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Official #news account for Heriot-Watt University. For #expert comment and #media requests email: [email protected]. Online 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.

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Heriot-Watt scientists have proved the #Atlantic #Ocean formed 117m years earlier than thought. Giant mud waves buried below the seabed paint a picture of how the ocean formed - and its impact on the #Climate 🌍 More here: tinyurl.com/2c2t372s #SustainableHWU #Geoscience

Heriot-Watt scientists have proved the #Atlantic #Ocean formed 117m years earlier than thought. Giant mud waves buried below the seabed paint a picture of how the ocean formed - and its impact on the #Climate 🌍

More here: tinyurl.com/2c2t372s

#SustainableHWU #Geoscience
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Big thanks to Silicon Scotland for sharing the news of our new free #MedTech event by Tay Health Tech in #Dundee on 21 May 2025 👇 siliconscotland.news/new-medtech-ev… #HeriotWattUni #MedicalDevices Silicon Scotland: Tech & AI News

Big thanks to Silicon Scotland for sharing the news of our new free #MedTech event by Tay Health Tech in #Dundee on 21 May 2025 👇

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#HeriotWattUni #MedicalDevices <a href="/SiliconScot_/">Silicon Scotland: Tech & AI News</a>
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Overconfident #CEOs & their risky behaviours can be partly restrained by credit ratings, finds new research in the journal European Financial Management by Bangor University, @EBS_GLOBAL at Heriot-Watt University, Vlerick and University of Aberdeen 👇 More here: tinyurl.com/4rwrz54m #HeriotWattUni

Overconfident #CEOs &amp; their risky behaviours can be partly restrained by credit ratings, finds new research in the journal European Financial Management by <a href="/BangorUni/">Bangor University</a>, @EBS_GLOBAL at <a href="/HeriotWattUni/">Heriot-Watt University</a>, <a href="/Vlerick/">Vlerick</a> and <a href="/aberdeenuni/">University of Aberdeen</a> 👇

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Huge thanks to James McEnaney and The Herald for spotlighting the pioneering work of our scientists leading the photonics revolution. Discover more about their groundbreaking research in our feature: tinyurl.com/yrrn2uaj #HeriotWattUni #Photonics #ScienceInnovation

Huge thanks to <a href="/MrMcEnaney/">James McEnaney</a> and <a href="/heraldscotland/">The Herald</a> for spotlighting the pioneering work of our scientists leading the photonics revolution. 

Discover more about their groundbreaking research in our feature: tinyurl.com/yrrn2uaj

#HeriotWattUni #Photonics #ScienceInnovation
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Seventeen aspiring #entrepreneurs from Heriot-Watt University have been shortlisted for their innovative projects in Converge 2025, which supports university founders 🌠🌍 More here: tinyurl.com/utbc4p42 #HeriotWattUni #Converge2025 #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Impact

Seventeen aspiring #entrepreneurs from Heriot-Watt University have been shortlisted for their innovative projects in Converge 2025, which supports university founders 🌠🌍

More here: tinyurl.com/utbc4p42

#HeriotWattUni #Converge2025 #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Impact
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.Heriot-Watt University produces the highest % of CEOs and MDs in Scotland, says a new report by Novuna. 4.57% of grads rise to the top — driven by business & finance pathways and real-world, enterprise-focused education. More here: tinyurl.com/8jrbrjb9 Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University

.<a href="/HeriotWattUni/">Heriot-Watt University</a> produces the highest % of CEOs and MDs in Scotland, says a new report by <a href="/_Novuna/">Novuna</a>.

4.57% of grads rise to the top — driven by business &amp; finance pathways and real-world, enterprise-focused education.

More here: tinyurl.com/8jrbrjb9

<a href="/EBS_Global/">Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University</a>
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Heriot-Watt University spinout Kenoteq has achieved certification from UK construction certification body, the British Board of Agrément, for its K-BRIQ sustainable #building #brick 🧱 More here: tinyurl.com/3c7hb3x3 #SustainableHWU #KBriq #CircularMaterials

Heriot-Watt University spinout <a href="/kenoteq/">Kenoteq</a> has achieved certification from UK construction certification body, the British Board of Agrément, for its K-BRIQ sustainable #building #brick 🧱

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#SustainableHWU #KBriq #CircularMaterials
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Good news for nature – another 10,000 European flat oysters have been introduced to the Forth by #RestorationForth! Huge thanks to Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council volunteers for their vital role in this award-winning marine revival. More here: tinyurl.com/2x4tfzmv #HeriotWattUni

Good news for nature – another 10,000 European flat oysters have been introduced to the Forth by #RestorationForth!

Huge thanks to <a href="/ELRECUK/">Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council</a> volunteers for their vital role in this award-winning marine revival. 

