Heriot-Watt University

Venue at a glance

Heriot-Watt University is set in 380 acres of parkland on the edge of Edinburgh. It hosts conferences, workshops, seminars, training and functions across the James Watt Centre, Edinburgh Business School and four Lecture Theatres, with further academic seminar rooms and a Post Graduate Centre also on campus.

Spaces and capacities

• James Watt Centre 1 — 500 reception; 465 theatre; 200 banquet; 192 cabaret; 506 sq m exhibition space.
• Lecture Theatre 4 — 303 classroom.
• Atrium — 300 reception; 64 banquet.
• James Watt Centre 2 — 200 cabaret.
• Lecture Theatre 1 — 200 classroom.
• Lecture Theatre 3 — 136 classroom.
• JW2 Gibson Room — 100 reception; 100 theatre; 100 banquet; 64 cabaret; 60 classroom; 38 boardroom.
• JW2 Craig Room — 100 reception; 100 theatre; 70 banquet; 56 cabaret; 60 classroom; 38 boardroom.
• Heriot-Watt University also publishes capacities for further rooms, including the Scott Suite, Carnegie rooms, Wardlaw Room, Private Dining Room and Kennedy Boardroom, not listed here.

Facilities

• Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout at Edinburgh Business School.
• Inclusive wifi throughout in the James Watt Centre.
• Built-in unified communication facilities in the Craig Room.
• Breakout spaces and an additional meeting room alongside James Watt Centre 2.
• Four lecture theatres with access to power at every seat.

With rooms from a 500-capacity reception space to smaller boardrooms and lecture theatres, Heriot-Watt University suits conferences, exhibitions and academic events of a wide range of sizes.