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Following a spell in Surrey, he returned to Heriot Watt in 1977, going on to become Scotland's first black professor in 1989 before eventually retiring in 2005.

One memorable scene in Edinburgh was filmed in The Vennel, an historic staircase that runs from The Grassmarket along the boundary of George Heriot's School.

Initially the Loughbrough Lightning lock - who still faces further surgery to completely remove the tumour - thought she was simply feeling under the weather when her neck became sore at the end of a training camp at Heriot Watt University.

At George Heriot’s School – which was founded in the 17th century to provide for some of Edinburgh’s poorest children – Mrs Gibson claimed a “pain point where people will not be able to afford to go beyond” will arrive with the fee increase.

George Heriot’s had already increased fees by 6% for the 2024/25 year, and while it’s unclear what will happen with the VAT increase, the last letter it sent to parents suggested the school won’t absorb all of those costs.