Heriot Watt University

Heriot-Watt University is an early pioneer of equal opportunities: we welcomed women as early as 1869, 20 years ahead of other institutions.With a history dating back to 1821, Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and practical, leading-edge research, which has made us one of the top UK universities for business and industry.



We’re a vibrant, forward-looking university, well known for the quality of our degrees with employers actively seeking out our graduates.



Heriot-Watt is also Scotland’s most international university with an unsurpassed international in-country presence. We deliver degree programmes to 11,800 students in 150 countries around the world, have a campus in Dubai and boast the largest international student cohort in Scotland.We are committed to continuous improvement and development in all our activity. Our focus is on responding to the changing needs of business, industry and society and finding solutions to the global challenges of the 21st century.



Building on established expertise in key, specialist areas, our aim is to produce the next generation of leaders and thinkers who make a difference in the world.



We are already leading the way in areas as varied as energy, the environment and climate change, risk and modelling, infrastructure and transport, and the interface between life and physical sciences.

We are one of the top UK universities for business and industry with a vibrant, forward-looking approach and an established reputation for world class teaching and research.