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UHI Institute for Northern Studies
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We are internationally renowned for our innovative undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research programmes in Culture and Heritage, Orkney and Shetland Studies, Highlands and Islands Literature, Scottish Heritage, Viking Studies and Island Studies.
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Calling all #ThinkUHI students! Want to win £500? Complete the online survey in conjunction with SOS UK, about your time at university or college and skills you develop for getting a job: bit.ly/4popNRN

➕Closes Sunday 16 November

➕10 x £50 runner-up prizes
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Great news.....Congratulations to @thinkuhi.bsky.social PhD candidate Adele Lidderdale, who has completed her viva and is now eligible to be awarded her doctorate. See blog for details on her #research

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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 aw…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Many thanks @theorkneynews.bsky.social for the book review of Visiting Professor @judithjesch.bsky.social The Saga of the Earls of Orkney theorkneynews.scot/2025/11/05/b...
Book Review: The Saga of the Earls of Orkney by Judith Jesch
Reviewed by Fiona Grahame. The Saga of the Earls of Orkney edited and translated by Judith Jesch has just been published by Birlinn, and here at The Orkney News we received a copy for review. Many …
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November 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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November and December is a busy month for seminars @thinkuhi.bsky.social On Thursday 27th November 2025 at 7pm, Tom Fairfax discusses 'Families, Networks and Informants: The Making of the Orkneyinga Saga' in our free online Public Seminar Series.

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November 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Quick reminder @thinkuhi.bsky.social in partnership with Perth Museum UK. Public Seminar 7pm 26/11/2025 titled 'Treasure Trove in Perthshire' by Dr Janel Fontaine. Book online.

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November 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Dr Andrew Jennings @thinkuhi.bsky.social blog post discussing Population Continuity, Replacement and Insularity in the Orkney Islands from the Neolithic to the Modern Day is featured in @theorkneynews.bsky.social
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Who are the Orcadians ?
In the 1970’s the historian Dr Ian Grimble presented a series of programmes for the BBC ‘Who are the Scots?’. It traced the emergence of a Scottish nation from its very beginnings…
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November 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Thanks to @insuhi.bsky.social for this honour - look forward to working with you!
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The @thinkuhi.bsky.social 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.

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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…
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October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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A reminder that I'll be presenting some findings from my PhD research on 27 November as part of the @insuhi.bsky.social seminar series! Click the link below to book onto the event.

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Institute for Northern Studies - Public events and seminars - Public Seminar Series - Families, Networks and Informants: The Making of Orkneyinga saga
Seminars and Events at the Institute for Northern Studies, Orkneyinga saga, composed at the beginning of the thirteenth century, is one of the most important historical sources for the north of Scotla...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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'The Legacy of Ron Gonnella: Scottish Fiddler 1930 -1994' by @thinkuhi.bsky.social PhD student Jane Blair MacMorran out now.

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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,”…
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October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Responding to requests for more on @thinkuhi.bsky.social Hazel Gunn's dissertation. 'The Gaelic Bagpiping Tradition: Did it Stay Truer to its Roots in Nova Scotia than in Scotland.' Summary in latest blog.

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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 Scot…
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October 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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The genetic history of the Orkney Islands tells a fascinating story filled with contrasts. In his latest blog post @thinkuhi.bsky.social Dr Andrew Jennings discusses the results of recent genetic studies in #Orkney

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October 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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📣 Call for Papers 📣

See below for further details on the conference Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland organised by
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DL for Expressions of Interest & short biographies is 17 December, see original post for further details ⬇️
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Call for Papers.... UHI Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland Conference 9-10 February 2026 at UHI Perth

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October 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Last Wednesday, Professor Ralph O'Connor, Professor of Literature and Culture of Britain, Ireland & Iceland, University of Aberdeen, delivered a fascinating talk on ‘Tecosca ríg,’ or ‘Instructions for Kings’ - part of UHI INS, Culture Perth and Kinross seminars at Perth Museum.
October 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Following the discovery of mosquitoes in Iceland, Dr Andrew Jennings, @thinkuhi.bsky.social Associate Professor in Island Studies, discusses the need to build resilience #islands in the face of rapid climate change.

@adammarkham.bsky.social #climatechange

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Climate’s New Invaders: Iceland and Shetland’s First Mosquitoes and the Warning for Northern Islands
As an academic living in the windswept Shetland Isles, I’ve always been fascinated by how climate shapes the fragile ecosystems and cultures of remote islands.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Trailer alert....... @thinkuhi.bsky.social Dr Andrew Lind, Programme Leader for Early Modern European Studies (MLitt) is on the History Extra Podcast 'Uprising: The Civil Wars' Tuesday 28th October 2025.
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Uprising: The Civil Wars
History Podcast · Weekly Series · On 30 January 1649, King Charles I was led on to a freshly erected scaffold outside Whitehall’s Banqueting House in London. Thousands of spectators watched in shock a...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Hazel Gunn @thinkuhi.bsky.social BA Hons Culture & Heritage Student is in @theorkneynews.bsky.social .There will be more from Hazel soon as she summarises her dissertation findings for our blog.

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Top Award for UHI Institute of Northern Studies’ Hazel Gunn
Hazel Gunn, a student pursuing a BA Hons in Culture and Heritage at The UHI Institute for Northern Studies, has been awarded the Highland Society of London’s Dissertation Prize. This honour is best…
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October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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PhD Candidate Evelyn Anderson discusses her research on The Impact of Islandness on Health Services: Shetland from 1908-1948 in this latest Islands Matter seminar recording... @thinkuhi.bsky.social

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The Impact of Islandness on Health Services Shetland from 1908 1948 by Evelyn Anderson
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October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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On Wednesday, 15th October 2025, the @thinkuhi.bsky.social Viking and Early Medieval Studies (VEMS) St Magnus Symposium was held at UHIPerth & online. The event was a huge success

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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 an exceptional success, inspiring all who attended…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Call for Papers.... UHI Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland Conference 9-10 February 2026 at UHI Perth

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October 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Quick reminder: Public Seminar.....Tecosca ríg - Instructions for Kings by Professor Ralph O'Connor
👉7.00pm Wednesday 22 October 2025
👉Perth Museum
👉 £8.25 / £5.50

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October 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Change of date: Hidden in Plain Sight: Recovering Female Leadership in the Viking Age Public Seminar by @thinkuhi.bsky.social PhD candidate Shanna Bryman. Due to industrial action the above free seminar will change from 30/10/25 to 11/12/25. tinyurl.com/2uwvp5wu
Institute for Northern Studies - Public events and seminars - Hidden in Plain Sight: Recovering Female Leadership in the Viking Age
Seminars and Events at the Institute for Northern Studies, Women in the Viking Age wielded considerably greater authority and influence within society than previously believed, with evidence of women ...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Just an Imperial stag, 14 points on its antlers, owning the road this afternoon. Info on the stag and the video courtesy of @thinkuhi.bsky.social PhD student @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social Kath Page .
October 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Institute for Northern Studies Student Awarded Prestigious Academic Prize. @thinkuhi.bsky.social BA Hons in Culture and Heritage student Hazel Gunn, has been awarded the Highland Society of London’s Dissertation Prize.
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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 P…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Public Seminar @thinkuhi.bsky.social series in partnership with
Perth Museum Scotland
🔸November 26th 2025
🔸7.00pm - 8.00pm
🔸Admission fee: £7.50/£5
🔸Venue: Perth Museum

Book online tinyurl.com/ywz2j5uw
October 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM