Heriot-Watt University | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 05/10/2019

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00:01:38 1 History
00:01:47 1.1 School of Arts of Edinburgh
00:03:47 1.2 Watt Institution and School of Arts
00:06:17 1.2.1 The Watt Club
00:07:15 1.3 Heriot-Watt College
00:09:27 1.4 Heriot-Watt University
00:11:50 2 Campuses
00:12:11 2.1 Edinburgh
00:13:05 2.2 Scottish Borders
00:14:54 2.3 Dubai
00:15:41 2.4 Malaysia
00:16:12 2.5 Orkney
00:16:42 3 Organisation
00:18:16 4 Academic profile
00:18:26 4.1 Rankings and reputation
00:22:34 4.2 Admissions
00:23:08 4.3 Masters in Strategic Project Management
00:23:56 5 Student life
00:24:06 5.1 Student Union
00:25:30 5.2 Sports Union
00:25:57 6 Notable alumni
00:26:06 6.1 Arts
00:28:13 6.2 Academia and science
00:28:38 6.3 Business
00:29:32 6.4 Politics
00:31:03 6.5 Sports
00:31:44 6.6 Other
00:32:02 7 Notable staff
00:32:38 7.1 Principals
00:34:17 8 See also



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Heriot-Watt University is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, world's first mechanics' institute and subsequently was granted university status by royal charter granted in 1966. It is the eighth oldest higher education institute in UK. The name Heriot-Watt was taken from Scottish inventor James Watt and Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot.
Heriot-Watt was named International University of the Year in recognition of its global presence and impact by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. In 2020, the university ranked among top 300 in the world by Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The same year, The Complete University Guide ranked Heriot-Watt at 35 in UK, ahead of several Russell Group universities. Since it's foundation, the university has maintained strong ties with the neighbouring University of Edinburgh for teaching and research.        
Known for its strength in science and engineering, it is one of the 39 old universities in the UK comprising the distinctive second cluster of elite universities after Oxbridge. In the latest Research Excellence Framework, it was ranked overall in the top 10 of UK universities and 1st in Scotland for research impact.