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UHI Viking and Early Medieval Studies St Magnus Symposium was an Outstanding Success.
On Wednesday, 15th October 2025, the Viking and Early Medieval Studies (VEMS) St. Magnus Symposium was held at UHI Perth and online. The event was a huge success, inspiring all who attended to explore further the rich history and cultural legacy of these remarkable periods. Academics and delegates from around…
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Call for Papers. Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland Conference
Conference Call for Papers: UHI Perth, 9-10 February 2026 In 2025, UHI Institute for Northern Studies, together with ourcollaborative partners from the National Library of Scotland andLandscape Research Group, launched Mapping Identities: VisualDepictions of Scotland. This project, funded through the generous support of an RSE Research Collaboration Grant, brings together…
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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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Final Mapping Identities Workshop Examines the Theme of Power
On Wednesday 8 October, Drs. Oisín Plumb and Andrew Lind (both of INS) hosted the third and final workshop for the Mapping Identities RSE-funded project at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. With previous workshops’ having explored Identity and Cosmology, the focus of this workshop was Power. This produced a range of…
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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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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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UHI Viking and Early Medieval Studies Pilot Programme Begins on the Island of Eigg
Professor Alex Sanmark and Dr Shane McLeod from the UHI Institute for Northern Studies, Viking and Early Medieval Studies, headed to the Scottish island of Eigg on September 18, 2025, to organise two days of work with the The Isle of Eigg Guiding Company. This pilot project is part of…
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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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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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