2012

Major new investment for company founded by Heriot-Watt student

Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited (SRTP), founded by Heriot-Watt PhD student Barry Johnston, has been awarded a major financial…
Are you an engineer who needs to know more about the Petroleum Industry?

Our 5 day short course will help you to develop a clear understanding of oil production from origin to end user.
Launch of the Institute for Infrastructure and Environment

The combined Heriot-Watt University - University of Edinburgh IIE (Institute for Infrastructure and Environment) Launch event took…
Maths in the Pipeline

Charity works with the Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Cairn Energy to promote careers in the Oil and Gas Industry
Heriot-Watt's Economic Impact launched

With news that Heriot-Watt generates £278M a year for the Scottish economy, the University's Economic Impact was launched at the…
Welfare cuts threaten progress on tackling homelessness in Scotland,…

A major independent study led by Heriot-Watt University and published by homelessness charity Crisis says that UK government welfare…

Scottish mathematicians to Africa

Mathematicians from Heriot-Watt and their colleagues from across Scotland are to share their expertise, thanks to funding given by the…
Carbon capture and storage win for Heriot-Watt

A Heriot-Watt Partnership, Project COMET, is among the winners of a £20m competition for innovative projects to reduce the cost of…
Eco-villagers to use iPads to increase use of locally-produced green…

A consortium of researchers led by Heriot-Watt University has been awarded 2.8 million Euros (£2.3 million) to develop a ‘smart energy…
Official Opening of Heriot-Watt University Malaysia

Heriot-Watt University Malaysia has been officially opened by The British High Commissioner, Simon Featherstone CMG. Malaysia is…
73k to aid produced water reinjection new tool will tackle…

LUX Innovate Ltd and Heriot-Watt University have secured £73,000 from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board to test the…
International Educationalist Honoured at Heriot-Watt Dubai Graduation…

Sunny Varkey, leading education entrepreneur and founder and Chairman of GEMS education, has been awarded an honorary Degree at…

Enhancing oil recovery with carbon dioxide foam

Centre for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and CO2 Solutions, Heriot-Watt University, is internationally recognised as a centre of…
F1 Senior Performance Engineer visits Dubai Campus

Jock Clear, Senior Performance Race Engineer and team member of the Formula 1 Mercedes team and a Heriot-Watt graduate, visited the…
New research network for porous media flow

A new UK wide research network that will enable sharing of models, techniques and scientific insights between engineering and mathematics.
Heriot-Watt unveils 700k interpreting labs

Interpreting labs among the finest in Europe were officially opened at Heriot-Watt University.
Scottish-based research to help tackle e-crime

Physicists at Heriot-Watt University and University of Strathclyde have worked with tiny particles of light to create a new way of…
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) honours Dr Khafiz Muradov

The Society of Petroleum Engineers honoured Heriot-Watt University lecturer, Dr Khafiz M. Muradov, with the the SPE Cedric K. Ferguson…

George Davies delivers Leadership Lecture

One of the world’s fashion retail giants, George Davis, gave around 200 students a fascinating lecture on the leadership talents he has…
FAST research makes front page

An image derived from FAST Group research into penta-phosphonate scale inhibitors has been used on the front cover of a prestigous…
Heriot-Watt research features at showcase oil industry event

Researchers from the Institute of Petroleum Engineering present papers at World Heavy Oil Congress
Heriot-Watt scientists secure 3 million euros for new frontier research

Researchers will mimic black holes and create quantum information in laboratories.
Heriot-Watt announces new Chancellor

Dr Robert M Buchan has been appointed Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, following a meeting of the University Court on 1st October…
Scotlands brightest start-up star scoops 50k prize

An Edinburgh-based researcher developing vaccines for the animal health market has been named Scotland’s top rising star in…

Heriot-Watt is the Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year…

Heriot-Watt soars up rankings to scoop UK No 1 and Scotland No1 for students.
International Prize for Lecturer

Heriot-Watt University's Dr Maja I. Piecyk has been awarded the 2011 DB Schenker Award, one of the highest European honours for…
Chinese Embassy delegation visit Heriot-Watt University

