Other research centres

The school hosts two doctoral training centre specialising in Optics and Photonics, and Robotics and Autonomous Systems. Our staff and research students are also involved in a number of other EPSRC programmes including include Condensed Matter DTC:

• Robotics and Autonomous Systems Centre for Doctoral Training  (RASCDT)
• Industrial Doctorate Centre in Optical and Photonic Technolgies (IDCOPT)
• Condensed Matter Doctoral Training Centre (CM-DTC)
• Critical Resource Catalysis Centre for Doctoral Training (CRITICAT)

Some of our overarching research activities in the university include:

• EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Laser-based Production Processes
• Heriot-Watt Energy Academy

The school actively participates in several Scottish Research Partnerships:

• The Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA).
• ScotCHEM initiative for Chemistry.
• Edinburgh Research Partnership (ERPE)
• Edinburgh Collaborative of Subsurface Science and Engineering (ECOSSE)