Heriot-Watt University

One of the UK’s biggest academic accolades – the Panmure House Prize – will be awarded next week, providing its recipient with US$75,000 to develop research into long-term investment and its relationship with innovation. This year’s five…

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University are launching a new partnership with Linlithgow Museum to inspire and engage the community on local scientific history. Expanding the University's collaborations with partners across West Lothian, the…

Senior representatives from international robotic technology company, Fourier Intelligence, were welcomed at the National Robotarium on Tuesday 12 July to co-sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the new facility.Fourier Global HQ…

One of the UK’s biggest academic accolades – the Panmure House Prize – will be awarded next week, providing its recipient with US$75,000 to develop research into long-term investment and its relationship with innovation. This year’s five…

A team of student researchers from the National Robotarium, supported by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, have reached the next round of the Amazon Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge, a global AI competition that tasks…

A harbour seal attempted to evade a pod of killer whales by hiding in a mussel farm off Shetland. The clever seal was caught on camera by local drone pilot Nick McCaffrey.McCaffrey captured 38 minutes of footage of eight orca hunting the…

Madison Craig was the winner of The Habitat Future Design Award and Sophie Campbell was the winner of TU Clothing Creative Pattern & Print Award.The ND Awards is a highly prestigious awards programme, supported by 30 leading industry…

Robot illustrations and snapshots from life in 2022 will live in perpetuity following the burial of a time capsule at the National Robotarium, a world leading centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence opening at Heriot-Watt…

New facility will enable national and international research teams to connect to satellites with quantum secure communication payloads A satellite ground station facility at Errol Aerodrome, a former WWII RAF airfield between Dundee and…

A film just 250 nanometres or 0.00025 mm thick has given scientists a sneak peek into the ultrafast world. The film is made of transparent conducting oxides, a class of materials commonly used for smartphone touch screens and photovoltaic…