On Wednesday 25 March, we held the festival event of the year at our Edinburgh campus, which featured a night packed with sports showdowns, delicious food and carnival fun. As part of the day’s event, Team Blue vs Team Yellow went head‑to‑head at Oriam in an epic battle for this year’s Watt Cup. A Festival […]
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Winners of Blues and Volunteering Awards 2026
The annual Blues and Volunteers Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Sports Union, is a fantastic celebration of the success, dedication, and tireless efforts of our student athletes, coaches, and volunteers. The volunteering force of the Sports Union represents a massive community action and contributes enormously both to student life and the wider community, with more […]
Celebrating success at the 2026 Sports Ball
The 2026 Sports Union Ball took place on Friday 27 February, bringing together more than 530 students and colleagues to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our sports clubs over the past year. Hosted at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, the evening showcased the talent, commitment and community spirit that define sport at our University. Check out the […]
Watt Wrapped 2024/25
As we look back on the 2024/25 season, it’s clear that sport continues to play a powerful role in shaping student life at Heriot-Watt. Across more than 300 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and Scottish Student Sport fixtures, our teams delivered over 200 Watt Wins, securing 6 League Titles and 2 Cup Wins – […]
Blues & Volunteering Awards 2025
Our annual Blues & Volunteering Awards Ceremony returned to the James Watt Centre on 8th May. With over 100 staff and students in attendance, we celebrated the success, dedication and tireless efforts of our students athletes, coaches and over 300 volunteers. Sports Union President, Alex Chan-Taylor, and University Principal, Prof. Richard Williams, both delivered heartfelt […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]