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Heriot-Watt is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the UK. Its origins date back to 1821 when it was a celebrated people’s college, dedicated to providing knowledge and skills for ordinary working people. Heriot-Watt received its university charter in 1966 although its name was already well established in the 19th century. It commemorates James Watt, the pioneer of steam power, and George Heriot, financier to King James VI.

The University specialises in teaching and research in the following areas: built environment, engineering and physical sciences, life sciences, MBAs and DBAs, management and languages, mathematics and computer science, petroleum engineering, textiles and design.

In the last UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), Heriot-Watt came top in the UK for petroleum engineering and actuarial mathematics and statistics, and top in Scotland for the built environment, applied mathematics, food science and technology, business and management and chemical engineering.

In the last UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), Heriot-Watt came top in the UK for petroleum engineering and actuarial mathematics and statistics, and top in Scotland for the built environment, applied mathematics, food science and technology, business and management and chemical engineering.

The Edinburgh campus is a self-contained environment offering everything that students may need for daily life, such as shops, a bank, the library, eating places, a health centre, sports academy and the student services offices. The campus is surrounded by woods with its own lake. The commercial Research Park is nearby, which makes business and enterprise very much a part of university life.

The sports village facilities include: tennis, badminton, rugby, football, cricket, netball and basketball, hockey, squash, cardiovascular and weights suite, and indoor golf facility. There are also a variety of exercise and relaxation classes on offer throughout the term.

The University has a campus-wide PC network, PC Caledonia, running Windows NT Workstation on a Novell network. The system is accessible from academic departments, the library and the computer centre. A local intranet connects the Edinburgh and Scottish Borders Campus. There is a wide range of support to help students get to grips with all the technology. The help desk is easily accessible by email, phone, in person and online.

The University library on the Edinburgh campus has access to networked information databases and full-text journals, which are available throughout the campus network. It has over 650 study places and there are seventy PC Caledonia workstations. The University library on the Scottish Borders Campus is situated in a modern, comfortable, attractive and spacious two-storey building with up-to-date study, lending and IT facilities. There are 80 study places, three Seminar Rooms, and a well-equipped Computer Suite with over 150 software applications and an IT Help Desk.

The Scottish Borders Campus is located 45 km from Edinburgh in beautiful rolling green countryside. This campus is also self-contained with the accommodation block and the Students’ Union located only three mins walk from the University. Students at the Scottish Borders Campus are free to use facilities at the Edinburgh Campus and vice versa. A shuttle bus connects the campuses twice a day. The School of Textiles & Design is located on the campus, and the School of Management and Languages offers an undergraduate course here in addition to the courses offered at the Riccarton campus in Edinburgh.