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News
Professor Steve McLaughlin has been named the new Vice-Principal and Provost of Heriot-Watt University.
16 May 2024
Heriot-Watt is part of a £13 million project funded by the UKRI Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council to advance sustainable manufacturing.
Marine scientists at Heriot-Watt University have successfully reintroduced a further 16,000 oysters into the Firth of Forth.
Heriot-Watt has been named in the UK’s top 40 universities in the latest Complete University Guide published this week.
15 May 2024
Our ECO-AI research project has achieved a remarkable feat slashing the time required for modelling CCS methods from 100 days down to just 24 hours.
14 May 2024
A new study highlighting the risks encountered by food delivery couriers reveals a majority feel ‘unsafe’ when at work.
8 May 2024
The National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University hosted its first family open day, part of the 2024 Edinburgh Science Festival.
6 May 2024
Plant biologists to determine whether microbes from hundreds of thousands of years ago could help present-day plant species adapt to climate change.
The prestigious “Medalla de Álava” has been presented to Heriot-Watt Professor, Mercedes Maroto-Valer.
3 May 2024
We are delighted that Professor Raffaella Ocone, has been elected as the 84th President of the Institute of Chemical Engineering in the UK.