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Research used in study by US Congressional Research Service
Research from Heriot-Watt University has been used by a body responsible for presenting research-based evidence to the US Congress.
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Fisheries expert named as new Chief Scientist
Heriot-Watt University has appointed Professor Michel Kaiser as its new Chief Scientist.
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Heriot-Watt academic discusses the role that doctoral training needs to play in addressing decarbonisation
At a time when prospective students are being put off by the perceived association of geologists with ‘dirty’ industries, energy resources and environmental damage, it is rather ironic yet apposite that geoscientists and their skill sets are a vital part
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