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Heriot-Watt University

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Corporate name headingHeriot-Watt University
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See alsoPredecessor: Heriot-Watt College
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Beginning date1966-01
LocatedEdinburgh (Scotland)
Field of activityTechnical education Engineering Physical sciences Life sciences Humanities Research
Found inThe university, technology and society, 1968.
LCCN 49035360: Heriot-Watt College. Catalogue of an exhibition of contemporary book-typography, 1933 (hdg.: Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh)
Its Web site, Nov. 22, 2004 (brief history: established by royal charter in 1966, but its origins date back to 1821 through the School of Arts of Edinburgh)
Two centuries of learning : your guide to Heriot-Watt University's heritage, c2008: pdf. p. 5 (School of Arts of Edinburgh) p. 7 (The new School ... changed its name in 1852 to the Watt Institution and School of Arts) p. 11-13 (On 12 August 1885 the Institution entered a new era as Heriot-Watt College; These "Technical Universities" were designed to offer courses up to degree and diploma level) p. 17 (the new University gained its charter in 1966) p. 19 (Heriot-Watt University has gained an international reputation for research)
From Edinburgh School of Arts to Heriot-Watt College, 1971: p. iii (origins and developments of this major technological institution) p. 1 (Edinburgh School of Arts, 1821-1852) p. 7 (The Watt Institution and School of Arts, 1852-1885) p. 10-14 (The Heriot-Watt College, 1885 ... in January 1966, was to culminate in the College's elevation to the university status ... Heriot-Watt University)
Associated languageeng