2010

Optoscribe celebrates spinning out

Optoscribe, the specialist in novel laser micro-manufacturing technology, has officially ‘spun out’ of Heriot-Watt University.
Heriot-Watt Community Football Club is born

Heriot-Watt University Football Club and Currie Star Football Club have combined to create Heriot-Watt Community Football Club.
Sports Scholar success

Sports Scholar Lisa Kearney has had a fantastic end to the year by finishing in the top five in six of her last seven Judo World Cup…
Weather disruption updates

If you were unable to attend an exam because of travel disruptions caused by the weather, please contact your School Office for advice.
Heriot-Watt Industry Day to discuss risk mitigation

Leading environment, climate change and energy bodies will join Heriot-Watt academic experts to discuss the challenges of environmental…
Anniversary celebrations finish with a bang

The University marked the end of its year long celebrations of 40 years of the Edinburgh campus with a spectacular fireworks finale.

Nicola Benedetti joins Heriot-Watt Honorary Graduates

The violinist Nicola Benedetti will join a list of distinguished representatives who will be awarded honorary degrees by Heriot-Watt.
New Head of the School of Life Sciences announced

Professor David Hopkins has been announced as the new Head of the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University.
Diving for a cause

A postgraduate research project will use the local community to collect information about whale sharks in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of…
SCHOLAR programme recognised with top education award

Heriot-Watt University’s SCHOLAR programme has been recognised for improving students online assessment in Higher Maths.
Rowing duo scoop title

Two Heriot-Watt students recorded the fastest time of the day to win the Men's Open Double Sculls title at the Inverness Small Boats Head.
Student receives Mott MacDonald bursary

Alex Hay has been awarded a Mott MacDonald Charitable Trust Bursary of £1,500 to support him through his electrical engineering degree.

Fashion Marketing students support Prince's Trust retail initiative

The George Davies Centre for Retail Excellence has once again supported The Prince's Trust's Get Into Retail scheme.
Centre for Finance and Investment launches with debate on inflation

The newly-formed Centre for Finance & Investment marked its official launch with an inaugural annual debate on inflation.
International Fashion Marketing students foster ties with Japan

International Fashion Marketing students organised a fashion show as part of Sakura Scotland's 'Sukottorando meets Scotland' event.
Heriot-Watt University students excel at Commonwealth Games

Students from Heriot-Watt University took part in the recent Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.
Success for Dubai students and staff at Big Idea Start-Up Challenge

Students and staff from the School of Management & Languages in Dubai picked up three awards at the UAE Big Idea Start-Up Challenge 2010.
Students' initiative boosts employment opportunities

Mechanical engineering students are boosting their chances of gaining employment through a new, practical, skills-based initiative.

Chevron scholarships awarded to Heriot-Watt students

Ten Heriot-Watt students have been awarded Chevron Scholarships under the Chevron University Partnership Program (UPP).
Scientists meet at Orkney Campus to discuss marine renewables

Heriot-Watt University’s Orkney Campus hosted a meeting of marine scientists engaged in setting the research agenda in marine renewables.
Cashmere weaves new educational links

Cream of contemporary Scottish design showcased in China, thanks to a partnership between Heriot-Watt and Johnstons of Elgin.
Transport assessment reveals the true cost of European regulation

Transport assessment by Logistics Research Centre reveals major environmental and economic cost of imposing new European regulation on UK.
Honorary degree for first female British ambassador to Russia

To Russia with love: the first female British ambassador to the Russian Federeation is honoured with degree from Heriot-Watt University.
BSL:UPTAKE Knowledge Exchange Cafe wins Public Engagement Challenge

Heriot-Watt University’s BSL:UPTAKE project has won a prestigious academic award for their recent BSL Knowledge Exchange Cafe initiative.

