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With our roots in Scotland, our ambition and reach is truly international with over 29,000 students and over 120,000 alumni around the world in 190 countries.
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Each of our campuses offers a unique learning environment close to the exciting and vibrant cities of Edinburgh, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur.
We are ranked in the top 60 of Golden Age Universities in the world.
THE Golden Age University Rankings 2018Our Scottish campuses in Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Orkney each offer inspiring surroundings and a multi-cultural environment.
Planning to study in 2019? Apply now to start this January at our impressive purpose-built campus. Our Dubai modern learning environment awaits.
Start your studies in January 2019 at one of the most innovative universities in Malaysia. Apply now - high quality British Education at our stunning campus.
Heriot-Watt is valued for its pioneering research informed by the global needs of business and industry.
We are ranked in the top 10 universities in the UK and 1st in Scotland for research impact.
Research Excellence Framework 2014All the latest exciting news and events from across the Heriot-Watt University global community.
We are ranked top in Scotland and 17th in the UK for graduate salaries six months after graduation.
The Times / The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019News
Heriot-Watt University, Malaysia is proud to announce that Professor Lynne Jack has been appointed President of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE); the Institution’s first female President. Founded in 1897, CIBSE is a profess
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A prominent academic from Heriot-Watt University has joined an independent expert committee to help steer the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK.
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A landmark European conference on Reef Restoration begins today at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, chaired by Heriot-Watt University
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Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have demonstrated optical soliton dynamics in gas-filled hollow capillary fibres for the first time.
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Heriot-Watt’s first ever computer science graduate, and the second in the country, recently returned to his former university to see how things had changed.
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A Heriot-Watt postgraduate student has discovered something surprising about the diet of an extinct animal that could explain why the genus died out.
