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Watt Celebrate | Blues & Volunteer Awards 23/24

Our Blues & Volunteer Awards evening returned to the James Watt Centre this year with 80 students and staff in attendance to celebrate the hard work dedication and achievements of our students. Sports Union President, Hope Reilly and University Principal Prof. Richard Williams both gave a thoughtful speeches, reflecting on the year and congratulating our […]


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Oh Watt a Night!

For the second year running, we celebrated all that is great about our sports club at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). A welcome address from Sports Union President, Hope Reilly, was followed by the much anticipated Vice Presidents Speech. Highlighting the success of all clubs in attendance, as well as reflecting back on some […]


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Squash Scholars 23/24

Andrew Glen Age: 21 Country: Scotland Degree: Economics and Finance Year of Study: 3rd Anoopp Nithiyanandam Age: 20 Country: England Degree: Economics (Accelerated) Year of Study: 4th Connor Hayes Age: 18 Country: Australia Degree: Sport and Exercise Science Year of Study: 1st Finlay Halton Age: 17 Country: Scotland Degree: Mathematics Year of Study: 1st Greg […]


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Sports Scholars 23/24

Our sports scholarships are designed to embed a high performance training environment into a sports scholars weekly schedule. Our scholarships operate on a top up basis, acting as a fully inclusive method to ensure each individual can reach their full potential in their chosen sport while simultaneously reaching their full academic potential studying at Heriot-Watt […]


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Football Scholars 23/24

Anna Dickov Age: 21 Country: Scotland Degree: Sport and Exercise Science Year of Study: 2nd Barney Stewart Age: 19 Country: England Degree: Sport and Exercise Science Year of Study: 2nd Caitlin Armstrong Age: 18 Country: Scotland Degree: Sport and Exercise Science Year of Study: 1st Callum Holmes Age: 20 Country: England Degree: Business and Finance […]


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Lifting Club joins the Watt Family

This year the Sports Union welcomed it latest Watt family member in the shape of the lifting club. The club were unanimously voted to become a constituted member of the Sports Union by the other 32 member clubs at the SU AGM after a successful first year. Lifting Club The club was formed in 2022, […]


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A Night of Celebration!

Our Blues & Volunteer Awards evening returned to the James Watt Centre this year with 80 students and staff in attendance to celebrate the hard work and achievements of our students. We started the evening watching a video, reflecting on some of the action for this past year. Volunteer Awards The Heriot-Watt Sports Union Volunteer […]


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Heriot-Watt Aikido Club win British Nationals for 3rd Year in a row!

On the 18th – 19th March Oriam and Heriot-Watt Aikido Club hosted the British Universities Aikido Student Nationals. This event originally scheduled for 2020, however Covid got in the way of the clubs attempt to win their 3rd title in a row. As it turned out, Heriot-Watt students seriously stepped up on home turf and […]


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Football Scholars clinch BUCS 1A Title

The Heriot-Watt men’s 1s topped off an impressive BUCS season by beating closest rivals, Abertay 1s to secure the Scottish BUCS 1A. The Watt lads had beaten Abertay convincingly a couple weeks earlier to take top spot going into the final two games. A hard fought win against Aberdeen away from home in tough conditions […]


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Newsletter – November

Watt a month November has been for our clubs, some fantastic Watt Wins, fundraisers and socials! This is your November roundup of all that has happened in the past month and what there is to look forward to in The New Year! With us coming to the end of the semester and into the dreaded […]


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