Heriot-Watt University vs University of Nottingham

• Heriot-Watt currently has five campuses, and also runs distance learning programmes through 53 approved learning partners to students around the world
• Heriot-Watt's main campus is located in Riccarton in South West Edinburgh on 380 acres (150 hectares) of parkland. The campus consists of: academic buildings, student residences, a postgraduate centre, shops, several library collections, childcare, healthcare, a chaplaincy, a variety of recreational and sports facilities, and a museum, as well as the Student Union's main premises.
• It is also home to the Edinburgh Conference Centre and Europe's oldest research park, Heriot-Watt University Research Park which opened in 1971.

Campuses in UK, China & Malaysia; UK campuses located mainly in Nottingham include University Park (Main Campus), Jubilee Campus, Sutton Bonington Campus, King’s Meadow Campus, Queen’s Medical Center (also include 2 University Hospital sites); University Park- one of the largest & most attractive in UK; spread across 300 acres; 2 miles from city center in extensive greenery and around a lake.

• The university is home to more than 150 social clubs and organizations. 
• The Sports Union of the university is a student-led organization where teams are exposed to various national and international sports competitions. 
• The Heriot-Watt University Student Union organizes various fests and competitions on Heriot-Watt University Campus to boost the intercultural union of the international population. 
• The university offers various international religious and cultural groups including African, Caribbean, Indian, CHinese, SPanish and many more communities.

Period buildings; 12 halls of residence (accommodating over 3,000 students); East Midlands Conference Centre (a conference & exhibition center for upto 1,000 people); sports facilities- 70 sports clubs, Sports Centre, Fitness Centre, swimming pool; Lakeside Arts Centre (University’s public art program engaging over 200,000 people); Portland Building (housing Students' Union, Student Support Centre, banks, bars & restaurants).

With an active community of 27,000 students and an alumni network of 1,50,000 alumni, The Watt Club was founded in 1854 and is the oldest graduate club in the UK. Some of the Heriot-Watt University notable alumni are-

• Joanne Yeoh (Musician)
• Gary Younge (British Journalist)
• Fiona Hyslop (Former Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture), and many more.

Over 280,000 alumni; D.H. Lawrence (English Writer); Ruth Wilson (Actor); Sir Clive Granger (British Economist); Theo James (Actor); Anil Kakodkar (Indian physicist); Nadia Edith Whittome (Member of the Parliament of UK); Matthew Paul Walker (British Scientist); Major Levison James Wood (British Explorer)