Heriot-Watt University is a teaching and research university based in Edinburgh, established in 1821 as the world's first Mechanics' Institute. The eighth oldest higher education institution in the United Kingdom, it has been a university by Royal Charter since 1966. It has branch campuses in the Scottish Borders, Orkney and Dubai, and announced plans to open a campus in Malaysia in November 2011. Heriot-Watt is known for the strong prospects of its students, with 80% in graduate-level jobs six months after leaving the institution. It came 29th in the UK in the 2011 National Student Survey, and saw the largest increase in UK applicants of any UK university for the 2013 academic session. It also has a strong research profile, with over 50% of its submitted research results considered internationally excellent in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. In 2011, Heriot-Watt was named as the Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2011-2012, with the paper emphasising the employability of the institution's graduates. In 2012 it was ranked 5th in Scotland by the Complete University Guide and 20th in the United Kingdom by the Guardian University League Table.
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Marine eco-systems in English waters need greater legislative protection, according to a new independent review.
Plants & Animals
Jun 19, 2020
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A leading marine scientist from Heriot-Watt University took the opportunity of a lifetime to dive to the bottom of the ocean.
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The next steps for an ambitious and collaborative project which aims to improve how inshore fisheries are managed in the UK have been published.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2020
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A paper by the Quantum Photonics Lab at Heriot-Watt, published today in top-tier Nature Materials, identifies how to trap interlayer excitons (IXs) and their quantum fingerprints. The IXs are trapped by the interaction of ...
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Plants offset their alcohol output by attracting methanol-munching bacteria onto their roots, a new study shows.
Biotechnology
May 19, 2020
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While countries like Denmark are building walls to prevent the spread of African swine fever, a new mathematical model has identified two effective tactics.
Cell & Microbiology
May 06, 2020
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Scientists from Heriot-Watt University have revealed that shale gas extraction was geologically challenged by fault networks at all the drill sites attempted in Lancashire.
Earth Sciences
May 04, 2020
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Global oil prices have crashed to record lows in recent days as demand plummets amid the enforced lockdown.
Environment
Apr 29, 2020
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A team of scientists led by Heriot-Watt University has identified a potential new tsunami risk in Indonesia by mapping below the seabed of the Makassar Strait.
Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2020
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The Falkland Islands are at risk from tsunamis caused by underwater landslides, according to new research.
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