Chemistry student wins Microsoft Research Award

Heriot-Watt student Therese Bergendahl has been awarded the Microsoft Research Award for the Best Computational Science Student
SFRA reaches final stages of Scottish Financial Enterprise Awards

The Scottish Financial Risk Academy has been short-listed for a prestigious award by Scottish Financial Enterprise.
Nobel Prize winner tours Heriot-Watt/SUPA nanoscience facility

Nobel Physics Laureate Professor Klaus von Klitzing toured a new a state-of-the-art electron beam lithography system at Heriot-Watt.
Economics students win outstanding achievement awards

Two undergraduate Economics students have been awarded the Lord Smith of Kelvin Prize and the Irene Adams Prize for 2010.
Converge Challenge winner recognised at awards ceremony

A lecturer at Heriot-Watt University has been awarded a £16,500 prize after winning a major competition aimed at entrepreneurial…
State-of-the-art Postgraduate Centre officially opens

The Postgraduate Centre on Heriot-Watt University's Edinburgh Campus has been officially opened.

Heriot-Watt representative attends leadership forum in Shanghai

A Heriot-Watt representative recently attended a leadership forum in Shanghai to discuss efficient energy use strategies.
Scottish-Canadian philanthropist donates £1.3m to Heriot-Watt

Robert M Buchan, the Canada-based Scottish mining entrepreneur, philanthropist and Heriot-Watt graduate, is donating £1.3m to the…
Edinburgh Business School launches MBA scholarship programme in Africa

Edinburgh Business School is launching a massive scholarship scheme across Africa, giving people the opportunity to study its MBA…
European universities seek Heriot-Watt's knowledge transfer expertise

Heriot-Watt is hosting colleagues from universities in Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic to learn about knowledge transfer.
Interactive workshop on climate change proves to be a hit

An interactive workshop developed by researchers at the School of the Built Environment illustrates the impact of climate change.
Heriot-Watt recognised for excellence in research

Heriot-Watt has been been recognised by the European Commission for its commitment to supporting the career management of its researchers.

Psychology degree programme comes top

Heriot-Watt’s Psychology degree programme came top in a survey that measured student satisfaction with university courses.
Scientists debate large scale software verification

The recent VSTTE conference at Heriot-Watt debated the scientific challenges facing large scale software verification.
Heriot-Watt experts explore seas around Ullapool

Heriot-Watt marine biologists are exploring the seas around Ullapool to produce a survey of the area’s wildlife.
Heriot-Watt researcher awarded £1.1m grant

Dr Martin Paterson, Lecturer in Theoretical & Computational Chemistry, has been awarded a £1.1m grant from the European Research Council.
Save Our Sponges . . . they could save us

Valuable marine organisms that could have a major impact on the development of new medicines are under threat from deep sea fishing.
Physics summer school celebrates 50th anniversary at Heriot-Watt…

An internationally renowned summer school in physics has returned to Heriot-Watt this month.

Could urine be a source of renewable energy?

A research team at Heriot-Watt University is investigating whether urine could be used to create energy via new, low-cost fuel cells.
Student wins karate championship

Heriot-Watt student Calum Robb defended his world heavyweight title by taking gold at the World Wado Karate Championships in Japan.
Senior manager at Heriot-Watt University co-authors book

Heriot-Watt Director of Technology & Research Services, Gillian McFadzean, has co-authored a book entitled 'Technology Transfer 3'.
Portuguese Navy acquires software from Heriot-Watt spin-out SeeByte

The Heriot-Watt spin-out company SeeByte has announced the sale of smart software for unmanned underwater vehicles to the Portuguese Navy.
Graduate wins global award for brewing and distilling research

A Heriot-Watt graduate, Dr. Michaela Miedl, has won the 2009 Cambridge Prize of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD).
Heriot-Watt University achieves SWAN Charter award

Heriot-Watt University is one of 27 universities across the UK that has achieved a 2010 Award from the Athena SWAN Charter.

