The continued and growing demand for the exploitation of subsurface oil and gas resources means that Heriot-Watt remains committed to the development and delivery of training and research programmes relevant to the needs of the international petroleum industry. Education and training are provided through taught Masters degree courses and through supervised research for the degrees of MPhil and PhD. Research activity was awarded the highest (5*) Grade in the most recent government Research Assessment Exercise, confirming 10 years of internationally rated performance. We have also been awarded an 'exemplary' rating by the QAA for our teaching.

see also: courses, engineering, pet, petroleum, postgraduate

Our evolving and well established portfolio of postgraduate taught courses as well as full details of the postgraduate research opportunities available can be viewed here. The School of the Built Environment's on-going commitment to high quality and innovative research has been recognised with a high ranking in the last two UK government Research Assessment Exercises (RAE). We are one of only seven built environment Schools in the UK, and the only one in Scotland to receive an RAE Grade 5 rating in both 1996 and 2001.

see also: architectural, conservation, construction, courses, engineering, sbe, school, sistech, structural

The School of Life Sciences offers postgraduate taught courses in brewing and distilling, food science, and marine and environmental studies, full details of which can be viewed here. Distance learning options for a number of programmes are also available. The Marine Technology Educational Consortium (MTEC), a collaboration of six UK universities recognised by industry for their excellence in marine technology education and research, is now offering an EPSRC Masters training package in Marine Technology with degree programmes available in seven technology areas. Course particulars can be viewed here.

see also: brewing, courses, distilling, marine, postgraduate, safety, school, sls

We offer taught postgraduate programmes in Accounting, Banking, Finance, Business Management, European Studies, Translating and Interpreting (European languages, Arabic and Chinese), Strategic Project Planning and Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Graduate education is regarded as an essential component of a research culture and at the more advanced levels, results and findings from research being undertaken in our specialist research centres feed through into our MSc teaching, providing an invaluable synergy. The School's new Management and European Studies Research Unit, which houses a dedicated MSc computing lab, will allow further development of links between research and postgraduate teaching within the School.

see also: accountancy, courses, economics, finance, languages, management, postgraduate, school, sml

The School of Textiles and Design offers flexible postgraduate training for textile and clothing industry professionals. The taught courses have a flexible modular pattern allowing you to study full-time, part-time or in 'blocks', depending on your circumstances. Research at the School covers a wide range of disciplines and ensures that the academic team is at the forefront of textile and clothing industry developments and that our teaching is always up to date. It helps develop the highly transferable problem solving skills that place our graduates in such high demand.

see also: courses, design, fashion, postgraduate, school, tex, textiles

The Research And Development, Innovation, Knowledge Adoption and Liaison (RADIKAL) project team aims to bring industry and academia closer together solving common problems and share resource such as costly facilities.

see also: development, industry, radikal

The interests of this research group include health and safety, mother-infant attachment and mental health, music and well-being, music and consumer behaviour, para-social relationships with public figures, stalking, personality and mood, and autistic spectrum disorders.

see also: psychology, relationship, wellbeing

Technology & Research Services provide continuous support to Schools developing and completing research proposals. This can include the verification of eligible costs and the recovery of overheads.

see also: application, trs

The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) assesses the quality of research in universities and colleges in the UK. The main purpose of the RAE is to enable the higher education funding bodies to distribute public funds for research selectively on the basis of quality. Institutions conducting the best research receive a larger proportion of the available grant so that the infrastructure for the top level of research in the UK is protected and developed. Heriot-Watt's submissions and scores are listed.

see also: rae

The summary results of the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise are presented in a table format. The grades attained and research-active volume figures for 1996 and 2001 are presented for each area of assessment.

see also: rae