Category: Students
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The Children’s Writer Who Fired My Love of all Things Viking
I’m incorrigible when it comes to this kind of thing. Last year marked the centenary of The National Library of Scotland. As part of the celebrations, NLS curated an exhibition called Dear Library – ongoing until 18th April – in which all and sundry were invited to submit their memories…
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Highlighting the BA (Hons) Culture and Heritage Course at the UHI Orkney School Taster Day
The University of the Highlands and Islands’ Institute for Northern Studies attended a taster day organised by UHI Orkney in partnership with Developing the Young Workforce Orkney on January 20th 2026. The event provided young people from secondary schools in Orkney with an exciting opportunity to explore the courses available…
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies Student Celebrates PhD Triumph
The UHI Institute for Northern Studies is pleased to announce that PhD candidate Adele Lidderdale has successfully completed her viva, requiring only minor corrections, and is now eligible to be awarded her doctorate. Adele is a researcher from Orkney who conducted a study on the implementation of Scotland’s first National…
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The Gaelic Bagpiping Tradition: Did it Stay Truer to its Roots in Nova Scotia than in Scotland
In this blog, UHI Institute for Northern Studies student, Hazel Gunn, studying BA Hons in Culture and Heritage, outlines the findings of her research. The Gaelic tradition of bagpiping in Nova Scotia began with the arrival of people from the Highlands and Islands who emigrated to escape from poverty and…
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies Alumna Celebrates the Publication of Her PhD
We’re thrilled to announce that UHI Institute for Northern Studies alumna Jane Blair MacMorran has successfully published “The Legacy of Ron Gonnella: Scottish Fiddler 1930-1994,” with The University of Tennessee Press as part of their esteemed Charles K Wolfe Music Series. Jane’s PhD thesis focused on the musical legacy of…
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies Student Awarded Prestigious Academic Prize
The UHI Institute for Northern Studies is pleased to announce that Hazel Gunn, a student pursuing a BA Hons in Culture and Heritage, has been awarded the Highland Society of London’s Dissertation Prize. This honour is bestowed upon the student whose work, in the opinion of the judges, significantly contributes…
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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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Institute for Northern Studies Summer Course 2026 Now Open for Registration
Stories Written in Stone: The People who Built Scotland Date: 15-19 June 2026 Venue: UHI Perth, Scotland, UK Following on from the success of the 2025 INS Summer Course, we are delighted to announce that the Summer Course 2026 is now open for registration. The theme of the week-long series…
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Academic Prize to be Awarded in UHI Institute for Northern Studies PhD Students’ Name
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Suzy Collyer, one of our PhD students at UHI Institute for Northern Studies. Suzy was in her second year of doctoral research and was a popular and enthusiastic member of the INS PhD community. Her work, titled “What’s…
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SEAGULLS AND STANDING STONES, BISHOPS AND BUTTER, BAGPIPES AND BULLETS: THE NORSE IN CAITHNESS MEMORY
This blog post was written by UHI Institute for Northern Studies MLitt Viking Studies student, Stephen Barnaby. I grew up in Thurso, surrounded by streets named after luminaries from the days of the northern Norse jarldoms: Sigurd, Thorfinn, Sweyn, Harold, Magnus. I’d like to claim these dated from the eleventh…
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