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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…
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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.
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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…
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Maths in the Pipeline
Charity works with the Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Cairn Energy to promote careers in the Oil and Gas Industry
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Heriot-Watt unveils 700k interpreting labs
Interpreting labs among the finest in Europe were officially opened at Heriot-Watt University.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Heriot-Watt research features at showcase oil industry event
Researchers from the Institute of Petroleum Engineering present papers at World Heavy Oil Congress
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Heriot-Watt scientists secure 3 million euros for new frontier research
Researchers will mimic black holes and create quantum information in laboratories.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Robots to rescue coral reefs
Researchers at Heriot-Watt are developing a swarm of intelligent robots to help save coral reefs.
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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…
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£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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Olympic Graduates
Congratulations to Heriot-Watt graduates Freya Murray (marathon), Shauna Mullin (beach volleyball) and sports scholar Michael Jamieson…
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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…
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The Olympic torch - on the nanoscale
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have created an iconic symbol of the Olympics - on the nanoscale.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Funding for flood management research
Around £4M has been awarded for collaborative research projects into flooding and flood management.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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William Baker Lecture
Dr William Baker, distinguished structural engineering, presented a lecture on his design for the world's tallest building: the Burj…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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.…
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Changing Oceans Expedition
Heriot-Watt University's Changing Oceans Expedition is studying how deep-sea coral reefs will respond to future global climate change…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Underground energy option
Heriot-Watt will be part of an ambitious joint research project to address key challenges in future energy production.
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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
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Cross-institute research collaborations forged
The most recent Heriot-Watt Crucible programme resulted with a wealth of new interdisciplinary collaborations being forged between…
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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…
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Emerging fashionistas showcase collections
Fashion students at the Dubai Campus brought their collections to life at the University's Fashion Show.
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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…
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Virtual technology helps build construction skills
The School of Built Environment is collaborating with ConstructionSkills to develop an innovative system to support current…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Environmental Accounting projects add up to enhanced employability
Heriot-Watt students Environmental Accounting projects add up to enhanced employability
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Cabinet Secretary gives vote of support for Converge Challenge
The 2012 Converge Challenge has received support from high levels of government in Scotland.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Research projects demonstrate interdisciplinary innovation
The first six collaborative research projects to be funded from the new Heriot-Watt Crucible Interdisciplinary Project Fund were…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Project management programmes gain accreditation
The School of Management & Languages has received academic accreditation from the Association for Project Management (APM) for their…
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Highland Games ‘Dubai-style’
Heriot-Watt celebrates Scottish culture at Emirates campus with a traditional Scottish Highland Games.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Researchers reach final of business plan competition
A group of entrepreneurial PhD students brought together through the Research Futures 'Enterprising Researcher Summer School' have…

