Heriot-Watt University Student Union

Heriot-Watt University Student Union We exist for one reason - to put students first, always. The Union building is home to our food & beverage outlets & events venue.

Heriot-Watt University Student Union is an independent, democratic, student-led non-profit supporting over 10,000 students across 3 campuses in Scotland. Life at university is about more than your course, so our goal is to make your experience at Heriot-Watt, the best it can be. The Union offers robust, high-quality events & spaces supporting our diverse community at the Edinburgh campus. We also

run The Advice Hub & The Shop in the Hugh Nisbet Building. HWUnion provides opportunities to our students to enhance their academic experience & improve their employability prospects through volunteering & societies.

You voted. They won. And their Full Time Officer era has officially begun. ✨Say hello to Mo, Kirsty, and Joey 👋💛After on...
06/06/2026

You voted. They won. And their Full Time Officer era has officially begun. ✨

Say hello to Mo, Kirsty, and Joey 👋💛

After one week of inductions, workshops, and sprinting between meetings, here are some of their biggest achievements so far:

🚽 Reviewed our brand-new toilets and agreed they're a solid upgrade.

🚪 Spent a concerning amount of time pondering how our automatic doors could actually open better.

🧱 Had their hearts broken by a game of Jenga.

But jokes aside...

It's been a packed week of learning, planning, and getting to grips with how they can make a difference for students over the next year.

Next up? Global induction, meeting officers from Dubai and Malaysia, and agreeing on the priorities that will shape student life across all campuses 🌍

Keep watching this space... they're only just getting started. 💫

Ever opened LinkedIn and immediately cringed? 👀Us too.But here's the thing: LinkedIn isn't just a place where people ann...
04/06/2026

Ever opened LinkedIn and immediately cringed? 👀

Us too.

But here's the thing: LinkedIn isn't just a place where people announce promotions and use the word "delighted" 17 times.

It's one of the easiest ways to showcase your skills, connect with employers, and tell people what you're looking for next 💼✨

So whether you've just finished first year, completed your dissertation, led a society, volunteered, or graduated, you've got more to talk about than you think.

Swipe for our guide to writing a killer LinkedIn post 👉

30/05/2026

Before they officially clock out of their FTO era… 💛

We need to give a HUGE shoutout to Holly & Cameron for the last two years ✨

From pushing for fairer housing rights and consent training, to improving lecture recordings, coursework deadlines, and making student voice impossible to ignore, they’ve spent two years making real change happen for students 📣🎓

Behind every campaign win, committee meeting, policy change, and “we’ve raised this with the University” email… there was a lot of passion and perseverance 💪🏻

Thank you both for everything you’ve done for this community. Your impact on student life at HWU will shape what comes next 💫

The University & Colleges Union (UCU) has notified the University of the upcoming strike action planned for graduation w...
29/05/2026

The University & Colleges Union (UCU) has notified the University of the upcoming strike action planned for graduation week starting June 15th and finishing June 19th.

Graduation should be a moment of celebration.

We believe the best way to protect that is for the University to urgently work towards a fair resolution.

Swipe to read our full statement and how you can support a fair resolution.

Campus may be quieter…but your coffee runs don’t have to be 👀☀️Here’s what’s open around the Union this summer 👇☕ Libert...
27/05/2026

Campus may be quieter…but your coffee runs don’t have to be 👀☀️

Here’s what’s open around the Union this summer 👇

☕ Libertys
Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm

🍔 Geordies
Every Thursday: 3pm - 7pm

🛍️ The Shop
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm

💛 Advice Hub
Mon - Fri: 10am - 4pm

🏢 Union Office
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm

See you around 🩷

Who else feels like they’ve stared at their screens and books for far too long this exam season?🫩 Get yourself outside, ...
23/05/2026

Who else feels like they’ve stared at their screens and books for far too long this exam season?🫩 Get yourself outside, touch some grass, feel the sun and breathe😤

Feels good right? Edinburgh has many green spaces to offer to help you reconnect to nature, starting with the favourites like the meadows, Prince's street gardens 🏞

🌊Feeling brave enough for the sea breeze? Head along to Portobello beach or try out Cramond or Sliverknowles beach! Or for a nice harbour walk try Newhaven🏖️

If you fancy it why not try out the Royal Botanic Gardens for a beautiful day out 🌺

Where is your favourite nature spot in Edinburgh? 💚

Campus might be quieter over summer… but behind the scenes we’re basically running on iced coffee ☀️🫡Here’s what we’re c...
19/05/2026

Campus might be quieter over summer… but behind the scenes we’re basically running on iced coffee ☀️🫡

Here’s what we’re cooking up before September hits:

🎉 Plotting Welcome Week like it’s a festival lineup
🌍 Hosting the Global Induction to help shape this year’s global FTO priorities
🪴 Giving some of our spaces a little glow-up moment (watch this space, no pun intended 👀)
🧍 Training our volunteers to become campus legends
💼 Helping our new officers find their feet before the chaos of the new academic year begins

So while you’re resetting, travelling, working, gaming, sleeping for 14 hours straight or pretending your dissertation never happened… we’ll be getting everything ready for another big year 💙

Campus is getting a bit quieter so we thought which places feel illegal when they’re empty? 👀Here's what we came up with...
16/05/2026

Campus is getting a bit quieter so we thought which places feel illegal when they’re empty? 👀

Here's what we came up with:

🌊 The benches by the loch, getting one of these on a sunny day? Lottery-level luck.
🌿 Millennium Garden, lowkey feels like you accidentally walked into a Pinterest board.
🚶 The campus walks which started as a ‘quick walk to clear our heads' yet ended in a full reset.

What spots are we missing? 👀 Let us know below!👇

Every story deserves to be celebrated and now's your turn to tell yours🎓✨Whether you landed your dream job, changed care...
14/05/2026

Every story deserves to be celebrated and now's your turn to tell yours🎓✨

Whether you landed your dream job, changed careers, overcame challenges, balanced family life with studying, or took a completely scenic route to get here, your journey matters.

Heriot-Watt wants to spotlight the people behind the degrees and share the stories that make this community what it is 💙

Your story could feature across Union & University channels, social media, advertising, and even local or national media.

Now it’s your turn to tell yours 👀 How? Visit the link in our bio.

Not to state the obvious, but the weather hasn’t been very “summer” lately.So we sorted that part out and got the drinks...
12/05/2026

Not to state the obvious, but the weather hasn’t been very “summer” lately.

So we sorted that part out and got the drinks ready ☀️

Here are our feel-good, fresh smoothies available at Libertys:

🍦 Vanilla Frappe (with an optional espresso shot)
🌿 Tropical Matcha
🍓 5-A-Day
🌴 Tropical Delight
🫐 Açaí Berry

Address

Riccarton
Edinburgh
EH144AS

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441314515333

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