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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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The 7th International St Magnus Conference Call for Papers
Theme: “Borne on a Carrying Stream”: How Water has Shaped Heritage, Identity and Power The Institute for Northern Studies, UHI, is proud to announce the seventh International St Magnus Conference, taking place at the UHI Perth campus 15-17 April 2026. From the earliest days of self-awareness, human society has known…
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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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