Heriot-Watt University
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| Heriot-Watt University link () Website | |
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| Formation | 1821 |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Type | public,reserach |
| Scottish university | |
Heriot-Watt University is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, to provide practical knowledge of science and technology to Edinburgh's working men, and subsequently granted university status by royal charter in 1966. It is the eighth-oldest higher education institute in the UK. The name Heriot-Watt was taken from Scottish inventor James Watt and Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot.