2011

Under the Antarctic Southern Sea

Jen Loxton, a Marine Biology PhD student at Heriot-Watt, is off on a two month expedition in the Antarctic, diving to gather samples…
Scotland leads the way in carbon counting

A major conference on Carbon Accounting held at Heriot-Watt University demonstrated that Scotland is leading a new enlightenment in its…
Unique degree in British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting launched

The first British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting degree in Scotland has been launched at Heriot-Watt’s School of Management &…
Funding for new device to detect prostate cancer

A mechanical device that could have a major impact on the diagnosis, assessment and surveillance of prostate cancer is being developed…
Heriot-Watt University Honorary Graduates, November 2011

Politicians, the Team Principal of the Mercedes GP PETRONAS Formula One team, and the Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Chamber of…
School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences project wins €3 million…

A project led by Helen Hastie in the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences has received an EC FP7 research award worth over €3…

Heriot-Watt appoints Royal Academy of Engineering visiting professor

The School of the Built Environment has appointed Dr Dorte Rich Jørgensen, Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in Innovation.
Heriot-Watt wins global tender to establish £20m campus in Malaysia

Heriot-Watt has been chosen to establish a £20 million campus in Malaysia, one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
James Watt banknote presented to Heriot-Watt University

A £50 banknote featuring James Watt has been presented to Heriot-Watt University by the Bank of England.
Heriot-Watt athletes among scholarship Olympic hopefuls

Heriot-Watt students are among Scottish Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls selected for sports scholarships under the Winning Students scheme.
Alex Salmond opens Heriot-Watt's new purpose-built Dubai Campus

Heriot-Watt’s new £35m (ED200m) purpose-built campus has been opened by First Minister Alex Salmond at Dubai International Academic City.
Safeguarding the marine environment with a plastic block

A robust, low-cost device that could measure the onshore effects of offshore wave energy arrays, has won an award for a Heriot-Watt…

British University title for Heriot-Watt rowers

Two Heriot-Watt students won gold medals at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Small Boats Championships.
'Baking with sound' research receives government funding

Heriot-Watt University is part of a group which has secured £500,000 funding to investigate the use of sound waves in the food industry.
Heriot-Watt student wins prestigious national design award

A Heriot-Watt student has won a prestigious national design award for a sustainable housing scheme at an Edinburgh brownfield site.
Principal joins credit union

Professor Steve Chapman, Principal of Heriot-Watt University, has become the first university principal to become a member of a credit…
Fiona Watson Memorial Award winner in New York

Claire Lucia Grant, the 2011 Fiona Watson Memorial Award winner, is blogging about her time in New York as an intern at the United Nations.
Graduate wins prize for PhD thesis

Heriot-Watt graduate, Dr Maja Piecyk, has won the James Cooper Memorial Cup for the best PhD on a logistics topic in the UK.

James Watt to feature on new bank note

The Bank of England has announced a new-style £50 note featuring engineer James Watt, who is commemorated in Heriot-Watt University's name.
New MSc Housing & Real Estate accredited by CIH

Our new MSc Housing & Real Estate programme has been given unconditional five year accreditation by Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
Converge Challenge 2011 winner announced

A young scientist from the University of Strathclyde has beaten off competition from academics across Scotland to win a £45,000 prize.
Chevron invests £182,000 into University’s pipeline to employment

£182,500 worth of scholarships, course books and funding was presented to Heriot-Watt by leading global energy company Chevron.
Research Futures shortlisted for Leadership Foundation award

Heriot-Watt Crucible, the new research leadership programme, has been selected as a finalist for a Good Practice Impact Award 2011.
Maths Masterclasses turn 30

Edinburgh school pupils were treated to a guest lecture from the Royal Institution to celebrate 30 years of Mathematics Masterclasses.

University achieves Healthy Working Lives Gold standard

Heriot-Watt University has been re-awarded the Healthy Working Lives gold award.
Six researchers reach Converge Challenge final

Six academics from across Scotland have reached the final of a unique business competition with the chance of winning a £25,000 cash prize.
Be part of Heriot-Watt's Future: take our 2011 Global Alumni Survey

Our global alumni survey is open to all our 82,000 alumni around the world, and is designed to help us improve our communications with you.
David Hunter appointed as Honorary Professor of Real Estate

David Hunter, Managing Director of Hunter Advisers, has been appointed Honorary Professor in Heriot-Watt University’s Institute for…
Nature plays dice with at least 11 faces

Researchers have shown that nature plays dice with at least 11 faces, using light that looks like pasta spirals!
Professor Geoff Palmer to be made a freeman of Midlothian

Professor Geoff Palmer, Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences, is to be made a freeman of Midlothian.

