Heriot-Watt has been named as the UK's best value university in a study designed to make it easier for students to see where money goes the furthest at the UK's top 20 universities, published ahead of the deadline for applications to UCAS (15 January 2014).
The study, conducted by online cash provide Ukash and based on figures from the Guardian 2014 University Guide League Table, considers a range of factors from university fees, car insurance and insurance to the cost of gym membership, the cost of attending events and free entry to the Students' Union.