Contact
Who to contact
If you know the name of the person you would like to contact, you can search for their contact details using the 'Search' option on the Staff Portal with 'Staff' box checked (staff access only).
For general enquiries to the university see the main Heriot-Watt contact us page.
Executive Dean and Deputy Executive Dean
Executive Dean: Professor Igor Guz
Deputy Executive Dean: Professor Vicki Stone
School Associate/Assistant Executive Deans
Associate Executive Dean, Research and Impact: Professor David Bucknall
Deputy Associate Executive Dean, Research and Impact: Professor Nicholas Leslie
Associate Executive Dean, Education and Student Life: Professor Paul Dalgarno
Deputy Associate Executive Dean, Education and Student Life: Dr. Barbara Keating
Associate Executive Dean, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: Professor George Goussetis
Assistant Executive Dean, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Dr Farnaz Mohsenpour
Assistant Executive Dean, Quality: Professor Mehdi Nazarinia
Director of Internationalisation: Dr Jonathan Swingler
Head of Operations: Claire Porter
Finance Business Partner: Jeanette Alexander — J.Alexander@hw.ac.uk
HR Business Partner: Linda Cooper — L.Cooper@hw.ac.uk
Heads of Research Institutes
Institute of Chemical Sciences: Professor Scott Dalgarno
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering: Professor Nik Willoughby
Institute of Sensors Signals and Systems: Professor Yves Wiaux
Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering: Professor Susana Garcia
Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences: Professor Patrik Öhberg
Global Heads of Disciplines - (Senior Programme Directors)
Chemistry: Dr Hendrik Nahler
Chemical Engineering: Dr Robin Westacott
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering: Dr Matt Dunnigan
Mechanical Engineering: Dr Alan Faulkner-Jones
Physics: Dr Richard McCracken
Brewing and Distilling: Professor Dawn Maskell
EPS Combined Studies: Dr Euan Brown
Biosciences: Dr Jane White
Postgraduate Teaching
Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes: Dr Fadi Gaith
Deputy Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes: Dr Calum Holmes
Postgraduate Research
Director of Postgraduate Research in EPS: Professor Scott Dalgarno
If you are interested in undertaking a 'PhD Degree by Research' then here are the research coordinators for our various subjects:
Institute of Chemical Sciences: Dr Filipe Vilela
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering: Dr Anitha Devadoss
Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems: Professor Yoann Altmann
Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering: Dr Michael Crichton and Adam Stock - pgr.impee@hw.ac.uk
Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences: Professor Jonathan Leach and Dr Aurora Maccarone
Or contact: pgr@eps.hw.ac.uk for general enquiries
Business Development Enquiries
Kevin McIver, Business Development Manager (Quantum & Photonics)
kevin.mciver@hw.ac.uk