Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Low ...

Join the Heriot-Watt Programming Competition, organised by the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, and put your ...

Our MSc in data science teaches the theory and skills for managing and analysing very large and complex data sets, sometimes referred to as Big Data. You will learn how to model, store and process ...

Our postgraduate open days give you the opportunity to chat with our academics, hear about your funding options, ask current students about their experiences, and find out why we are ranked 1st in ...

Join us for our upcoming Open Day at Heriot-Watt University Dubai on January 10th, 2025, from 3 PM to 7 PM, and take the ...

Heriot-Watt University collects, holds and uses personal information of academic research participants in order to undertake research and to train students in research methods. Details of what we hold ...

A decades-long scientific debate over the origins of the Silverpit Crater in the southern North Sea has been resolved. New evidence confirms that it was caused by an asteroid or comet impact around 43 ...

Scientists from Heriot-Watt and the University of South Africa have developed a method to convert hazardous acid mine drainage into a valuable resource for drinking water treatment, offering hope for ...

Over half of vessels operating in Scotland’s coastal waters are effectively “invisible” to standard maritime tracking systems, according to a new Heriot-Watt study. The researchers found that only 43% ...

The Integrated Quantum Networks Hub will address the challenges underpinning the establishment of a “quantum internet”, by developing the novel technologies, protocols and industry standards necessary ...

Sir John Ball, a professor of mathematics at Heriot-Watt University whose pioneering work has advanced the frontiers of mathematical science, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Institute ...

Engineering students from Heriot-Watt University are spearheading calls to reopen a rail route that last served neighbourhoods in the south of Edinburgh over 60 years ago. The six-strong team of civil ...