Pakistan flooding: advice for our staff and students

Heriot-Watt will do all we can to help to provide support to any of our students or members of staff who have been affected by the…
Converge Challenge Elevator Pitch winner announced

A PhD student has won the Converge Challenge Elevator Pitch for his business plan idea on Smart Biosensors for Personalised Medicine.
Graduate wins prize for logistics research

Dr. Pietro Evangelista has won the James Cooper Memorial Cup for the best PhD on a logistics topic in the UK.
Green spaces investigated by Heriot-Watt researchers

Researchers at the School of the Built Environment have been working on a project to identify the green spaces in England’s urban areas.
Heriot-Watt researcher gives evidence to Parliament on migration

Dr Gina Netto attended the Scottish Parliament’s Equal Opportunities Commission to provide evidence on the media’s portrayal of migration.
Fiona Watson Memorial Fund recipient announced

Each year, the Fiona Watson Memorial Fund supports a student from the University to undertake an internship with the United Nations.

Leverhulme Trust awards £100,000 grant for chemistry research

Heriot-Watt University has been awarded a grant of £100,000 from the Leverhulme Trust.
Heriot-Watt University expands Dubai Campus to treble capacity

Heriot-Watt University's Dubai Campus is set to treble capacity and extend its course offering as part of a new £35m development.
Heriot-Watt partnership engineers future maritime success

BAE Systems signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Heriot-Watt University, and builds new partnerships in the maritime engineering field.
Design, science, engineering and sport among Heriot-Watt honorary…

Journalists, academics, the founder of Biba, and Britain's only 10th Dan judo expert feature among Heriot-Watt’s 2010 honorary graduates.
Recent immigration policy changes: information for students

Newly announced cap on work visas into the UK won't affect international students wishing to study at Heriot-Watt University.
Business Management students win Saltire Foundation Scholarships

Three undergraduate students from the School of Management and Languages have won Saltire Foundation Internships for 2010.

Partnership agreed between Borders Sport and Leisure Trust

A partnership between Borders Sport & Leisure Trust, Heriot-Watt University and Borders College will deliver a new health & fitness centre.
Graduate Fashion Show 2010

Heriot-Watt University's first combined Graduate Exhibition and Fashion Show has been hailed a tremendous success.
Successful performance in the CIMA Global Business Challenge Competition

The School of Management & Languages Dubai team were runners-up in the UAE country final of the CIMA Global Business Challenge Competition.
UK science spotlights ocean acidification

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University are co-ordinating research into how climate change might affect biodiversity in our offshore waters.
Spirit of Heriot-Watt Awards

The winners of the Spirit of Heriot-Watt Awards 2010 have been announced at an event hosted by the Principal in the Postgraduate Centre…
New research on stalking may be able to identify 'at risk' celebrities

New research carried by the School of Life Sciences could help identify which celebrities may be most at risk of attracting stalkers.

UK's largest ever research project into poverty and social exclusion is…

The UKs largest ever research project on poverty and social exclusion in the United Kingdom is launched today with the ultimate…
BBC Countryfile filming in Orkney

A BBC TV recording team headed by John Craven was in Orkney recently to film for the programme Countryfile, which was broadcast on 16 May.
Converge appoints Enterprise Fellow

Heriot-Watt’s working with industry initiative, known as the Converge project, has recently appointed an Enterprise Fellow, Mr Robert…
Converge Challenge 2010 expert panel announced

A product developer, a patent agent, an investor, a start-up advisor and an entrepreneur - all leading Scottish business figures - make…
Student selected for British Universities rowing team

Heriot-Watt University student Iain Docwra has been selected to compete at the European Universities Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.
Dubai students reach final of CIMA Global Business Challenge Competition

Heriot-Watt students have successfully reached the finals of the CIMA Global Business Challenge Competition.

