RESILIENCE case study: Bioprocessing Virtual Reality Workshop with Heriot-Watt University
16th March 2026
As well as being a core partner in RESILIENCE, Heriot-Watt University is a member organisation of the RESILIENCE network in its own right as a progressive and international Scottish higher educational institution. Students from Heriot-Watt University recently took advantage of the opportunity to attend a RESILIENCE led Bioprocessing VR Workshop as part of a ‘Laboratory Regulation and Project Management’ course.
Assistant Professor(Lecturer) David Ellis, who was introduced to RESILIENCE by a colleague, explains, “The workshops, hosted by HW RESILIENCE colleagues allow students in their graduating year to experience VR/MR.”
In addition to the direct skills development and innovative experiences that the students benefited from, broader opportunities from an academic perspective have also included connections and introductions to VR training development specialists ‘BodySwaps and ‘FourPlus Immersive’ who are now supporting a HW bid to create a DFA (Doctoral Focal Award), a Government Funded Scheme for multiple PhD studentships) in Nuclear Skills.
“For anyone considering joining the RESILIENCE network who hasn’t yet, I would say, ‘RESILIENCE is the Future!’”
David Ellis, Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Heriot-Watt University
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