Today we celebrate philanthropists who have shown similar commitment and foresight to our founding philanthropists, through Giving Circles. These groups enable us to bring our donors closer to the ...

Philanthropy also allows talented research professionals to pursue new ideas and transform lives. With your support we are ...

Our founders, James Watt and George Heriot, were pioneers of the highest order in education and philanthropy, and they ...

With your help, we will become an even more dynamic force for positive change and a powerful driver of meaningful global impact.

The University's links with business and industry entered a new era in 1971 when it established the first University Research Park in Europe as an integral part of the campus. Companies came from near ...

In October 1821 the School held its first lecture at St Cecilia's Concert Hall in Niddry Street, Edinburgh. The subject: chemistry. Over 300 people packed the venue. Several hundred were turned away.

Heriot-Watt University is a product of the Scottish Enlightenment. A pioneer in bringing education to working people in 1821 and founder of a global movement through the creation of the world's first ...

Twenty years before legislation forced Scottish universities to open their doors to women in 1889, Mary Burton (1819–1909), a pioneering campaigner for educational and social reform, led a successful ...

Heriot-Watt and Diageo are revolutionising whisky maturation through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is an exciting opportunity for research and academia to ...

Online students and alumni studying an Edinburgh Business School programme are able to access Coursera Career Academy free of charge during or after their studies. Students can supplement their ...

Sarah Momtaz, from Egypt, is currently studying our online MSc in Business and Organisational Psychology while working as Head of HR and Talent Acquisition Manager at Bayer. What made you choose to ...