Our Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard A. Williams, CBE FREng FTSE FRSE, has announced he will retire in September 2026 after more than a decade of distinguished leadership.
Read more: shorturl.at/HpSvf
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02.09.2025 12:37 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Imagine glasses that can supercharge hearing. 👓
That’s exactly what Heriot-Watt engineers are creating, using lip-reading technology, AI, and 5G to cut through background noise in real time, even in the busiest environments.
Read more: shorturl.at/N02Fg
#AI #HearingLoss
27.08.2025 09:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It is with great sadness that we share the news that our esteemed Chancellor and renowned humanitarian, Professor Emeritus Sir Geoff Palmer OBE, has died.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.
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13.06.2025 12:36 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2
We enjoyed an explosion of colour and one-of-a-kind designs at this year’s School of Textiles and Design Degree Show. 🪡🧵
Check out the inspiring work by our graduating students across fashion, textiles, and design. 🌟
#HeriotWattUni
04.06.2025 12:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
New research: Heriot-Watt's Prof Bill Sanderson &
@roslininstitute.bsky.social have developed a non-invasive test for a deadly oyster parasite—using oyster poo.
A game-changer for conservation & aquaculture biosecurity.
tinyurl.com/3m24vh6m
📸 Dr Tim Bean
#Oysters #MarineRestoration
22.05.2025 08:37 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
2025 Super-Resolution Specialist School – Edinburgh Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium
Wishing our friends @esric-imaging.bsky.social all the best for this week's ESRIC Super-Resolution Specialist School in Edinburgh! @heriotwattuni.bsky.social
Hope everyone enjoys this great event for the #microscopy community 😀🔬
esric.org/specialistsc...
@bioimaginguk.bsky.social
13.05.2025 12:43 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Innovative Heriot-Watt students, staff and graduates are shortlisted in Converge 2025
Seventeen aspiring entrepreneurs from Heriot-Watt University have been shortlisted for their innovative projects in Converge 2025, which supports university founders.
Seventeen aspiring #entrepreneurs from Heriot-Watt University have been shortlisted for their innovative projects in Converge 2025, which supports university founders 🌠🌍
More here: tinyurl.com/utbc4p42
#HeriotWattUni #Converge2025 #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Impact @convergec.bsky.social
14.05.2025 12:54 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Credit ratings are a key check on chief executive overconfidence in corporate acquisitions
Overconfident chief executives and their risky behaviours can be partly restrained through credit ratings, finds new research from Heriot-Watt and partner universities.
Overconfident #CEOs & their risky behaviours can be partly restrained by credit ratings, finds new research in the journal European Financial Management by Bangor University, Heriot-Watt University, Vlerick Business School and Aberdeen University
More here: tinyurl.com/4rwrz54m
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12.05.2025 10:22 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to our textile design students, whose new design ideas for Shetland wool won prizes and commendations from Shetland wool broker Jamieson & Smith 🐑🐏
More here: tinyurl.com/yxum23m8
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30.04.2025 08:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Lovely pics. ☀️
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30.04.2025 08:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Heriot-Watt mathematician Professor Minhyong Kim
The Royal Society of Edinburgh building in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo by Ryan Johnston.
Congratulations to Heriot-Watt #mathematician Professor Minhyong Kim, who has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of #science & letters 👏
More here: tinyurl.com/yc7ya9hd
#HeriotWattUni #mathematics @royalsoced.bsky.social @icms-edinburgh.bsky.social
02.04.2025 12:41 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Heriot-Watt quantum physicist Mehul Malik honoured with Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship
Heriot-Watt quantum physicist Professor Mehul Malik has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Congratulations to our #quantum #physicist Professor Mehul Malik, who has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of #science & letters 👏
More here: www.hw.ac.uk/news/2025/he...
#HeriotWattUni #quantumphysics #quantumcommunications #EduSky #AcademicSky
24.03.2025 10:38 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Introducing our new Future Shapers Scholarship. 📈
These high value scholarships are designed to help us invest in the future of students who want harness the power of research to help solve real-world issues.
Learn more: shorturl.at/FbVHw
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21.03.2025 12:08 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Heriot-Watt student cyclists at Edinburgh Castle. From left to right: Kah Rick Fong, Dominic Gurney, King Jun Siew, Oli Munn and Jay Berry.
Bikes for hire. Photo by Viktor Keri on Unsplash.
