Overview
Legal name
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY(THE)
Region
Unknown
Registered address
Unknown
Insolvency history
No
Company
Active
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Company profile
Heriot-Watt University(The)
Heriot-Watt University(The) is a UK company with status active founded in 1981.
CRN
RC000216
Founded
1981
Age
45
Corporate ownership
Updated 06 Jun 2026 16:52
Heriot-Watt University(The)
No active corporate controller recorded.
Company events
Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.
2 events
15 Jan
2017
Confirmation statement due
Confirmation DueNext confirmation statement due date
01 Jan
1981
Incorporated
InceptionCompany registered at Companies House
Public funding
88 awards
First funded
2004
Funded years
2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Age at first award
23 years
Projects
2022
Feasibility Studies
Lead participant
Startup for Cyber Risk Management Consultancy
1 Apr 2022 to 31 Jul 2022
Awarded
£24,326
Total cost £24,326
2021
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Lead participant
Heriot Watt University and Scottish Leather Group Limited
1 Oct 2021 to 30 Sep 2023
Awarded
£93,240
Total cost £186,480
To Improve resource sustainability through adding value to edible grade leather by-products
2021
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Lead participant
Heriot-Watt University and IMET Alloys Group Limited P2
1 Sep 2021 to 29 Feb 2024
Awarded
£162,394
Total cost £242,379
To develop and scale-up of a novel low energy process for making high value metallurgically precise powders.
2021
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Lead participant
Heriot-Watt University and Brewster Brothers Limited
1 Feb 2021 to 31 Oct 2023
Awarded
£144,251
Total cost £215,300
To develop circular solutions to add value to waste and by-product waste targeting a net zero sustainable future.
2020
Collaborative R&D
Single Photon Infrared Imaging, Detection and Ranging (SPIDAR)
1 Oct 2020 to 31 Dec 2023
Awarded
£298,136
Total cost £298,136
This project will develop novel range finding and 3D imaging systems which will be used for driver assistance and the autonomous vehicles of the future. The cameras are based on detecting single photons (light particles) in the infra-red region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Depth information is gained by measuring the time of flight of the photons from...
2020
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Lead participant
Heriot-Watt University and Leonardo UK Limited
1 Sep 2020 to 31 Jul 2022
Awarded
£110,620
Total cost £221,239
To develop the technology for a Compact, High Power Mid-Infrared Slab Laser as a Primary Laser Source
2020
CR&D Bilateral
Quantum Electro-Optic Detector Technology (QuEOD)
1 Sep 2020 to 31 Aug 2023
Awarded
£93,710
Total cost £93,710
The QuEOD project brings together academic and industrial partners to break through the technology barriers for novel types of time-resolved SWIR detectors and pave the way forwards for UK sovereign supply and leadership. It will to develop a unique supply chain and engage in commercial exploitation for both CMT and GaSb detector technologies for next gen...
2020
Collaborative R&D
Wireless Charging in Micro-Fulfilment Centres for Last Mile Delivery
1 Jul 2020 to 31 Mar 2022
Awarded
£795,670
Total cost £795,670
Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) contribute around 15% of UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport and 33% of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, whilst making up <10% of vehicles on our roads. Government policy, as described in the Road to Zero report, is for all new van sales to be zero emissions by 2040, and 40% of new vans to be ultra-low emission...
2020
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Lead participant
Heriot-Watt University and Commscope Technologies UK
1 May 2020 to 31 May 2022
Awarded
£92,902
Total cost £185,804
To deliver innovative solutions for antenna products enabling auto-alignment of mm-wave point to point backhaul links that will maintain performance during operation in presence of unplanned mechanical displacements
2019
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Lead participant
Heriot-Watt University and St Andrews Brewing Company Limited
1 Sep 2019 to 28 Feb 2022
Awarded
£158,046
Total cost £235,890
To develop and apply quality systems in a small-scale brewery for production and innovation.
2019
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Lead participant
Heriot-Watt University and Recyclatech Group Limited
1 Jun 2019 to 31 May 2021
Awarded
£125,118
Total cost £186,743
To provide a robust methodology for the rapid evaluation of the surface chemistry of rubber following processing to certify effective devulcanisation.
2019
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Lead participant
Heriot Watt University and Chromacity Limited
1 Mar 2019 to 30 Sep 2020
Awarded
£150,403
Total cost £224,482
To develop OPO Technologies for Life Science Imaging.
Product types
Collaborative R&D
CR&D Bilateral
Feasibility Studies
Knowledge Transfer Partnership