Tag: Heriot-Watt University
Students win entrepreneur awards
Six Edinburgh students were among the winners at the Scottish Institute for Enterprise Awards handed out at a dinner in Glasgow city centre last night, winning a share of the £6,000 prize money.
Fresh Ideas...
Drones delivering packages in cities won’t take off – here’s why
by Richard Andrew Williams, Heriot-Watt University
You may have gasped with disbelief the first time you saw a photograph of a drone home-delivering a box from Amazon or cakes from a bakery or carrying a bag...
Sir Godfrey Palmer awarded honorary doctorate
An expert in barley, malt and cereal grains and brewing, and a human rights activist received an honorary doctorate from Leicester University earlier today.
Sir Godfrey known as Geoff, is Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences...
Big Student Elections coming up
Over the next few weeks there will be elections in the city to find a new batch of student leaders in the Big Student Elections.
Student leaders and MSPs came together to launch the biggest-ever...
Edinburgh job – Information assistant
Heriot-Watt have a part time job on offer with hours on Fridays and Sundays for 40 weeks of the year. The job is advertised here. This is what the advert says:
Job description
We have a...
Heriot-Watt launch Scottish Energy News Researcher of the Year Award
Heriot-Watt University’s Energy Academy has started a search for the best company executive or worker, researcher and student undertaking energy-related research, R&D, or study in Scotland.
Working in partnership with Scottish Energy News, the Energy...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
The Football Cronicas: Jethro Soutar (who co-edited the book with Tim Girven and is a founder of Ragpicker Press) and translator Rachael McGill discuss all things literary, Latin American and football, plus translation and the setting up...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2014
Delighters: Hula Hooping - taster session. For ages 14+, beginners or beginners + - session will be tailored to the abilities of the participants. 6.30-7.30pm, Forest Centre +, 38 Castle Terrace....
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Love Culture, Hate Racism: celebrate diversity and enjoy family fun, with music from Rise and the Jit Jive Band, henna hand painting, storytelling from Mara Menzies, world cuisine, stalls, arts and crafts. 12 noon-4pm, St Peter's Church Hall, Lutton Place. Entry free,...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2014
The Key Material is Time: Art and Music in Glasgow since the 1970s. Writer, curator and lecturer Dr Sarah Lowndes traces the development of Glasgow's unique and largely self-initiated arts scene...
Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Dance and Cafe Culture: a new exhibition of work by Andrew Fitzpatrick, Norma Maclean, Peter Nardini, Chris Taylor, Nichola Martin and Maggie Vance. 11am-5pm Monday to Friday, 10am-1pm Saturdays, closed Sundays, The Edinburgh Gallery, Dundas Street. Until 24th October...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2014
Dance and Cafe Culture: a new exhibition of work by Andrew Fitzpatrick, Norma Maclean, Peter Nardini, Chris Taylor, Nichola Martin and Maggie Vance. 11am-5pm Monday to Friday, 10am-1pm Saturdays, closed Sundays, The...
Edinburgh student wins engineering scholarship
Jamie Hearle, from Edinburgh, has been named as one of the UK’s brightest young engineers after winning a prestigious scholarship from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Jamie, who attended Dunblane High School, has won the...
Commonwealth Games inspires Heriot Watt v Waikatu rowing match
Well we should explain that there was no travel involved. The students did do the rowing - except they weren't in the same place at the same time!
Rowers from Heriot-Watt Rowing Club took on...
Heriot-Watt student representing UK in international competition
Scottish textiles student has designs on the big time
A Scottish textiles student has been picked to represent the UK in a prestigious international competition and could see her designs marketed worldwide. She’s also been...
VIDEO – South West Community Sport Hub launched at Heriot-Watt
A new community sport hub was officially launched this morning at Heriot-Watt University by the Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHta7IoewbU]
The Edinburgh Reporter spoke to the Minister, the principal of Heriot-Watt...
Fifth Confucius Institute to be set up at Heriot-Watt
Heriot-Watt agreement signed during FM meeting with Hanban.
Scotland's educational links with China have been taken to the next level, after an agreement was struck to establish Scotland's fifth Confucius Institute at Heriot-Watt University.
The prestigious...
Heriot Watt enter landmark agreement on High Speed Rail
Atkins and Heriot-Watt University have signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding to create a Centre of Excellence for High Speed Rail, aiming to push the boundaries of railway track research beyond high speed into...
Connected Communities showcase comes to Edinburgh
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) was in Edinburgh this week at Heriot-Watt University's Edinburgh Conference Centre.
The purpose was to show off some of the 200 projects which they fund under their Connected...
Students test their own beer
Four 'renaissance' real ale-loving postgrad brewing students from Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University have been trialling and testing their own tipple at top Edinburgh brewer Stewart Brewing.
The four students have left behind their careers in music,...
Mixed results for Edinburgh’s universities in league table
The rankings of all four of Edinburgh's universities have changed in the Guardian University League table 2013, with two rising and also two falling quite far. The data, compiled by The Guardian in conjunction with Intelligent Metrix,...
Edinburgh Lectures 2012 announce starry line up
The Edinburgh Lectures 2012 series has announced one of its best ever line-ups to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this long running lecture programme.
Illustrious speakers such as Kate Adie, Lord David Puttnam, His Holiness...
Edinburgh job – experienced researcher
Heriot Watt University are advertising a job on their website today. They are looking for a researcher to work for 2 years in the Laboratory Astrochemistry Group. The closing date is 7 October 2011.
The...
Edinburgh company shortlisted for award
A Scots businessman has invented a food warning label designed to protect health, reduce waste and save money which has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.
The UWI Label was developed by its inventor in...
Five things you need to know today
A section of the Scottish Parliament had to be closed yesterday after a concrete slab came loose near to Alex Salmond's office. According to The Scotsman, about 1000 concrete slabs will now have to...
Heriot-Watt graduate shows off in Milan!
Final-year Heriot-Watt University Textiles Design student Ruth Duff (21), is taking her first steps towards what could be a glittering career when she exhibits her stunning new fabric designs at the esteemed Elderkoort Exhibition...
Edinburgh MSP welcomes new course at Heriot Watt
A new course at Heriot Watt University, teaching the link between building design and carbon emissions, has been welcomed as a step forward in tackling climate change by Edinburgh Central MSP Sarah Boyack.
The MSc...
Heriot Watt offers 250 places on MBA course – in Africa
Edinburgh Business School is launching a massive scholarship scheme across Africa, giving 250 people the opportunity to study its flagship Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme.
The African Scholarship Programme is being endorsed by Graça...
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