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Our Research
Find out how our pioneering research is focused on finding solutions to major global challenges.
Business and Enterprise
Through empowering research and cross-industry collaboration, we strive to solve problems of real significance.
Our Sustainability
We are using our global reach and innovation in teaching, research and enterprise to make a significant impact towards the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Learn More.
Podcast - 'A Future Made'
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News
A new study highlighting the risks encountered by food delivery couriers reveals a majority feel ‘unsafe’ when at work.
8 May 2024
The National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University hosted its first family open day, part of the 2024 Edinburgh Science Festival.
6 May 2024
Plant biologists to determine whether microbes from hundreds of thousands of years ago could help present-day plant species adapt to climate change.
The prestigious “Medalla de Álava” has been presented to Heriot-Watt Professor, Mercedes Maroto-Valer.
3 May 2024
We are delighted that Professor Raffaella Ocone, has been elected as the 84th President of the Institute of Chemical Engineering in the UK.
In the shadowy world of counterfeit alcoholic spirit production, where profits soar, the true extent of this illegal market remains shrouded.
2 May 2024
Freight operators are to trial electric heavy goods vehicles in a UK decarbonisation project.
Heriot-Watt University’s Maths Gym has been renamed in honour of the philanthropist and advocate of higher education, John ‘Iain’ Campbell.
1 May 2024
A new type of porous material that can store carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases has been developed by a team of scientists jointly led by Heriot-Watt.
29 Apr 2024
Heriot-Watt University has named Martin Pringle as its Global Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect.
26 Apr 2024