Best poster prize for student

PhD student Alan Faulkner won the prize for best poster at the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) sponsored INSPIRE meeting.
Student shortlisted for award

Doak Ross, MEng Robotic & Cybertronics student, has been shortlisted in the 2011 SET Awards in the category of Mechanical Engineering.
Heriot-Watt is named as Scottish University of the Year

Heriot-Watt has been named as Scottish University of the Year 2011/12 in the Sunday Times University Guide.
Unique business competition one step closer to awarding £25,000 prize

Ten budding entrepreneurs have made it to the penultimate stage of a unique business competition and a chance of winning £25,000
A 'time machine' to study the future of our oceans

A new laboratory that will simulate the changing conditions of the seas around Scotland over the next 100 years has opened at Heriot-Watt.
Heriot-Watt staff selected for new RSE Young Academy

Three Heriot-Watt staff have been selected as member of the Royal Society of Young Academy of Scotland.

Student wins prize at International Physics Conference

A fourth year Heriot-Watt Physics was awarded the Best Presentation prize at the International Physics Conference held in Budapest.
Heriot-Watt students awarded at marine conference

The first conference of the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland, held at Heriot-Watt University, proved to be a success
New Director of Human Resources announced

Mark Adderley has been announced as Heriot-Watt's new Director of Human Resources. He will take up his post in October 2011.
Professor Des Smith awarded Royal Medal by the Royal Society of…

Professor Des Smith, who set up Heriot-Watt's Department of Physics, has been presented with a prestigious Royal Society of Edinburgh…
Built Environment programmes accredited by leading industry body

Some of the School of the Built Environment's programmes have been accredited by the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health.
Grow your business with free intellectual property at Heriot-Watt

Heriot-Watt University has over 500 active research staff dedicated to developing great ideas for new products and processes for…

Heriot-Watt climbs student survey ladder

Heriot-Watt has considerably improved its position to 29th of 120 UK universities in the 2011 National Student Survey (NSS), up from 47th.
Heriot-Watt partnership wins prize for smart label

Pete Higgins – founder of UWI Technology, a collaboration with Heriot-Watt – has won the Barclays ‘Take One Small Step’ business…
Dr Porter elected to Council of Linnean Society

Dr Joanne Porter, Lecturer in Marine Biology in the School of Life Sciences, has been elected to the council for the Linnean Society.
Scotland’s research entrepreneurs move closer to £25,000 cash prize

26 budding entrepreneurs have survived a ‘Dragon’s Den-style’ elevator pitch and moved one step closer to winning a cash prize of £25,000.
Calum takes gold at Karate Championships

Heriot-Watt PhD student, Calum Robb, won a gold medal at the European Universities Karate Championships in Bosnia.
Stanford University Fellowships for Heriot-Watt researchers

Two Heriot-Watt researchers have been awarded entrepreneurial fellowships to spend one year at Stanford University in California, USA.

Jamie wins gold for Great Britain

Heriot-Watt student Jamie Bowie was part of the Great Britain team that won gold in the 4x400m relay at the European Under 23…
Panmure House restoration gets the go ahead

The £3 million restoration of Panmure House, the historic home of Adam Smith, has been given the go ahead.
TEXPRINT sends Textiles student to Paris

Ruth Duff, a recent graduate from the School of Textiles & Design, has been chosen to show her designs in Paris.
Prestigious design win for Heriot-Watt graduate

Samantha Fenn-Johnston, a student from the School of Textiles & Design, has scooped The New Designers Harlequin Award.
New Advanced Masters in Actuarial Management announced

The Department of Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics is launching a new MSc in Actuarial Management.
Students race to Silverstone

Students from the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences have built a car that will compete at the Formula Student competition.