More here: tinyurl.com/2x4tfzmv

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#Handball players from around the world are being invited to apply for a new Handball Scholarship in Scotland thought to be the first of its kind globally. Oriam Scotland and Scottish Handball Association are behind the launch🏐 More here tinyurl.com/27h3tfjh #Oriam #ScottishHandball #Sport

#Handball players from around the world are being invited to apply for a new Handball Scholarship in Scotland thought to be the first of its kind globally. <a href="/Oriamscotland/">Oriam Scotland</a> and <a href="/scothandball/">Scottish Handball Association</a> are behind the launch🏐

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#Oriam #ScottishHandball #Sport
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Thanks so much to Scottish Business News for covering our #Handball #Scholarship launch story 👇 scottishbusinessnews.net/scottish-handb… #HeriotWattUni #Oriam #ScottishHandball #Sport Scottish Business News

Thanks so much to Scottish Business News for covering our #Handball #Scholarship launch story 👇

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#HeriotWattUni #Oriam #ScottishHandball #Sport <a href="/ScotBizNews/">Scottish Business News</a>
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Great coverage on Radio Borders of this weekend’s Degree Show in #Galashiels for our #fashion, #textiles and #design students 👏 More here: tinyurl.com/3e2ubf3w #HeriotWattUni Heriot-Watt School of Textiles and Design Greatest Hits Radio - Borders News hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/…

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We’ve signed a new MOU with @AgeScotland to drive research & innovation that supports healthy ageing. Building on years of collaboration, this partnership aims to improve lives for older people across Scotland. More here: tinyurl.com/ej8zapt6 #HeriotWattUni

We’ve signed a new MOU with @AgeScotland to drive research &amp; innovation that supports healthy ageing. 

Building on years of collaboration, this partnership aims to improve lives for older people across Scotland.

More here: tinyurl.com/ej8zapt6

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Heriot-Watt University and Age Scotland strengthen partnership to improve the lives of older people Read more: scottishbusinessnews.net/heriot-watt-un… #scottishbusinessnews #Scotland #unionmedia

Heriot-Watt University and Age Scotland strengthen partnership to improve the lives of older people 

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Our #finance expert Patrycja Klusak is in Cape Town, South Africa, addressing the 2025 #Africa Annual Conference on Credit Ratings, to help African governments and institutions access finance 🌍 More here: tinyurl.com/2uyazt7m #HeriotWattUni #CreditRatings #UnitedNations

Our #finance expert Patrycja Klusak is in Cape Town, South Africa, addressing the 2025 #Africa Annual Conference on Credit Ratings, to help African governments and institutions access finance 🌍

More here: tinyurl.com/2uyazt7m

#HeriotWattUni #CreditRatings #UnitedNations
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New research: Heriot-Watt's Prof Bill Sanderson & @RoslinInstitute have developed a non-invasive test for a deadly oyster parasite—using oyster poo. A game-changer for conservation & aquaculture biosecurity. tinyurl.com/3m24vh6m #Oysters #MarineRestoration #HeriotWattUni

New research: Heriot-Watt's Prof Bill Sanderson &amp; @RoslinInstitute have developed a non-invasive test for a deadly oyster parasite—using oyster poo. 

A game-changer for conservation &amp; aquaculture biosecurity.

tinyurl.com/3m24vh6m

#Oysters #MarineRestoration #HeriotWattUni
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Congrats to our @EBS_GLOBAL #researchers for the kick-off of their Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Failure Modes of #Engineering project, which focuses on climate change & its impact on women, children & underrepresented groups globally More here tinyurl.com/2nmwczhu #SustainableHWU #ClimateChange

Congrats to our @EBS_GLOBAL #researchers for the kick-off of their <a href="/EPSRC/">Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council</a> Failure Modes of #Engineering project, which focuses on climate change &amp; its impact on women, children &amp; underrepresented groups globally 

More here tinyurl.com/2nmwczhu

#SustainableHWU #ClimateChange
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Big news in brewing. Prof Dawn Maskell, Director of our International Centre for Brewing & Distilling, has been named Chair of the Scottish Beer Awards judging panel. Congrats, Professor! 👏 tinyurl.com/3c6z6zp9 Scottish Beer Awards ICBD

Big news in brewing. Prof Dawn Maskell, Director of our International Centre for Brewing &amp; Distilling, has been named Chair of the Scottish Beer Awards judging panel.

Congrats, Professor! 👏

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<a href="/Scotbeerawards/">Scottish Beer Awards</a> <a href="/ICBDatHWU/">ICBD</a>
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Groundbreaking research from Heriot-Watt University supporting deaf women facing domestic abuse has won The SIPR 2025 Impact Award! More here: tinyurl.com/y86rd967 #BSL

Groundbreaking research from <a href="/HeriotWattUni/">Heriot-Watt University</a> supporting deaf women facing domestic abuse has won The SIPR 2025 Impact Award!

More here: tinyurl.com/y86rd967
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