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Overview

Heriot-Watt is a specialist university in Edinburgh with a global presence. We create world renowned, innovative research and highly employable graduates.

News

Award Heriot-Watt University 6 days ago
Heriot-Watt University awarded Athena Swan Silver status
Heriot-Watt University has achieved an Athena Swan Silver Award in recognition of its significant progress in advancing gender equality for staff and students.
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News Heriot-Watt University 5 months ago
Scientists are fixing the big fat problem with vegan cheese
Scientists from Heriot-Watt's Schoool of Engineering and Physical Sciences are cooking up a healthier vegan cheese.
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News Heriot-Watt University 1 year ago
Scientists find proof that an asteroid hit the North Sea over 43 million years ago
A decades-long scientific debate over the origins of the Silverpit Crater in the southern North Sea has been resolved.
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News Heriot-Watt University 1 year ago
New glasses will supercharge hearing with AI
A research team led by Heriot-Watt is developing 'hearing glasses' that could dramatically improve how people with hearing loss experience sound.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Heriot-Watt University over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
12
Postings analysed
8
Stack modernity
58/100
Languages
Python
MATLAB
C++
Stata
Frameworks & libraries
Supervision
Cloud & platforms
Power BI
arXiv
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Full Heriot-Watt University tech stack 12 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Growth

Hiring Momentum
52/100
Stable
Open positions
21
9 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
8 days
faster than 70% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Science & Research
46% ▲
HR
17% ▲
AI/ML
8% ▲
Operations
8% ▲
Administrative
4% ▲
Communications
4% ▲
Actively hiring for Science & Research (+10 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+9 jobs in a week Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh United Kingdom
Engineering / R&D
17 open roles 20 posted in 90 days 59% engineering 6% remote 500-1000 est. staff $61k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research, HR, AI/ML
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Galashiels United Kingdom
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
seen since Sep 2026 job postings

Jobs

≈ $92k – $241k per year (Estimated) • In office • PhD • Edinburgh
Python
C++
MATLAB
Reinforcement Learning
arXiv
Machine Learning
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≈ $92k – $241k per year (Estimated) • In office • PhD • Edinburgh
Python
C++
MATLAB
Reinforcement Learning
Machine Learning
Apply