Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University is a global research-led university based in the UK, with five campuses in Edinburgh, the Scottish Borders, Orkney, Dubai, and Malaysia. Around 27,000 students from 154 countries are currently studying with us. We have 159,000 alumni in 190 countries. We are specialists in business, engineering, design, and the physical, social, sports, environmental, and life sciences subjects that impact the world and society. Heriot-Watt was founded in Edinburgh in 1821 as the world’s first mechanics institute.

In 1966, it became a university by Royal Charter. The university is named after 18th-century Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt and 16th-century Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot. 86.8 % of Heriot-Watt’s research is classed as world-leading and internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 – the UK’s system for assessing the excellence of research in UK higher education providers.