Atos Origin awards MACS students

The IT services company Atos Origin visited the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences to judge a competition for third year students.
Seed of life wins photographic competition

Images of a transgenic plant, bacterial colonies and polarised light were the winners in Heriot-Watt University's annual photo competition.
Computer Science students win Adobe Edinburgh Prize for Animation

Two final year Computer Science students from Heriot-Watt University fought off competition to win the Adobe Edinburgh Prize for Animation.
Student wins Grazia and Swarovski Young Designer Award

Heriot-Watt student, Kimberly Alphonso, has won the Grazia/Swarovski Young Designer of the year competition.
Lecturer shortlisted for Impact Award

Tessa Padden, of Heriot-Watt’s Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies, has been shortlisted for the 2010 Impact Awards.
Students triumph at Rowing Championships

Two Heriot-Watt students have picked up medals as the British University Rowing Championships, featuring over 2,000 students from…

Students rise to the Pit Stop Challenge

Shell held a workshop for Petroleum Engineering students at Heriot-Watt University to help develop team management and leadership skills.
UAE schools business competition

The School of Management and Languages in Dubai recently hosted its first United Arab Emirates Business Challenge Inter-School Competition.
Air travel disruption

As a result of the disruption to air travel currently being experienced in the UK and beyond, some students overseas may find it…
UK's first Financial Risk Academy to be established at Heriot-Watt

The Scottish Funding Council has awarded a £335,000 grant to Heriot-Watt University to establish The Scottish Financial Risk Academy.
Elevating business

A student from Heriot-Watt University won second prize in a recent Elevator Pitch competition in Iceland.
Clash of the nations kicks off in Edinburgh this week

The British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Home Nations competition will kick off in Edinburgh on 13 April 2010 with 600…

Heriot-Watt heroines scoop rugby prize

Rugby is not often associated with fancy dress but this was tackled by four Heriot-Watt University students at the recent Melrose Sevens.
Knowledge Transfer Scotland: Policy & Practice Conference 2010

The third annual Knowledge Transfer Policy and Practice Conference was attended by over 300 delegates from Scotland’s research community.
Students making waves

Life on the waves is bringing success to two rowers from Heriot-Watt University.
Heriot-Watt start ups win business awards

Two Heriot-Watt University start-up companies have been named outright winner and runner up for a special award in a national business…
Project sets out to find life on stars

A professor at Heriot-Watt University is to head up a major cross-European project having successfully secured £5.5million of funding.
Financial Times lists Heriot-Watt MBA programme as largest in the world

Heriot-Watt's Edinburgh Business School MBA programme was listed as the largest in the world in the Financial Times' annual review.

Students' Association gets silver at environmental awards

Heriot-Watt's Students Association reached the silver standard at the Sound Environmental Impact Awards.
Model students compete at SBE

Civil engineering students took part in a model building competition run by the Institution of Structural Engineering (IStructE).
Flooding research from China

A lecture on flooding research in China was presented at Heriot-Watt University by Prof. Zhixian Cao of the School of the Built…
Low carbon building research displayed in London

Research from Heriot-Watt University was showcased at an event about reducing CO2 emissions from homes held recently at Earls Court in…
Student sport to be showcased on Sky

Broadcaster Sky Sports will screen a 2010 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships highlights show over Easter,…
Fashion on the edge

The first comprehensive fashion show for third year fashion technology students at the School of Textiles and Design was held recently.

Denim design scoops award for student

A competition to redesign the traditional denim jacket has been won by a student from Heriot-Watt University.
Students improve English language skills through volunteering

A new volunteering module is being offered this semester by the English section in the School of Management and Languages at…
Tea at Buckingham Palace

Representatives of the School of Textiles and Design at Heriot-Watt University were invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace.
Heriot-Watt student attends inaugural Global Leadership summit

A School of Management & Languages postgraduate student attended a key global leadership summit for young people in London.
Students run a Madonna Mile

Students and staff from Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles Design ran ‘Madonnas’ Mile’ to raise money for Sport Relief.
Dubai students create with style