Heriot-Watt students secure prestigious international internships

Heriot-Watt students are among those from across Scotland embarking on outstanding, fully funded internships with world-leading companies.
University welcomes visitors from the Czech Republic

Students from the Czech Republic have visited Heriot-Watt University as part of its new ‘Study Stays Abroad’ programme.
Dr Fiona Grant appointed Vice-Chair of RICS Scotland

Director of Studies for Construction Management & Surveying to take up a post at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Surveyors.
Scottish Academy of Fashion arrives

The Scottish Academy of Fashion, which includes Heriot-Watt University, held an exclusive preview of its first anniversary showcase.
Edinburgh taste buds to inform future of brewing

Students at Heriot-Watt's International Centre for Brewing & Distilling are trying to find out if Edinburgh drinkers’ tastes are changing.
City of Glasgow welcomes Scottish Crucible 2011

Scottish Crucible, the research development programme for Scotland’s research leaders of the future, was honoured by the City of Glasgow.

Computer Science academic attends Queen's garden party

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Judy Robertson visited the Queen's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace last week.
First recipient of Roger Gray Memorial Prize announced

The first recipient of the Roger Gray Memorial Prize in Statistics has been announced as Han Chun Chua.
Prestigious Finlaison Medal for Professor Angus Macdonald

Prof. Angus Macdonald, Head of Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics, will be awarded the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries' Finlaison Medal.
Carbon Trust Standard awarded to Edinburgh Campus

Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Campus has been officially awarded the Carbon Trust Standard.
Honorary Degree for Professor Steve Chapman

Professor Steve Chapman, the Principal of Heriot-Watt University, has received an Honorary Degree from the University of Edinburgh.
First recipient of Dr Maia Strachan prize announced

Life Sciences student Rebecca Grieve has become the first recipient of the Dr Maia Strachan prize.

2011 graduations at Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University's week-long celebration of 2011 graduations came to an end on Friday 24 June.
Academics go back to school to get serious about gaming

Heriot-Watt University hosts first pan-European Serious Gaming Week
CBE for Professor Paul Jowitt

Professor Paul Jowitt of the School of the Built Environment received a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Grant award for the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences

Professor Andrew Ireland from the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences has been awarded an EPSRC platform grant of over £1.1m.
Cruise to investigate impacts of ocean acidification

Three Heriot-Watt researchers are onboard an RSS Discovery research cruise to study ocean acidification in European waters.
Heriot-Watt pays tribute to the 250th anniversary of John Rennie

One of Scotland’s greatest civil engineers, John Rennie, was commemorated by a special event marking the 250th anniversary of his birth.

New Head of School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Professor Steve McLaughlin has been announced as the new Head of the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University.
Heriot-Watt leads new food and drink network

Heriot-Watt University is to be a key player in a Scotland-wide innovation network to support the Scottish food and drink industry.
Heriot-Watt's Chemistry and Economics programmes rated top in Scotland

Heriot-Watt’s Chemistry and Economics degrees have been ranked top in Scotland by the Guardian newspaper university league table.
Dubai Fashion students take part in Student Design Awards

Fashion students at Dubai Campus were asked by Simon Jersey to participate in their annual Student Design Awards competition.
Dubai Campus Fashion Show 2011

More than 300 guests arrived at Dubai International Academic City Student Hub to attend Heriot-Watt University's Dubai Campus Fashion Show.
Dig this! Students celebrate groundbreaking design for new halls of…

Students at Heriot-Watt's Scottish Borders Campus will soon be living in brand new accommodation thanks to a £12m development.

Research group attends World Renewable Energy Congress

The Urban Energy Research Group took part in the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) in Linköping, Sweden, last week.
Postgraduate Water Resources programme to be launched at Dubai Campus

A MSc/Diploma in Water Resources will be launched by the School of the Built Environment at the Dubai Campus from September 2011.
Pioneering training course for Deaf managers

More than 70 delegates attended a unique training course entitled ‘Deaf Managers: Facing the Challenge’ organised and hosted by…
Dubai Campus launches new degree bridging programme

Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus is pleased to announce the start of its new Degree Entry Programme Bridging Course.
Atos awards prize to MACS students

The IT services company Atos Origin visited the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences to judge a 3rd student project competition.
City of London Lord Mayor visits Scottish Financial Risk Academy

The City of London Lord Mayor has visited the Scottish Financial Risk Academy at Heriot-Watt University.

