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Kenoteq, a spin-out from the school of School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, is celebrating its second award in recent weeks after winning the inaugural Herald Pioneer Award for Circular Breakthrough.
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Researchers from around the UK gathered in Edinburgh on Friday (November 1) for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) Annual Conference.
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A prominent scientist at Heriot-Watt University has been appointed to Scotland’s highest science advisory body.
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