Firstly, I’d like to thank those of you who got in touch after reading last week’s blog about my walk around the Riccarton campus. It is easy to forget our surroundings when we’re so busy, so I was pleased that some of you found the reminder of our beautiful campus a refreshing sight. I was keenly awaiting the results of the 2020 National Student Survey in the UK […] Read More
For those familiar, or not, with the Edinburgh campus, I wanted to share the beauty of the campus that is waiting for our return in this week’s blog. We are so very fortunate across the University that our places of work are in rather special locations. I feel a strong affinity for all of them. For those who are slowly returning to the Malaysia campus, we have heard […] Read More
All across our Heriot-Watt world we are about to embark on our biggest celebration ever! It’s the celebration that marks the graduation success of our ‘Class of 2020’. This is not something to replace a formal graduation at a future date, as I sincerely hope we will be able to return to that special moment at some point ahead. This is our digital celebration that marks the success […] Read More
I think it would be fair to say that no two weeks are quite the same, especially at the moment, but days do seem to merge into each other. Someone commented to me that the definition of the new normal is “a future that cannot be defined”. This has shades of reality but for our University community our future direction is clearly informed by the ethos of our […] Read More
As we soon approach the summer holiday season and the prospect of some lockdown easement, I am looking forward to finding some downtime to catch my breath and take a break from my online work world. Many of us have a busy time ahead but I do recommend taking time off to recharge and rest. I know many colleagues have been wisely taking their planned leave already and […] Read More