SeeByte and Heriot-Watt reach finals of Impact Awards

SeeByte Ltd and Heriot-Watt University are a finalist in the Impact Awards in the category of Business Impact Achieved.
Textiles student shortlisted for Scottish Fashion Awards

A student at Heriot-Watt's School of Textiles & Design has been shortlisted for Graduate of the Year at the Scottish Fashion Awards.
Heriot-Watt lecturer wins prestigious fellowship

Dr Alan Forster of the School of the Built Environment has won the prestigious Sir Edmund Happold Senior Visiting Research Fellowship.
Heriot-Watt Professor appointed to 3 European Commission Expert Groups

Professor Alan McKinnon, Director of the Logistics Research Centre, has been appointed to 3 European Commission Expert Groups.
Heriot-Watt Reader wins Emerging Investigator Lectureship

Dr Scott Dalgarno, a Reader at the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, won the inaugural ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship.
Funding boost for Heriot-Watt renewable energy project in rural India

A project led by Heriot-Watt University to provide low-cost renewable energy to rural areas of India has won government funding.

Strengthening links with the University of Brescia

Dr Steve Wallis of the School of the Built Environment recently returned from an invited visit to the University of Brescia in Italy.
Dr Murray Roberts invited to join Climate Change Panel

Dr Murray Roberts has been invited to become a Contributing Author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Government appointment for Professor David Hopkins

Professor David Hopkins has been appointed to the UK Government's Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE).
Part-time BBA launches at Dubai Campus

A part-time/flexible learning Bachelor of Business Administration has been launched by the School of Management & Languages in Dubai.
ACME School and Conference held at Heriot-Watt

Over 100 participants from UK universities to the UK Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering conference held at Heriot-Watt.
Heriot-Watt student heads for Milan

Final-year Textiles Design student, Ruth Duff, will exhibit her stunning new fabric designs at the esteemed Elderkoort Exhibition in Milan.

Research into energy demand in a changing climate

Heriot-Watt researchers have won £388k funding from Research Council's UK's Adaptation & Resilience to Climate Change programme.
Centre to revolutionise chemical manufacture is open for business

An EPSRC Centre for revolutionising the way pharmaceuticals and other chemicals are made has been officially launched.
Astronaut touches down in Edinburgh

Dr Bonnie Dunbar, retired NASA space shuttle astronaut, visits Heriot-Watt to promote science and technology studies, especially for women.
Engineering & Physical Sciences student wins Parliamentary award

A Heriot-Watt student has won an award for outstanding Early Stage Research from the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee in Westminster.
Smart decision boosts success of unique business competition

Success of the first Converge Challenge sees this year's award prize significantly boosted, with a cash prize of £25,000.
Professor to join World Health Organisation group

Professor Vicki Stone has been invited to join the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Nanohealth External Review Group.

Student scoops Young Laser Engineer prize

Norbert Lorenz, a PhD student at Heriot-Watt's School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, has won the Young Laser Engineer's Prize 2011.
Economics students win prestigious business prize

A team of 3rd year Economics students from the School of Management & Languages took first place in the inaugural Red Rose Business…
Transition Heriot-Watt wins Climate Challenge funding

A group set up by students and staff to promote sustainable travel has won funding from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund.
Prestigious Google Europe Scholarship for Computer Science student

Lewis McLean, a second year Computer Science student at Heriot-Watt University, has won a prestigious Google scholarship worth €7,000.
1000th cardboard bale landmark for Heriot-Watt's Recycling Team

The Recycling Team at Heriot-Watt University has processed its 1000th cardboard bale.
High karate skills for Heriot-Watt's Karate Team

The Heriot-Watt Karate Team won gold for the 4th year in succession at the 2011 British Universities & Colleges Sport Karate Championships.

Multilingual debates a success

Heriot-Watt University hosted two Multilingual Debates to demonstrate languages in action and to raise the profile of languages.
Scotland’s potential for carbon storage industry endorsed by major…

Research shows that rocks deep beneath the Moray Firth are capable of storing decades of CO2 output from Scotland’s power stations.
Heriot-Watt to research industrially generated blood

Heriot-Watt is one of 4 universities to receive £2.5m funding to research the development of industrially-generated blood.
Lecturer helps find out how chickens keep their cool

A Heriot-Watt lecturer has been involved in research to discover why the Transylvanian naked neck chicken has such a distinctive look.
Prizes for Computer Science students

Four outstanding Computer Science students from have been presented with Scott Logic’s Excellence in Computer Science Awards.
Groundbreaking for new residences project

Work on a new £14m residences development at the Edinburgh Campus has been officially launched at a groundbreaking ceremony.