Civil engineering students at Heriot-Watt University in #Edinburgh are calling for the creation of a publicly-owned bike hire scheme in the city🚲
More here: tinyurl.com/3s746pbp
#SustainableHWU #CivilEngineering #Cycling #Cyclists #BikeHire #UrbanRealm #Students #EduSky
#AcademicSky
13.03.2025 11:15 — 👍 14 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 1
A UK study shows digitalisation in healthcare, housing & energy can marginalise minoritised ethnic communities. Poor design & lack of support deepen inequalities: tinyurl.com/3bwkk7h3
PRIME developed solutions & free digital tools. www.primecommunities.online
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13.03.2025 12:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Heriot-Watt Chancellor, Professor Emeritus Sir Geoff Palmer, has been named recipient of the Fletcher of Saltoun Awards, receiving the Award for Public Life from The Saltire Society of Scotland. 👏
Read more: tinyurl.com/yck6up3a
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10.03.2025 16:26 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wow. 👏👏
Huge congratulations to our Football Scholar, Barney Stewart, who scored his first goal for Falkirk FC on Monday after signing his first professional contract with them last year.
#HeriotWattUni
07.03.2025 10:07 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Italian scientist receives €2 million funding to help predict the unexpected
Italian mathematician Professor Lorenzo Pareschi has won a €2 million funding from the Italian government to help predict complex phenomena like epidemics and traffic.
Congratulations to our #mathematician Lorenzo Pareschi, who has won €2m from the Italian Science Fund to help predict complex phenomena like epidemics, traffic and the #economy 👏
More here: tinyurl.com/nhzfytk6
#HeriotWattUni #Mathematics #ArtificialIntelligence #EduSky
#AcademicSky
07.03.2025 09:37 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Heriot-Watt University wishes a Ramadan Kareem to all those in our global University community who celebrate. ☪️
#HeriotWattUni #Ramadan
06.03.2025 15:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
3D imaging breakthrough could mean step change for security and defence applications
A new detection system that could vastly improve the accuracy of human facial and activity recognition at long distances has been developed by scientists at Heriot-Watt University.
Scientists have developed a detection system that could vastly improve the accuracy of human facial and activity recognition at long distances and through obstructions like fog, smoke or camouflage.
More here: tinyurl.com/25daycbp
#HeriotWattUni #optics #photonics #EduSky #AcademicSky
07.02.2025 11:21 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Exciting new initiative with The Scottish Government offering graduates a new work and study pathway to help gain real-life experience. 👷
Learn more. 👇
#HeriotWattUni
05.02.2025 15:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us tomorrow in Oriam for our All Disciplines Career Fair. 🧮
Our career fairs offer a great chance for students to speak with industry leaders who will be on hand to answer any of your questions.
#HeriotWattUni
05.02.2025 15:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
As we begin the Year of the Snake, we would like to wish all of our global community and partners a successful, happy, and prosperous Lunar New Year. 🎆
#HeriotWattUni #ChineseNewYear2025
29.01.2025 10:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Excited to announce the launch of our New Master or Architecture (MArch) degree. 👷♀️
Learn more. 👇
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27.01.2025 13:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tackling tomorrow’s engineering research challenges
New engineering networks to address key strategic challenges and support future growth.
Congratulations to our Edinburgh Business School #research teams and their UK university collaborators for securing a share of £10m funding from EPSRC 🌍👏
More here: www.ukri.org/news/tacklin...
#SustainableHWU #engineering #innovation #inclusion #netzero #EduSky #AcademicSky
24.01.2025 10:20 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Financial Times award for climate research led by Edinburgh Business School economist
Climate change research led by Dr Patrycja Klusak, an economist at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Business School, has won a major award from the Financial Times.
Our Edinburgh Business School #economist Dr Patrycja Klusak & her co-authors have won a @financialtimes.com award for the impact of their pioneering #research on climate change & sovereign credit ratings 🌍👏
More here: tinyurl.com/2nkus4tv
#SustainableHWU #creditratings #sovereigndebt #netzero
23.01.2025 09:18 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
🎙️ Listen to a sneak preview of our new podcast Shaping the Future ahead of its Sunday launch to celebrate #GlobalWattDay.
Learn how our academics and senior leaders' work is changing the world and helping solve some of the most complex global challenges. 🌎
shorturl.at/G1ceD
#SustainableHWU
16.01.2025 15:33 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Discover ‘On the GRID’, Heriot-Watt’s new podcast distilling complex research into engaging stories everyone can enjoy.
In Episode one, we explore renewable energy breakthroughs in retrofitting buildings. Listen now:
open.spotify.com/show/7aVP1GA...
#OnTheGRID #SustainableHWU
04.12.2024 09:22 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
