Current Students

The information to assist our undergraduate students with their studies from registration through to graduation is assembled here. Forms, guidance, policies and information relating to the administrative side of your academic studies are collected together with the contact details of the relevant support teams.

The information to assist our postgraduate students with their studies from registration through to graduation is assembled here. Forms, guidance, policies and information relating to the administrative side of your academic studies are collected together with the contact details of the relevant support teams.

Information to assist our international students to adjust to life in the UK and make the most of their time at Heriot-Watt is assembled here. Practical advice about banking, local travel, driving in the UK etc, plus information about immigration, fees, English language study and exchange programmes are collected together with contact details of the relevant support teams.

In this section you can find both teaching and room timetables and a range of information regarding all aspects of timetabling and room bookings. This information is specific to the Edinburgh Campus.

Heriot-Watt's Sports Academy and the Centre for Sport and Exercise provide a supportive environment to help develop individuals at all levels from recreational physical activity through to elite sports performance. The Sports Academy includes an indoor Astrodome, physiotherapy and rehabilitation suite, six full-sized UEFA football pitches and a Sports Science and Sports Medicine Centre. The Centre for Sport and Exercise includes three multi-purpose sports halls, three floodlit tennis courts, climbing wall, squash courts, Nautilus suite, and Cardiovascular suite. Our sportsmen and women represent their country internationally in many sports including athletics, karate, sailing, squash and swimming.

Heriot-Watt University Students' Association exists to encourage a student orientated approach to every aspect of University life and to create an environment in which students feel safe and able to participate. The Students' Union building houses a bar, a cafe/bar, catering facilities and a venue hosting a range of events every week. There is also a Students' Association Shop located in Core next to the bank and sells everything you could need to live on or off campus at incredible prices. Our Advice and Support Centre provides help with accommodation issues, personal troubles, academic problems, financial difficulty and more.

Heriot-Watt University's online payments facility is available so that fees and International Deposits for postgraduate students can be paid quickly and efficiently by credit or debit card.

A full listing of the policies and procedures of concern to students is available here. The policies cover payment of fees, use of computing facilities, student attendance, discipline, submission of coursework, equality and diversity, student disability and more.

Our Student Services are on hand to support your learning through a wide range of provision including accommodation, computing, healthcare, sport, welfare and careers. University support complements the services and facilities offered through the Students Association. The separate offices of Academic Registry, Student Support and Accommodation, and Careers Advisory Service have been brought together to provide a seamless service to students from the point of registration through to graduation and employment.

University Information & Computing Services (UICS) provide, maintain and support the corporate IT systems available to staff and students. The procedure and forms required to register for access to computing systems are available here. In addition, details of the services and facilities available are detailed including PC Caledonia, webmail, wi-fi areas, remote access, training and Vision, the virtual learning environment.