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Sir Geoff Palmer’s ‘extraordinary life’ hailed at memorial celebration

He was a former chancellor of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and was Scotland’s first black professor,

Evening Standard

Scottish university agreed to monitor students for arms firm, emails show

A SCOTTISH university agreed to requests to monitor its students on behalf of an arms company ...

The National (Scotland)

Sir Geoff Palmer obituary

Grain scientist whose work was important to the brewing and distilling industry and who became a distinguished campaigner for racial equality

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Tributes paid to ‘trailblazer’ academic Sir Geoff Palmer after death aged 85

Scotland’s first black professor was hailed as being a ‘courageous voice for justice and equality’.

Evening Standard

University unveils plans for £35m brewing and distilling ‘centre for excellence’

Heriot-Watt’s history of teaching brewing dates back more than a century.

Evening Standard

Half of vessels in Scotland ‘invisible’ to marine tracking systems – study

The research comes from Heriot-Watt University.

The Independent UK

Scottish university students team up with football team in two-year partnership

HERIOT-WATT students could be helping Falkirk FC clinch the Championship title with the league leaders having signed a two-year collaboration with…

The National (Scotland)

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Thousands of oysters reintroduced into Scottish river 'settling in well'

MARINE experts have expressed delight over positive signs that thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth are settling in well to their…

The National (Scotland)

Positive signs oysters settling in well after reintroduction to Firth of Forth

Around 30,000 oysters have been released into the estuary since September last year under the Restoration Forth project.

The Independent UK

Researchers aim to seal 100,000 methane wells in next decade to curb emissions

Rockit, a clean technology company based at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, announced the ambitious plans on Monday.

The Independent UK

Scientists turn whisky-making by-product into fuel for the future

A team from Heriot-Watt University have developed materials that can use wastewater from distilleries to produce green hydrogen.

The Independent UK

Scottish scientists turn whisky wastewater into sustainable fuel

Scientists at a Scottish university believe they have discovered a way to turn wastewater from the whisky industry into sustainable fuel for the…

The National (Scotland)

UK universities take £40m in fossil fuel funding since 2022

FoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest

The Guardian - UK

Study to examine effects of social media and technology on mental health in young people

Scientists from Heriot-Watt University, alongside others, are behind the research

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Study to examine how social media and other technology affects mental health

Scientists from Heriot-Watt University, alongside others, are behind the research.

The Guardian - UK

Oysters and whisky? Why the pairing could have huge benefits for wildlife in Scotland

Scientists find that using oysters as water filters helps the bivalve and other species thrive – and could treble the amount of carbon going into the seabed

The National (Scotland)

Scots scientists boost search for Earth-like planets

UNIVERSITY scientists have developed a system which could help astronomers find Earth-like planets – and it is powered by a laser similar to those…

The National (Scotland)

Work starts on state-of-the-art indoor tennis centre in Edinburgh

WORK has finally begun on a state-of-the-art indoor tennis centre in Edinburgh after a two-year delay due to the pandemic.

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Scottish universities offer cash incentives to lure other UK students

Scholarships and bursaries on offer as universities gear up for ‘clearing campaign like no other’

Insider UK

Heriot-Watt University hires new principal to boost entrepreneurial pipeline

Latest appointment is a geotechnical engineering expert and start-up founder

Daily Record

Mixed fortunes in cup finals for West Lothian clubs

The season ended in disappointing fashion for Livingston United while it was a stunning fightback from Linlithgow Rose on a couple final double weekend

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Our latest Big Profile focuses on tech entrepreneur and deal-maker Calum Smeaton

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