News from the School of Built Environment

Predicting rail and aviation accidents before they happen

Commuters could benefit from safer journeys on trains and planes following research at Heriot-Watt which predicts when drivers are…
Heriot-Watt academics elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering

Two Heriot-Watt academics have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, among 60 new Fellows announced at the…
Dissertation prize for Civil Engineering student

Nick Conroy, a fourth year Civil Engineering student from the School of the Built Environment, won the Chartered Institute for Highways…
High speed rail on fast track at Heriot-Watt

Heriot-Watt University and Atkins have signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding to create a Centre of Excellence for High Speed…
JCI Award for Dr Benny Suryanto

Dr Benny Suryanto, from the School of the Built Environment, was one of the winners of the Japan Concrete Institute 2013 Award.
Heriot-Watt rises again in Guardian league table

Heriot-Watt has risen again in the latest Guardian league table, and is now ranked 18th out of 119 institutions in the UK, up from 20th…

Sustainable Success for Heriot-Watt

Heriot-Watt University has become the only Scottish institution to be named a Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Design, in…
Students reach final of regional competition

Three third year students from the School of the Built Environment reached the final of the Association of Women in Property's National…
Interactive Flooding and Community Resilience workshop for Scottish…

Dr Grant Wright from the School of the Built Environment has been awarded a grant from the Scottish Government to enhance and continue…
Election success for Dr Fiona Grant

Dr Fiona Grant from the School of the Built Environment has been elected member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors…
Heriot-Watt's Dr Jenny Roe is the new Beltane Public Engagement Fellow

Dr Jenny Roe, Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Heriot-Watt University, has been awarded a Beltane Public Engagement…
New figures on the impoverishment of the UK

A study of poverty and social exclusion undertaken by a group of researchers including representatives from Heriot-Watt's School of the…

CEMENT scheme celebrates end of year event

The mentoring scheme from the School of the Built Environment provides an opportunity for students to link their studies to practice.
PhD student awarded at Young Researchers' Conference

PhD student Muhammad Aslam Bhutto from the School of the Built Environment won the second prize for his poster at the annual Young…
New research findings help raise awareness of Scotland's civil…

Research undertaken by Professor Roland Paxton from the School of the Built Environment informed the commemorative plaque that…
Research award for SBE academic

Dr Alan Forster, Lecturer in Building Conservation and Construction Technology won a research award worth £135,000
Flood risk research to be presented at the House of Commons

PhD student Janice Blanc from the School of the Built Environment, has been selected to make a presentation on her research work at the…
School Design Smash

The School of the Built Environment recently organised a very successful outreach event for S5 and S6 school pupils.

New funded postgraduate places at Heriot-Watt

Heriot-Watt University is pleased to announce a major new funding opportunity for postgraduate students domiciled in Scotland to study…
Students receive Jim Boyack Memorial Trust awards

Two Heriot-Watt planning students were the recipients of a 2012 Jim Boyack Memorial Trust award.
Lecturer receives Outstanding Reviewer award

Dr Frédéric Bosché has received an 'Outstanding Reviewer' 2012 award from the American Society of Civil Engineering.
Major rail track test rig at Heriot-Watt

The UK's biggest purpose-built laboratory test track bed, which can predict the effects of high speed trains and simulate the effects…
Community engagement in Findhorn

A community engagement event was held in Findhorn by Dr Owens, who is leading the ORIGIN project.
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…

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…
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…
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…
Olympic Graduates

Congratulations to Heriot-Watt graduates Freya Murray (marathon), Shauna Mullin (beach volleyball) and sports scholar Michael Jamieson…
Funding for flood management research

Around £4M has been awarded for collaborative research projects into flooding and flood management.
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…

William Baker Lecture

Dr William Baker, distinguished structural engineering, presented a lecture on his design for the world's tallest building: the Burj…
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.…
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.
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…
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…

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…
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…
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…
Researchers reach final of business plan competition

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

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 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.
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.
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).
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…

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.
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.
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.
2011 graduations at Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University's week-long celebration of 2011 graduations came to an end on Friday 24 June.
CBE for Professor Paul Jowitt

Professor Paul Jowitt of the School of the Built Environment received a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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
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.
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.

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.
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…
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…
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 Professor gives ICE presidential address

Professor Paul Jowitt, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, delivers presidential address.
Minister of Finance visits planning students

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

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