About the Research Park

Heriot-Watt University's commitment to active collaboration with industry is most clearly seen in its creation of a Research Park on the new campus at Riccarton.

The campus occupies a mature meadow and woodland site on the west side of Edinburgh, just six minutes from the airport and some twenty minutes from the centre of the city by car. It is situated in the conservation area surrounding the city and enjoys a quiet and extremely attractive location which is carefully maintained by the University.

The Park occupies a fine and prominent position on the campus, being located immediately adjacent to the main entrance, and between it and the complex of academic buildings and laboratories. This position was deliberately selected to emphasise both the importance of the Park and to ensure that it is clearly an integral part of the University community.

The Park has been developed with ample pedestrian access and convenient roadways. The University offers the ground lease of sites to meet the individual needs of an interested company, which may then build its own research facilities on the site. Alternatively, space in advance laboratory buildings can be leased in units ranging in area from 1,000 square feet upwards.

The intention behind the creation of the Research Park is that the sharing of the campus by industry and the University should be a mutually beneficial experience.