The good news is that a lower number of COVID-19 related deaths is being reported in the news across all our campus locations. I have noticed a certain air of relief starting to creep into the cross-university conversations but also, naturally, apprehension. While many are thinking what physically transitioning back to work may look like, it is still a process and at the moment the main message to […] Read More
Like everyone else, I was shocked at the killing of George Floyd in the US city of Minneapolis. I have been humbled by the wave of protests which have followed in the US, the UK and across the world. I was pleased to see the traction our own support for Black Lives matter received from our social media statements. If any evidence were needed for further reform in […] Read More
I was excited to learn more this week about the manufacturing and research work our School of Textiles is doing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff at our Borders campus are using their skills and expertise to make Personal Protective Equipment and medical uniforms for healthcare workers. Heriot-Watt is a leading research centre for medical textiles, and in my video call with the Head of School, Professor […] Read More
There is no end in sight yet to the Coronavirus pandemic, but across our campus network there is a great deal of work underway to map our routes out of lockdown. Over the past week, I’ve developed a strong sense we are moving to a different phase in our response. It’s hard to overstate how proud I am of what we have achieved together in recent weeks, and […] Read More
With economic recovery on everyone’s minds this week, I was really pleased to see Heriot-Watt’s School of Social Sciences is playing a prominent role in mapping the country’s route out of the current coronavirus crisis. Our Visiting Professor Benny Higgins was recently appointed to lead the Scottish Government’s Advisory Group on Economic Recovery and I’m especially proud that Edinburgh Business School has also been asked to lead a […] Read More