Support the 1821 Appeal

The 1821 Appeal supports our university’s vision to enable talented students worldwide to access a Heriot-Watt education, whatever their background or circumstances in life.

2021 is Heriot-Watt’s 200th anniversary year and we are celebrating our history of widening access to education.

Our bicentenary milestone gives us an opportunity to work together to make a difference to our students’ lives and futures.

To realise this vision, we aim to raise £4 million to provide a programme of new opportunities for under-represented students from our communities in Scotland, Dubai, Malaysia, and beyond, enabling talented individuals to pursue their academic ambitions and achieve their goals.

Malaysia campus student to enter national stage of contest

Speak Out for Engineering (SOfE) competition was established by IMechE to challenge young engineers, promoting excellence in delivering technical ability and communicating engineering knowledge to the public. An internal competition was held on 25 July 2021 in order to select the our representative for the national level.

The internal SofE competition 2021 for HWUM has officially closed, and our heartiest congratulations go to Kiwan Anak Richard for winning the competition with his eye-opener of a presentation.

Let's wish him all the best at the national level!

Appointment of New Associate Head, School of Social Sciences

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Raymond Madden as the Associate Head of School (Malaysia) for School of Social Sciences (SoSS) starting 1 August 2021.

With significant experience of both academia and business, Raymond has held a number of academic roles as former Director of Research at London Business School, Associate Dean for Cass Business School and visiting professor at École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and the International University of Malaya – Wales. He was also head of global learning for ABN AMRO Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and head of learning and professional development for the ICAEW. Most recently he was CEO for the Asian Institute of Finance, a think tank established by the Central Bank of Malaysia. He was made an honorary Companion of the Institute of Leadership and Management UK in 2018. His passion for teaching and writing industry-based case studies has led to him publishing over 30 cases and numerous applied research reports.

With his wealth of experience, Raymond will be a strong contributor to both Edinburgh Business School and the wider success of the School of Social Sciences globally. Raymond is also passionate about the work that we are doing through the EmPOWER programme and is keen to contribute to the enhancement of our student development activities.

Owing to the Enhanced Movement Control Order, Raymond will be working from home for this period and we will share his business contact details at a later stage.