8.19 Open data

Information about our University's areas of research can be found on the following pages:

For information regarding our research outputs and activity, please visit the Heriot-Watt research portal.

For information relating to our interdisciplinary research centres and institutes, please visit our research pages.

Open data about the Research Excellence Framework.

We proactively publish agreat deal of information about our University on our Publication Scheme, and the Guide to information can be viewed.

Information resources regarding our Textile Collection can be accessed.

Open access information about our University's teaching quality can be read.

Statistical open datasets

A substantial amount of statistical information regarding student and staff numbers is available from the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA).

Our University also publishes it's Annual Statistics (covering student and staff numbers) proactively and these publications can be viewed on our Publication Scheme

The Unistats website is an excellent information resource which includes:

  • official data for undergraduate courses on each university and college's satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey,
  • jobs and salaries after study;
  • other key information for prospective students.

The Scottish Funding Council's Publications and Statistics page is available.

The Scottish Government has published a range of statistics, including Lifelong learning (which includes higher and further education).