The University
Universities are massive organisations: Heriot-Watt University has countless different departments and areas that deal with students, offering us a whole range of information and support services. These range from libraries and computer labs to careers advice and welfare services. Here, we give you an A to Z of links to service information.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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Academic Services
Academic Registry
The student enquiry office for Registry is situated in the Lord Balerno Building. Opening hours are normally 10.00 am to 3.00 pm (NB the hours on the web site may be out of date - the office is not closed at lunchtime.)
Click here for more information
International Students Office
Provides support to all international students on campus and also to students who wish to take part in an exchange placement abroad for part of their course. Contact the office for advice and information on: Immigration and Visa extensions; Fees Status; Foundation English Programme Support; General International Student Advice; and Exchange Placements including EU Erasmus Exchange Programmes.
Click here for more information
Careers (Advisory Service)
ATM
There are three ATM’s on campus.
- The most popular one is outside the bank in Core because it is the only one that is free!
- There is one in the Students Union which charges £1.50 per withdrawal (free to Alliance and Leicester customers)
- There is a machine to the left of the main entrance to the James Watt which charges £1.75 per withdrawal. This is the only machine available 24 hours per day.
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Banking
Royal Bank of Scotland
Hugh Nisbet Building, Edinburgh Campus
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday - 9.15am to 4.45pm
Wednesday - 9.45am to 4.45pm
Buildings (Edinburgh Campus)
Campus map at : http://www.hw.ac.uk/maps/detailed-campus-map.pdf
| Department or School / Institute | Location(s) |
| Accountancy | Mary Burton Building |
| Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics | Colin MacLaurin Building |
| Applied Psychology | David Brewster Building |
| Biology | John Muir Building |
| Built Environment | Edwin Chadwick Building |
| William Arrol Building | |
| Chemical Engineering | John Coulson Building |
| Chemistry | William Perkin Building |
| Combined Studies | David Brewster Building |
| Computer Science | Earl Mountbatten Building |
| Economics | Mary Burton Building |
| Edinburgh Business School | Edinburgh Business School |
| Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering | Earl Mountbatten Building |
| Information Technology | Earl Mountbatten Building |
| Institute of Petroleum Engineering | NExT Building |
| Enterprise Building | |
| Jim Brown Building | |
| Conoco Building | |
| Tom Patten Building | |
| Energy Academy | |
| International Centre for Brewing & Distilling (ICBD) | John Muir Building |
| Languages | Henry Prais Building |
| Management | Gibson Craig Building |
| Mary Burton Building | |
| Marine Science & Environmental Management | John Muir Building |
| William Perkin Building | |
| Mathematics | Colin MacLaurin Building |
| James Nasmyth Building | |
| Mechanical Engineering | James Nasmyth Building |
| Occupational Health & Safety | James Nasmyth Building |
| Physics | Earl Mountbatten Building |
| David Brewster Building | |
| Sport & Exercise Science | John Muir Building |
| William Perkin Building |
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Careers Advisory Service
Cash Machine
see ATM
Catering on Campus
University Catering
Click here for more information
Students Association Catering
Chaplaincy
Computing
Computer Centre known as UICS
Click here for more information
RESNET (Campus Residences internet)
Click here for more information
WiFi on Campus
Click here for more information
WiFi in The Union
Counselling
Student Support and Accommodation
Click here for more information
Advice & Support Centre
D
Disabled Access
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International Students Office
Provides support to all international students on campus and also to students who wish to take part in an exchange placement abroad for part of their course. Contact the office for advice and information on: Immigration and Visa extensions; Fees Status; Foundation English Programme Support; General International Student Advice; and Exchange Placements including EU Erasmus Exchange Programmes.
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Laundry
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P
Photo-Booth
Passports, identity cards or just for fun, instant pictures are available. Sited just to the left as you go into the Microbyte seated area.
Post Offices
Locations
Click here for Post Office Locations
Post Boxes
There are 3 post boxes located on the Main University Campus; one at the Bus Terminus (Main Entrance), one at the top of Gait 2 and one outside the George Burnett Residences
Post Code
The Edinburgh Campus postcode is EH14 4AS
Nearest Post Offices
Currie
190 Lanark Rd West
Currie
Chesser
ASDA Walmart
Stamps are available from the Student Shop
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Residences
Residences in ascending order of age and luxury!
Midlothian, Linlithgow and Pentland Halls: known as Phase 1 or more affectionately, the Ghetto. A mixture of single and large single rooms. This is were it all happens. Home to 346 lucky residents.
Caddon, Ettrick and Yarrow Flats: Made up of 35 flats most of which consist of a five single rooms grouped round a kitchen/dining/sitting room.
Leonard Horner Hall: 161 single rooms. Nice rooms, nice kitchens. But not en suite.
Robert Bryson Hall: 189 single rooms. Nice rooms. Nice kitchens. All rooms en-suite
George Burnett, Robin Smith, Lord Thomson and Lord Home: 800 rooms. The most recently built residences. All en suite. A bit far out from the centre of campus.
RESNET
see Computing
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Schools
Click the links for more information
School of the Built Environment
School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Shopping off Campus - Supermarkets
There are three supermarkets nearest to Campus are:
Tesco
at Hermiston Gait
ASDA
at Chesser
Morrisons
at The Gyle Shopping Centre
Sainsburys
at Murrayfield
Shopping on Campus
Student Shop
Monday - Friday 8.00am - 10.00pm
Saturday 9.30am - 10.00pm
Sunday 9.30am - 10.00pm
Click here for more information
Blackwells
Monday – Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm
Royal Bank of Scotland
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9.15am to 4.45pm
Wednesday 9.45am to 4.45pm
Shear Magik - Ladies & Gents Hairdressing
Monday - Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm
0131 449 3145
(Experienced fully qualified hairdresser)
Appointments not always necessary.
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W
WiFi
see Computing