre for a year.
“I would like the abseil to be an annual event, purely because it has been such a huge money earner for us. Our last event in May 2010 raised over £30,000 and the previous year we raised £24,500.”