Engineering
Engineering at Heriot-Watt University takes a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing contemporary engineering challenges in partnership with many sectors of industry across the globe. Our full research portfolio covers, civil, architectural, structural, electrical, electronic, computer, mechanical, chemical, environmental and petroleum engineering.
World leading research in Engineering is conducted within multiple Schools and Research Institutes at Heriot-Watt University, while all form part of the Edinburgh Research Partnership in Engineering and Mathematics (ERPem), a pioneering Scottish research pooling partnership created in 2004 between Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh Universities.
Research within our School of Engineering & Physical Sciences is managed within five Research Institutes. Expert teams with backgrounds in electronic, electrical, computer, mechanical and chemical engineering carry out research on advanced materials, nano-scale structures, microsystems, robotics, intelligent systems, sensors, signal and image processing, digital tools, lasers and photonics, renewable energy, novel chemical and bio-reactors through to larger scale crystallisation, developing world class solutions to meet industry needs.