Deaf scholar promoted to full professor in deaf studies in UK first
Until the appointment of Annelies Kusters, UK had only hearing people as full professors in the field
October 2023
UK universities take £40m in fossil fuel funding since 2022
FoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest
September 2020
University Guide 2023
University guide 2023: Heriot-Watt University
All you need to know about studying at Heriot-Watt University
September 2019
Man jailed for stealing 7,000 books from Scottish universities
Darren Barr also faces assets seizure under legislation normally used for drug gangs
March 2017
Other lives
Zander Wedderburn obituary
Expert on working patterns whose research helped to change the way shifts are organised
November 2015
Keep it in the ground
Ten UK universities divest from fossil fuels
Institutions with endowments worth £115m are withdrawing their investments from fossil fuels ahead of crunch UN climate talks in Paris
April 2014
Scottish referendum groups officially confirmed by Electoral Commission
Yes Scotland and Better Together designated as lead campaigns as commissioner urges other, smaller groups to register quickly
August 2010
Scottish universities open campuses in Middle and Far East
In the face of cuts at home Scottish universities are opening campuses in Bangladesh, Dubai and Hong Kong
April 2009
British degrees exported to overseas students
Universities tap huge market of students who want prestige of a British degree but cannot afford to come to UK to study
May 2008
Heriot-Watt University
Uniquely among Scottish universities, Heriot-Watt can boast near-constant sunshine, a glamorous beachside position and sky-scrapers as far as the eye can see
January 2006
Greenfield to be made Heriot-Watt chancellor
Lady Greenfield, the first woman to become director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, is set to be installed as the new chancellor of Heriot-Watt University.
May 2004
India gets taste of a Scottish education
Ten secondary schools in India have signed up to an e-learning package developed by Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University.
April 2004
School report
Heriot-Watt University.
November 2002
Highland fling
A virtual learning programme devised by Heriot Watt has swept through Scottish secondary schools. Now the university is looking south of the border. Stephen Hoare reports.
