Category: research
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VEMS St Magnus Symposium Now Open for Registration.
We are pleased to announce that the next Viking and Early Medieval Studies (VEMS) at UHI Institute for Northern Studies (INS) event will be the St Magnus Symposium which will take place at UHI Perth on Wednesday, October 15th 2025. The theme for the programme of lectures and workshops will…
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Next Phase of The Norse and the Sea Project Fieldwork Commences
UHI Institute for Northern Studies VEMS (Viking and Early Medieval Studies) researchers Professor Alexandra Sanmark and Dr Shane McLeod have recently returned from fieldwork at Loch Lomond, the Kintyre peninsula and Islay in Scotland. The early Spring weather was glorious and signalled a successful week examining the next phase of…
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Scottish Arctic Network Hosts Important University of the Arctic Board Meeting in Orkney
Scottish Arctic Network (ScAN) members The University of the Highlands and Islands, Robert Gordon University (RGU) and Heriot-Watt University co-hosted a board meeting of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) between 28th April and 30th April 2025 in Orkney. UArctic is a network comprising universities, colleges, research institutes, and other…
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Mapping Identities Workshop a Great Success
The University of the Highlands and Islands Institute for Northern Studies, together with our collaborative partners from the National Library of Scotland and Landscape Research Group, held the first in a series of three Mapping Identities workshops on Friday 25th April 2025. This project, funded through the generous support of…
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Living on the Edge – Can Cultural Heritage be Used as a Tool to Fight Depopulation in Scottish Islands?
UHI Researchers’ Initial Report Published Dr. Andrew Lind and Dr. Andrew Jennings from the University of the Highlands and Islands Institute for Northern Studies have unveiled their initial findings from the significant Heritage in Depopulated European Areas (HerInDep) project. Their insightful report, titled ‘Living on the Edge? – Shetland and…
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Enrolment is now Open for the Early Modern European Studies MLitt
Enrolment is now open for the new University of the Highlands and Islands Early Modern European Studies (EMES) MLitt. Following the announcement a few weeks ago about our new Early Modern European Studies (EMES) MLitt, we are excited to report that enrolment for September 2025 and January 2026 is now…
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Analysing Viking Age Textile Production in Northern Britain
Amanda Robinson, an MRes student at the University of the Highlands and Islands Institute for Northern Studies, has recently begun her studies in Viking and Early Medieval Studies at UHI Perth. Her research, entitled ‘Spinning Threads: An Analysis of Viking Age Spindle Whorls in the Northern British Isles, ’ will…
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Power and Legacy: Redefining Women’s Roles and Leadership in Viking Society
Shanna Bryman, a PhD candidate at the University of the Highlands and Islands Institute for Northern Studies, is redefining our understanding of women’s roles in Viking society. Her ground-breaking research, spanning the 8th to 11th centuries, unveils a society that accepted women into pivotal roles in leadership, politics, and land…
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UHI Launches New Early Modern European Studies MLitt
The University of the Highlands and Islands Institute for Northern Studies, in collaboration with the UHI Centre for History, UHI Archaeology Institute, UHI Highland Theological College and UHI Literature team, is pleased to announce the launch of our new MLitt programme in September 2025 – Early Modern European Studies (EMES).…
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Institute for Northern Studies Team to Edit New Volume Exploring the Rich Ties between French and Scottish Literature
We’re delighted to share the news that Professor Donna Heddle, Director of the University of the Highlands and Islands Institute for Northern Studies (INS), and Dr Paul Malgrati, Lecturer at INS, are signing a contract with the prestigious publisher Brill for an edited volume titled France and Scotland in Literature:…
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