Heriot-Watt University
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| Motto | Leaders in ideas and solutions |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1821 - School of Arts of Edinburgh 1852 - Watt Institution and School of Arts 1885 - Heriot-Watt College 1966 – university by Royal Charter |
| Endowment | £8.9m (2017)[1] |
| Budget | £196.0 million (2016-17)[1] |
| Chancellor | Robert M Buchan |
| Principal | Richard Williams |
| Chairman of Court | Frances Cairncross |
Administrative staff | 1,737[2] |
| Students | Global: 31,000[2] Edinburgh: 10,500 (2016/17)[3] |
| Undergraduates | Edinburgh: 7,415 (2016/17)[3] |
| Postgraduates | Edinburgh: 3,090 (2016/17)[3] |
| Location | , Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Other campus locations | Scottish Borders Orkney Dubai Malaysia |
| Affiliations | Association of Commonwealth Universities CESAER ERASMUS Universities Scotland Universities UK |
| Website | www.hw.ac.uk |
Heriot-Watt University (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university. It is in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was created in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh. It is the eighth oldest higher education institute in the UK.
The name Heriot-Watt was taken from Scottish inventor James Watt and Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot.
Heriot-Watt University Media
This statue of James Watt commissioned for the School of Arts today sits at Heriot-Watt's Edinburgh Campus.
The former site of Heriot-Watt College on Chambers Street, today occupied by the Edinburgh Crown Office
Main entrance to reception at Heriot-Watt University's Edinburgh campus.
A view of the loch at Edinburgh Campus
Heriot Watt University Scottish Borders Campus, Galashiels. Formerly known as The Scottish Textile College
Heriot-Watt University's national league table performance over the past ten years
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James Hall Nasmyth by George Bernard O'Neill
ITV Chief Executive Adam Crozier gives his keynote address at the Nations & Regions Media Conference, organised by the University of Salford, at The Lowry 13 March 2012.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Annual Accounts 2017" (PDF). Heriot-Watt University. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Annual statistics 2011–12" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2016/17 Students by HE provider, level, mode and domicile" (CSV). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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