The new Minister Counsellor for Education Mr Shen Yang, who took up his role in April 2012, visited Heriot-Watt to find out more about…
Weaving closer ties with India

Fiona Hyslop, the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs visited Heriot-Watt's Scottish Borders Campus to find out more…
Heriot-Watt's Dubai Campus takes the lead in degrees certification

Heriot-Watt University's Dubai Campus is the first university in Dubai to certify its graduates’ degrees by the Knowledge and Human…
New findings on the lives of brown crabs

Researchers from Heriot-Watt's International Centre for Island Technology have found that some females of the species travel more than…

Heriot-Watt shortlisted in Times Higher Education Awards

Heriot-Watt University has been shortlisted in two categories of the Times Higher Education (THE) 2012 Awards - 'Outstanding…
Discover the rich heritage of the Edinburgh Campus

On 22 September Heriot-Watt University will host a guided tour exploring the rich history of our Edinburgh Campus as our contribution…
Centre of excellence for actuarial science

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, in partnership with the Scottish Financial Risk Academy, has launched the Actuarial Research…
Orkney workshops on the social impact of marine renewable energy

A group of international social science specialists meeting at Heriot-Watt's Orkney Campus have identified some key questions and areas…
Heriot-Watt announces new CEO for Malaysia Campus

Heriot-Watt has appointed Professor Robert Craik as the Provost and CEO of its new Malaysia Campus. This new flagship campus will…
Orkney Luminaries Honoured at Heriot-Watt Graduation Ceremony

Two leaders of the cultural life of Orkney have been awarded honorary degrees at a special Heriot-Watt graduation ceremony held at St…

IPE'S Rapid EDX mapping capability will be the UK's fastest

The Institute of Petroleum Engineering's Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) facility investment upgrade will accelerate…
IPE strength is the knowledge and dedication of its staff

IPE is guided in its strategies by a host of advisors from major oil and service companies who sponsor its research. The outcome of the…
New Heriot-Watt and SSE research could save offshore energy sector…

A key challenge facing the UK offshore renewables industry - how to monitor subsea cables that bring energy onshore - is set to be…
CERN Director and Professor Peter Higgs speak at Heriot-Watt

Professor Rolf Heuer, Director General of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, presented a lecture to a packed lecture…
Are Scotland's poorest people hard to reach?

A report by Heriot-Watt University for the Equality and Human Rights Commission has revealed how policies which aim to tackle poverty…
Rock Flow Dynamics makes significant donation of tNavigator

The Institute of Petroleum Engineering is delighted to announce Rock Flow Dynamics (RFD), software developer for the petroleum…

Final ten battle for Scotland's biggest start-up prize

A ‘dress rehearsal’ facility for surgeons, a new form of plastic that can purify water, and ‘smart paint’ that detects structural…
Robots to rescue coral reefs

Researchers at Heriot-Watt are developing a swarm of intelligent robots to help save coral reefs.
Recycled romance is a real fashion page-turner

A talented young fashion graduate from Heriot-Watt is causing a stir after creating a range of paper garments from the pages of romance…
£700,000 joint research funding

A partnership between Heriot-Watt and the University of Edinburgh has been awarded 700,000GBP under the new Biomedical Catalyst programme.
MSc Logistics student wins CILT UK scholarship

Emma Ross, MSc Logistics student has won a scholarship from the leading professional body for Logistics in the UK - Chartered Institute…
Readings with a Robot

Sarah the Robot is a team buddy robot that has just finished a three-week live-in with five researchers from Heriot-Watt. She is…

NiTech Solutions crystallises a new license with Heriot-Watt

Innovative technology which could vastly increase manufacturing processes and production in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries…
Olympic Graduates

Congratulations to Heriot-Watt graduates Freya Murray (marathon), Shauna Mullin (beach volleyball) and sports scholar Michael Jamieson…
European Crucible launches at ESOF 2012

20 Scottish Crucible Alumni attended the Euroscience Open Forum 2012 conference in Dublin to launch a new academic leadership…
The Olympic torch - on the nanoscale

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have created an iconic symbol of the Olympics - on the nanoscale.
Good luck to Lisa - our Olympic student

Good luck to Heriot-Watt student Lisa Kearney, who is competing at the London 2012 Olympics in Judo.
World leading £10 million carbon innovation centre takes shape

Heriot-Watt is a partner in the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, designed to push Scotland to the global forefront of low carbon…

Dr Kim Winser OBE announced as speaker at Converge Challenge Awards…

One of Scotland's most successful businesswomen, and Heriot-Watt Honorary Graduate, Dr Kim Winser OBE, has given her seal of approval…
Funding for flood management research

Around £4M has been awarded for collaborative research projects into flooding and flood management.
Green Flag Award for University's woodlands and formal gardens

A Green Flag Award, the national award for public and community parks and green spaces, has been made to the Edinburgh Campus of…
Heriot-Watt students revved up for Silverstone success with prototype…

Students from Heriot-Watt University unveiled their bespoke F1-style racing car at a special event on Friday 6 July as they prepare to…
Heriot-Watt students secure prestigious Saltire Foundation internships

10 Heriot-Watt undergraduate students have secured an eight-week placement offered by the prestigious Saltire Foundation Internship…
Heriot-Watt academic appointed as RICS Scotland Chairman

Dr Fiona Grant, Director of Studies for the Construction Management and Surveying programmes in the School of the Built Environment has…

Awards for Petroleum Engineering academics

Dr Khafiz Muradov and Professor David Davies from the Insitute of Petroleum Engineering have been awarded the Cedric K. Ferguson 2012…
The World is Not Enough Kim Winser tells Scottish Textile Industry

Leading industry expert and Heriot-Watt Honorary Graduate, Dr Kim Winser was the key speaker at the Scottish Borders Design and…
Scots pupils celebrate centenary of Bletchley Park decoding genius

Pupils studying Computing at high schools across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, Forth Valley and the Borders came together at…
William Baker Lecture

Dr William Baker, distinguished structural engineering, presented a lecture on his design for the world's tallest building: the Burj…
IPE announces new industry research project

The Centre for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Solutions has announced its latest industry sponsored research project CO2 Leakage…
Summer Graduations 2012

The Summer graduation ceremonies came to an end on Friday 22 June. The honorary graduates for June 2012 included a leading structural…

New Scottish-Californian stem cell research announced

Scientists from Heriot-Watt together with their counterparts in St Andrews and Stanford universities are to work together on new…
Heriot-Watt rises in The Times Good University Guide

Heriot-Watt's position in The Times newspaper league table for 2012 has climbed two places to 42nd in the UK out of 117 institutions.…
Student's disinfecting plastic attracts praise from top entrepreneurs

A new form of plastic with metal nanoparticles that can purify water was the winning pitch when applicants competing for Scotland’s…
The Spirit of Heriot-Watt Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2012 Spirit of Heriot-Watt Awards were announced at a special event hosted by the Principal on Tuesday 12 June.…
Changing Oceans Expedition

Heriot-Watt University's Changing Oceans Expedition is studying how deep-sea coral reefs will respond to future global climate change…
Heriot-Watt student named Scottish Graduate of the Year

Heriot-Watt graduate, Joanne McGillivary, was named Scottish Graduate of the Year at the Scottish Fashion Awards, Scotland's most…

BP Statistical Review of World Energy

For the sixth consecutive year, Heriot-Watt University has collaborated with BP p.l.c. in the preparation of the data for their…
Edinburgh Business School to launch new e-book scheme for course texts

The Edinburgh Business School is to produce its learning texts as e-books.
Underground energy option

Heriot-Watt will be part of an ambitious joint research project to address key challenges in future energy production.
School of Textiles and Design launches 'Hidden Stories'

The School of Textiles and Design Graduate Exhibition and Fashion Show will take place at Dovecot Studios from Saturday 2 June 2012
School of Management and Languages demonstrates best practice for…

Researchers from the School of Management and Languages are producing a short film to demonstrate best practice in Police Interpreting.
Dr Janusz Brzeszczynski to attend prestigious Earth Summit in Rio

Following his appointment to the Global Scientific Committee of the UNESCO's Planet Earth Institute, Dr Janusz Brzeszczynski has been…

Heriot-Watt among the world's best universities under 50 years old

Heriot-Watt has been included in the new ranking of the Times Higher Education 100 world's best institutions under 50 years old.
Heriot-Watt Dubai Campus hosts Building Information Modeling event

Students and staff from the Dubai Campus attended recently an event on this important topic within the construction sector.
Heriot-Watt climbs to 20th place in Guardian league table

Heriot-Watt's position in the Guardian newspaper league table for 2012 has climbed seven places to 20th in the UK out of 120…
Marine Energy gain with less pain

The three year project will develop computer based numerical models to simulate the effects of extracting energy using wave and tidal…
Petroleum researchers participating in SPE International Conference,…

A dozen researchers from the Institute of Petroleum Engineering's Flow Assurance and Scale Team (FAST) will be attending the SPE…
Heriot-Watt partners with EPIC Green Solutions to explore sustainable…

The Dubai Campus' School of the Built Environment announced a partnership with EPIC Green Solutions, a leading water management…

Petroleum academics to Chair AAPG Hedberg Conference 2012

Sebastian Geiger and Dr Susan Agar will be chairing the AAPG-SPE-SEG Hedberg Research Conference, July 8 to 13 in Provence, France.
Changing Oceans expedition

With the oceans warming and moving towards acidity, will Scotland's cold-water corals die out within a hundred years as some predict,…
Topping out ceremony for Heriot-Watt's new Scottish Borders Campus…

A topping out ceremony was held on Thursday 10 May to mark the completion of the construction phase of the new £12m residences…
Heriot-Watt researchers investigate a new carbon capture method

Professor Raffaella Ocone from Heriot-Watt University is leading an international team which has been awarded funding to investigate a…
Heriot-Watt to lead exchange programme in India

A Lecturer from Heriot-Watt's School of Textiles and Design, Dr Britta Kalkreuter, will be taking part in an exchange programme in India.
50% discount on short courses in Petroleum Engineering

The Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University has received approval for a subsidy from the Energy Technology…

Cross-institute research collaborations forged

The most recent Heriot-Watt Crucible programme resulted with a wealth of new interdisciplinary collaborations being forged between…
Computer Science student becomes Google Scholar

Pawel Orzechowski, final year PhD Computer Science student, has been selected as a scholar for the Google Europe Scholarship for…
Emerging fashionistas showcase collections

Fashion students at the Dubai Campus brought their collections to life at the University's Fashion Show.
The Neuroscience of Identity

Baroness Susan Greenfield is giving a public lecture at the University's Edinburgh Campus to mark the end of her tenure as Heriot-Watt…
Virtual technology helps build construction skills

The School of Built Environment is collaborating with ConstructionSkills to develop an innovative system to support current…
Prestigious appointment to new Sustainable Energy Chair

Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer has been announced as the first holder of the Robert M Buchan Chair in Sustainable Energy Engineering…

Six Heriot-Watt graduates shortlisted for the 2012 Scottish Fashion…

The Scottish Fashion Awards have announced their nominee shortlist for 2012 and six Textiles and Design graduates have been nominated…
Success for BrewDog founder and Heriot-Watt Alumnus

BrewDog, a Fraserburgh-based manufacturer of hand crafted artisan beers co-founded by Heriot-Watt University brewing graduate Martin…
Heriot-Watt to collaborate in digital economy research

Heriot-Watt University will be part of a consortium of researchers, headed by the University of Exeter Business School to undertake…
Nobel Laureate gives lecture at Heriot-Watt

The 2011 Nobel Chemistry Laureate Professor Daniel Shechtman delivered a lecture to an invited audience of students and academics at…
EPSRC awards £1.3 million to international maths centre

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded a grant of £1.3 million to the International Centre for…
Environmental Accounting projects add up to enhanced employability

Heriot-Watt students Environmental Accounting projects add up to enhanced employability

Heriot-Watt students' Environmental Accounting projects add up to…

Students from the Social and Environmental Accounting undergraduate course were awarded a series of cash prizes for their innovative…
Petroleum Geoscience MSc accredited by The Geological Society

The Geological Society, the UK national society for geoscience and the oldest geological society in the world, has accredited the…
Heriot-Watt joins major trade delegation to SE Asia

Heriot-Watt University is participating in a prestigious UK government–led trade delegation to Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Cabinet Secretary gives vote of support for Converge Challenge

The 2012 Converge Challenge has received support from high levels of government in Scotland.
Multilingual debate sets tongues wagging about success

This year's Multilingual debate run by Heriot-Watt University has been heralded a major success after more than 750 people attended.
Secure the best job in the world - create your own

Heriot-Watt University has launched Converge Challenge 2012, a unique business development training programme offering entrepreneurial…

UK's biggest rail track bed testing facility at Heriot-Watt University

The biggest purpose-built rail laboratory track bed testing rig in the UK is under construction at Heriot-Watt University, as part of…
Learning and teaching projects launched at QAA conference

A series of Learning and Teaching projects aimed at enhancing the quality of support for students coming to and studying at Heriot-Watt…
Research projects demonstrate interdisciplinary innovation

The first six collaborative research projects to be funded from the new Heriot-Watt Crucible Interdisciplinary Project Fund were…
Pandoras Box holds key to fully autonomous underwater robots

The Ocean Systems Laboratory (OSL) team at Heriot-Watt University is designing a new approach to independently motivated Autonomous…
Secretary of State for Scotland visits Heriot-Watt

Michael Moore, the Secretary of State for Scotland, visiting Heriot-Watt for a briefing on the University's Green Energy research, was…
Students recognised by the Worshipful Company of Actuaries

Two Heriot-Watt University undergraduates were awarded a prize for their outstanding performance by the Master of the Worshipful…

Heriot-Watt wins NUS Scotland Students' Union of the Year

Heriot-Watt Student Union has been named as University Students' Union of the year at the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland…
Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead MSP visits Heriot-Watt Dubai Campus

Heriot-Watt’s Dubai Campus was delighted to welcome the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment Richard Lochhead…
Carbon capture and storage project launched

The Hydrates, Flow Assurance & Phase Equilibria group of the Institute of Petroleum Engineering in collaboration with the Laboratory of…
12th annual UK workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI)

The 12th Annual Workshop on Computational Intelligence is the premier UK and Ireland event for presenting leading research on all…
London 2012 recognises Heriot-Watt's inspiring sporting events

Heriot-Watt has been recognised by the London 2012 Olympic Games after arranging a series of sporting events aimed at inspiring…
Project management programmes gain accreditation

The School of Management & Languages has received academic accreditation from the Association for Project Management (APM) for their…

Highland Games ‘Dubai-style’

Heriot-Watt celebrates Scottish culture at Emirates campus with a traditional Scottish Highland Games.
Heriot-Watt's industry collaborations showcased

Heriot-Watt's 2012 Industry Day proved to be a huge success, with representatives from academia, industry and research centres coming…
Research collaborations at Heriot-Watt–Moredun Exchange Symposium

Nearly 40 research leaders from a wide range of sciences attended a special Research Futures symposium at Heriot-Watt University last…
International Technology Fellow to make keynote speech at Industry Day

Dr Dan Georgi, a Baker Hughes Technology Fellow, will fly in from Texas for the second annual Heriot-Watt Industry Day.
Researcher wins award for innovative use of MRI

Elisa Vignaga, a Research Assistant from the School of the Built Environment, has won the highly prestigious Dick Chorley Award 2011…
Heriot-Watt scientist leads research adventure into six million years…

In an underwater river of sand and mud off the Iberian Coast, a scientist from Heriot-Watt University has discovered new evidence…

Heriot-Watt Crucible scores another success

The second Heriot-Watt Crucible programme for 'research leaders of the future' concluded with a research collaboration event at the…
Researchers reach final of business plan competition

A group of entrepreneurial PhD students brought together through the Research Futures 'Enterprising Researcher Summer School' have…

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