Heriot-Watt University
university in Edinburgh, Scotland, 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.
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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 |
The name Heriot-Watt was taken from Scottish inventor James Watt and Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot.
References
change- ↑ 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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