Heriot-Watt University

United Kingdom

About Heriot Watt

Heriot-Watt University began life in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first Mechanics Institute,

Heriot-Watt specialises in science, engineering, design, business and languages. Some of the unique courses offered at the institution are Brewing and Distilling, Interpreting and Translation and Actuarial programmes, and all degrees are taught with practical learning as the main focus.

Campuses

Heriot-Watt's main campus is located in Riccarton in South West Edinburgh on 380 acres of parkland. The campus consists of: student residences, a postgraduate centre, shops, several library collections, childcare, healthcare, a chaplaincy, a variety of recreational and sports facilities, and a museum. It is also home to the Edinburgh Conference Centre and Europe's oldest research park, which opened in 1971 Here are some amenities near our campus.

Heriot-Watt's Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels is home to the University's School of Textile and Design. While the Scottish Borders Campus shares some facilities and administrative functions with Edinburgh, it is largely self-contained. As well as its own library, accommodation and catering facilities, it has its own branch of the Student Union which runs events on the site and is home to a collection of textile records and artefacts. A new £12m student village opened at the Campus on September 2012. Here are some amenities near our campus.

Information
Year
Founded
1966
Student
Population
9289
Staff
Population
546
Male to Female
Ratio
59 : 41
International
Students
42%
Social
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Chemical Engineering
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2nd
Business Studies
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4th
Chemistry
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4th
Civil Engineering
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4th
Computer Science
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4th
Economics
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4th
Medicine
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4th
Physics
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4th
Aeronautical Engineering
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7th
Mathematics
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15th
Mechanical Engineering
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20th
Electrical Engineering
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21st
Accounting & Finance
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23rd
Marine Science
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25th
Scholarships
British Chevening Scholarships
100% for tuition and living expenses
Limited quantity
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Dr Teo Ho Pin MP & Mayor of Southwest CDC
Dr. Teo is a Singaporean politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (Bukit Panjang SMC) representing People's Action Party (PAP). He received a Master of Science in project managing and a Doctor of Philosophy in building from Heriot-Watt University in 1987 and 1990 respectively
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