Heriot-Watt University

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Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business and industry.

Heriot-Watt University has five campuses: three in the UK (Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Orkney), one in Dubai and one in Malaysia. The University offers a highly distinctive range of degree programmes in the specialist areas of science, engineering, design, business and languages. Heriot-Watt is also Scotland's most international university, boasting the largest international student cohort.

Strategy 2025

This is an exciting time as we strive to make a real difference through delivery of our strategy, Strategy 2025. We will become world-leading in all we do as we continue to fulfil our mission to create and exchange knowledge that benefits society, something we have been doing since our inception in 1821.

Our strategy has been developed by our global community of staff, students, alumni and partners. It is not the strategy of a university centred in one location with an international outlook, but of a global university based in multiple locations each successful and all connected. It is based on our special character and positions us to tackle the new challenges that face higher education in the period ahead. Our highly distinctive personality makes us strong, and our capabilities and expertise enable us to serve the future needs of society. Our new strategy expresses our goal: to educate our students to flourish in their learning and life skills, and for our University to deliver research and enterprise with profound impact on the communities that we serve.

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Why Heriot-Watt University?

We are an organisation with strong values that are owned by the whole of the Heriot-Watt community.

We have a diverse range of roles and opportunities – which may be either full-time or part-time on open-ended or fixed-term contracts.

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