Boost your employability with a postgraduate scholarship

The Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering (IB3) works at the forefront of advances in the chemical, physical, and engineering sciences to enable and enhance life science research.

Heriot-Watt University is regarded as one of the best places to study Bioscience, with notable recognition for our Brewing and Distilling offering. Our reputation is reflected by our unrivalled campus facilities, respected academic faculty, and the ongoing impact of our graduates in industry.

Our postgraduate programmes;

• MSc Brewing and Distilling
• MSc Brewing and Distilling with Entrepreneurship
• MSc Toxicology
• MSc Analytical Sciences for the Biosciences Industries
• MSc Food Process Engineering

We develop the science and engineering of extracting, converting and conserving energy from novel sources in novel ways. We offer a variety of taught, online and research programmes with a focus on Energy, Sustainability and Renewable Energy.

Our postgraduate programmes;

• MSc Energy
• MSc Energy with Entrepreneurship
• MSc Global Sustainability Engineering
• MSc Global Sustainability Engineering with Industrial Application
• MSc Renewable Energy Engineering
• MSc Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition

Mechanical engineers play key roles in all industrial sectors ranging from aerospace, oil and gas, through food and transport to manufacturing, chemical and entertainment industries.

Our work involves strong industrial links across a range of sectors and through our expertise, skills and experience, we work together with industry to identify new areas of interest.

Our degrees in Mechanical Engineering are directly informed by our Industry Advisory Board, a panel of engineers and business leaders, who keep us up to date with the latest developments from industry.

Our postgraduate programmes;

• MSc Biomedical Engineering
• MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering
• MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Application

The Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences builds on more than 40 years of leading research in photonic physics, engineering photonics and quantum sciences.

The Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences offers a number of graduate-level taught courses, together with a range of diverse PhD / EngD research opportunities in over 30 research groups.

Our postgraduate programmes;

• MSc Quantum Technologies

Heriot-Watt University is an international centre of excellence for robotics teaching and research and home to the UK's National Robotarium – a joint venture with the University of Edinburgh. We study how robots will work for us, beside us and with us.

Robots have the potential to revolutionise the world's economy and society in coming years. There is a need for graduates with the technical skills, industry awareness and people-centred focus to innovate and bring real benefit to society.

Our postgraduate programmes;

• MSc Robotics
• MSc Robotics with Industrial Application

The Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems is a hands-on engineering institute with a strong applied and industrial research emphasis. Our expertise offer a stimulating environment for supervised research leading to the degrees of MSc, MPhil or PhD.

Studying with us you will have access to our extensive facilities including microfabrication cleanrooms, an anechoic chamber for the measurement of field radiation patterns, low temperature co-fired ceramic manufacturing laboratories, a high voltage laboratory (one of four left in the UK) and a microwave manufacturing and characterisation facility.

Our postgraduate programmes;

• MSc Imaging, Vision and High Performance Computing