Category: research
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies Welcomes Academic Delegation from Malmö University
The UHI Institute for Northern Studies is delighted to welcome staff and students from Malmö University in Sweden to Orkney from 8th to 11th October 2025. This will be their third visit to Orkney following successful visits in 2023 and 2024. Through a program of field visits, seminars, lectures, and…
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Inaugural Interdisciplinary Symposium a Resounding Success
The inaugural interdisciplinary symposium, “The Future of Northern and Arctic Islands: 2050 and Beyond,” organised by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Institute for Northern Studies, was a resounding success. The event attracted 78 delegates and featured international speakers from across the Northern Hemisphere. Held on September 19, 2025, the…
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The 7th International St Magnus Conference Call for Papers – Deadline Extended
Theme: “Borne on a Carrying Stream”: How Water has Shaped Heritage, Identity and Power We are thrilled with the number of abstracts submitted in response to our call for papers. We have had a number of requests to allow more time to accommodate those who were unavailable over the summer,…
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Heritage in Depopulated Europe Conference Live Streaming
Dr Andrew Lind, Dr Andrew Jennings, Professor Mairéad Nic Craith and Professor Ullrich Kockel of the UHI Institute for Northern Studies together with PhD Candidate Sarah Squire, will be attending the Heritage in Depopulated European Areas (HerInDep) Conference held in Prague between 27th August and 29th August 2025. The project…
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Explorathon 2025 is coming your way
Get ready for an exciting adventure this September as Explorathon 2025 is coming our way! The University of the Highlands and Islands is one of the five universities delivering the annual festival – along with the universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Strathclyde and Glasgow – that celebrates the diversity of research…
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INS Research Student Discusses Innovative Approach to Assessment at Conference
University of the Highlands and Islands Institute for Northern Studies PhD researcher Sarah Squire participated in a panel at the University of Edinburgh Learning and Teaching Conference on 17 June. The annual University of Edinburgh Learning and Teaching Conference brought together staff and students to celebrate and share effective practices…
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REMRA Conference was a Resounding Success
Between 11-13 June 2025, University of the Highlands and Islands Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (REMRA) hosted its first online conference! Joined by over 80 participants, featuring speakers from across Europe, the conference was a huge success. Structured around REMRA’s key research areas – the North Atlantic and Baltic…
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New Book to be Published Shortly – Royalty and Ritual: Landscapes of Power in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe
The ‘Places of Royal Power and Ritual in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe’ project is an interdisciplinary research programme that unites experts from history, archaeology, culture, and heritage disciplines. The project investigates the role of ritual, particularly in relation to the making of kings, in early medieval Scotland. Co-project leads,…
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New Book Launched in the UHI Institute for Northern Studies Hosted North Atlantic World Series
The UHI Institute for Northern Studies is pleased to announce the launch of another book in The North Atlantic World Series. ‘Small Churches and Religious Landscapes in the North Atlantic c900-1300’ is now on sale from the publisher Brepols. The North Atlantic World series of publications is hosted by the…
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Cateran Ecomuseum Cultural Heritage Story Map Launched Following UHI Assessment Report
In 2022 UHI Archaeology Institute and UHI Institute for Northern Studies were awarded grant funding from the University of the Highlands and Islands to undertake a cultural heritage assessment for the Cateran Ecomuseum situated in the area between Strathmore and the southern Cairngorms in Scotland. Professor Alexandra Sanmark and Dr.…
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