Potential for carbon storage industry endorsed

Research shows that rocks deep beneath the Moray Firth are capable of storing decades of CO2 output from Scotland’s power stations.
Heriot-Watt University professor appointed RSE Fellow

Heriot-Watt University Professor Kenneth McKendrick has been appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
Converge Challenge is back!

We are looking for entrepreneurs with bright ideas to turn into a viable business. If that’s you, then why not enter the Converge…
Inaugural Highland Games at Heriot-Watt's Dubai Campus

Heriot-Watt University's Dubai Campus recently hosted a Highland Games to celebrate all things Scottish.
New research shows MP3 playlist priorities

Research from Heriot-Watt University into how people populate their MP3 players has shown how users prioritise their music playlists.
Students join glam launch for Melrose Macmillan Appeal

It’s not normally associated with spandex and sequins, but the launch of the 2011 Melrose Sevens was all about 1970s glam.

SCHOLAR programme helps visually impaired students

Students at The Royal Blind School in Edinburgh are benefiting from innovative online programmes that help students with visual…
Heriot-Watt professor promotes education links with Pakistan

Professor Ian May was the main guest at the NED University of Engineering & Technology’s Convocation in Karachi, Pakistan.
Students develop unique prototype to reduce spread of MRSA

A revolutionary hand-sanitizing prototype developed by students at Heriot-Watt University could significantly reduce the spread of MRSA.
Heriot-Watt launches Carbon Management masters programme

Sarah Boyack MSP launched the new postgraduate programme focused on carbon management for built environment professionals.
Principal congratulates leadership award winners

Heriot-Watt University Principal, Professor Steve Chapman, was guest speaker at a major leadership development event.
Researcher wins a new student prize

Heriot-Watt researcher becomes the first recipient of a new award, which encourages Masters students to submit their work for publication

Heriot-Watt helps develop smart label for food

A Heriot-Watt University supported invention that tells when food is going off has been short-listed for a John Logie Baird Award.
Students wear their heart on their sleeve for charity

Fashion students get to the heart of fashion by raising thousands of pounds for the 50th anniversary of the British Heart Foundation.
House of Commons launch for Heriot-Watt's International Strategy

Heriot-Watt University’s International Strategy was launched at the House of Commons.
Large EPSRC grant secured by School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences

The School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences has been awarded a significant grant by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research…
More people more active with TriFitness

More people are becoming more active in the Scottish Borders thanks to TriFitness, a new £400,000 health and fitness centre in Galashiels.
Work begins on £26m student accommodation project

Work begins on part of a £26m project to develop new residences buildings at the University’s Edinburgh and Scottish Borders…

Heriot-Watt researcher appointed Beltane Public Engagement Fellow

A Heriot-Watt University researcher has been appointed as an Edinburgh Beltane Public Engagement Fellow.
Heriot-Watt team close to solving carbon dioxide storage problem

Academics from the Institute of Petroleum Engineering have developed technology to identify and seal leaks in carbon dioxide storage sites.
President of Trinidad & Tobago attends Heriot-Watt's inaugural…

The President of Trinidad & Tobago was a guest of honour at an inaugural graduation ceremony for Heriot-Watt University students.
New research centres boost international collaboration on climate change

Two new centres - SISER and CAESAR - will increase opportunities for international collaboration and knowledge exchange in energy research.
Sir David Attenborough supports corals website

Sir David Attenborough premieres a film on a website created by Heriot-Watt academics to raise awareness of cold-water coral conservation.
Actuarial science student scoops SCOR prize

Jennifer Healy, MSc Actuarial Science 2009, has won the SCOR life prize.

Trade mission to Cuba helps develop renewable energy resources

Dr Wilf Mitchell, School of Life Sciences, participated in a trade mission to Cuba to help turn an invasive weed into a valuable energy…
Graduate student made Rubenstein Fellow

Heriot-Watt graduate Sally Rouse is one of sixteen early career scientists to be made an EOL Rubenstein Fellow.
Industry Day to tackle risk in climate change

The UK”s leading environment, climate change and energy bodies will join specialists from Heriot-Watt University for an industry day.
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.
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.

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…
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.
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.
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…

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