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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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