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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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New Visiting Professor at the UHI Institute for Northern Studies Publishes a New Translation of the Orkneyinga Saga.
The University of the Highlands and Islands Institute for Northern Studies is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Judith Jesch as Visiting Professor to the expanding team of research staff at the institute. Professor Jesch has extensive research experience in the general and cultural history of the Viking Age,…
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Glimpsing your true love on Hallowe’en
Spring is most often considered the romantic season but perhaps it would be more accurate to say from an Orcadian viewpoint that Hallowe’en marks the start of the real season of love. We are a romantic lot here at Scott’s House so this week’s column will be looking at some…
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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 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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