With a history dating back to 1821, Heriot-Watt University has a long and rich tradition of excellence and a proven track ...

Since our foundation in 1821, we have been outward looking pioneers of education in pursuit of knowledge to benefit the ...

Mary Burton inspired many women of her time and beyond to break into and excel in roles previously only held by men. Among them, pioneering geologist Dame Marie Ogilvie Gordon (1864–1939) and ...

Heriot-Watt's Edinburgh Business School pioneered the first global online education in business. The distance learning MBA was launched in 1990, created by Professor Keith Lumsden, and was the first ...

George Heriot (1563–1624) was an Edinburgh goldsmith who became jeweller to King James VI (James 1 of England) and his wife, Queen Anne. So lucrative was his business that he acquired the name ...

Throughout the journey, Heriot-Watt has built its reputation on adapting and evolving its teaching, learning and research to meet the changing needs of industry and society. The Research Excellence ...

In 1821 Edinburgh was the centre of the Scottish Enlightenment led by radical thinkers such as Adam Smith and David Hume. Education was regarded as the vehicle for moral and material self improvement ...