Two students from Heriot-Watt University's Dubai Campus are among 8 finalists in the prestigious Swarovski Young Designer of the Year…

Marine energy project scoops prize

A marine energy project by school pupils in Orkney, supervised by Heriot-Watt University, wins a National Science & Engineering…
Marine energy leases for Orkney Islands

The Crown Estate recently announced 1.2GW of marine energy leases in Orkney waters and the wider Pentland Firth.
Karate kings win gold and set record

Heriot-Watt's Karate team won gold for the third successive year at the British Universities & Colleges Sport Karate Championships.
Making an IMPACT

Heriot-Watt University is taking part in IMPACT, an exhibition that explores the impact of pioneering science and engineering.
Inspirational fashion show boosts British Heart Foundation

A fashion show organised by students from Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh Telford College raised around £2,000 for charity.
Moving in real time worlds

A team from Heriot-Watt University finished joint third in the Real Time Worlds computer programming competition at Abertay University.

Stalking research

A Senior Research fellow and forensic physiologist at Heriot-Watt University finds that the impact of stalking is not confined to victims.
Heriot-Watt University scientist to advise Scottish Government

Professor Julian Jones has been appointed to a specialist panel that advises the Scottish Government on science issues.
Heriot-Watt KTP is an award-winning partnership

Heriot-Watt and Caledonian Aerotech Ltd were recognised for their 'Award-winning Partnership' at the Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards.
Heriot-Watt student rolls into California to take on world

California will be a field of dreams this summer for a Heriot-Watt student who is taking part in the Junior Olympics.
Caterham Cars boss comes to Heriot-Watt University

Ansar Ali, Managing Director of Caterham Cars, gave the Inaugural Leadership Lecture at Heriot-Watt.
Outstanding student achievement award won by SBE student

Heriot-Watt University student Kathryn Gilchrist took the honours in this year’s Royal Town Planning Institute awards.

Heriot-Watt knowledge transfer project boosts firm profits

Postgraduate student Andreas Holter's web-based transport management system wins top prize at the Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards.
Multilingual debate attracts 1000 students from across UK

Nearly 1,000 pupils and students from schools and universities across the UK attend Heriot-Watt University debate on political apathy.
Students stage chic showcase at charity event

Talented Heriot-Watt students contribute to unique fashion show organised for the British Heart Foundation Scotland.
Heriot-Watt graduate designs for Oasis

Leading high street retailer, Oasis, has chosen a collection of hand-woven fabrics by Heriot-Watt graduate Claire McInally.
Heriot-Watt Professor gives ICE presidential address

Professor Paul Jowitt, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, delivers presidential address.
New Royal Society Fellows announced

Heriot-Watt University academics are among the new Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellows.

Minister of Finance visits planning students

John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, recently visited Heriot-Watt University.
New University Secretary appointed at Heriot-Watt

Ann Marie Dalton has been appointed Heriot-Watt University Secretary, and will take up post in December 2010.
Heriot-Watt museum collections available online

Collections Trust and Scottish university museums announce a new partnership to make collections available online.
Heriot-Watt to lead Astrochemistry consortium

Heriot-Watt University is to lead a European-wide consortium to help early-stage astrochemistry researchers embark on their research…
Heriot-Watt helps school pupils create Glam Metal brand

Staff from the School of Textiles and Design help pupils from secondary schools create their own Glam Metal brand.
Congratulations! - New Years Honours List 2010

Heriot-Watt alumni awarded honours in recent New Years Honours list

Fairtrade status celebrated by HWUSA

Heriot-Watt University Students' Association has been invited to Downing Street to clebrate Fairtrade success among universities.
Indo Scottish Workshop takes place in Bombay

Scottish Workshop held at Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay
Scholar picks up digital business award

Heriot-Watt learning and teaching resource wins digital business award
Heriot-Watt scientists deliver NPL quantum detector system

Heriot-Watt University scientists produce state-of-the-art single photon detector system for UK National Physical Laboratory.

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