Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Heriot-Watt University handed golden £1.3m donation

A gold-mining tycoon is donating £1.3m to a Scottish university to boost research into sustainable energy. Canada-based philanthropist Robert M Buchan is giving the cash to Heriot-Watt in Edinburgh, where he studied more than 40 years ago.Mr Buchan hopes the new chair will keep Scotland at the forefront of sustainable energy engineering.
BBC

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