Online events and webinars

We host webinars on a range of topics throughout the year giving you the opportunity to ask our staff and students questions about our courses, fees, funding, accommodation and what it is like to study at Heriot-Watt.
Undergraduate
Join any of our upcoming webinars below and discover how your classroom learning can be applied to help solve real-world challenges and how our research is tackling some of the big issues we face today.
| Date | Time | Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 3 November | 18:00 - 18:45 | Mathematics - From Calculus to Chatbots: The Maths Driving AI |
| 18:00 - 18:45 | Psychology - Is It All a Lie? Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories – and How Psychology Explains It | |
| 19:00 - 19:45 | Business - Study! Start-Up! CEO! | |
| 19:00 - 19:45 | Chemistry - Can Chemistry Save Us from the Plastic Waste Crisis? | |
| Wednesday 4 November | 18:00 - 18:45 | Economics in Action: Understanding Choices, Markets, and Policy |
| 18:00 - 18:45 | Robotics - The Future of Robots is Squishy | |
| 19:00 - 19:45 | Psychology - What Makes Us Uniquely Human? | |
| 19:00 - 19:45 | Physics - Building Tomorrow: How Earth, Energy, and Nature Shape Sustainable Cities | |
| Thursday 5 November | 18:00 - 18:45 | Architectural Engineering - Designing Buildings of the Future |
| 18:00 - 18:45 | Mathematics - Becoming an Actuary… Get paid to predict the future! | |
| 19:00 - 19:45 | Chemical Engineering - From Biomass to Biofuel | |
| 19:00 - 19:45 | Engineering - The Future on Your Wrist: Predicting Health Outcomes with Smartwatches |
Postgraduate
Check here for Postgraduate online events happening throughout the year.
If you’d like to speak to an academic about postgraduate programmes please visit our postgraduate events page.

Postgraduate events
Heriot-Watt University taught postgraduate open days and events.

Chat to a student
Got a question about a course or student life at Heriot-Watt University? Send a message to one of our friendly student ambassadors.

Campus tours
Visit our Edinburgh or Scottish Borders campuses with guided and self-guided tours taking place throughout the year.