History-The University was founded in 1821 as the world’s first Mechanics Institute and the eighth oldest higher education institution in the UK.

RAE2008 results - The excellent RAE 2008 results confirm the strength of both Engineering wings of the Edinburgh Research Partnership (ERPem), which together constitute the second most powerful engineering research activity in the UK.

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The National Student Survey (NSS) at Heriot-Watt is now open.  Find out more [go to main University site]  Go to http://www.thestudentsurvey.com/