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.
We are really pleased with the response to our second Public Seminar for this week. Still time to book your free place. Families, Networks and Informants: The Making of Orkneyinga Saga by Tom Fairfax. Thursday 27th November 2025. 7.00pm - 8.30pm UK time.
tinyurl.com/s9fc3nyx
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November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We are really pleased with the response to our second Public Seminar for this week. Still time to book your free place. Families, Networks and Informants: The Making of Orkneyinga Saga by Tom Fairfax. Thursday 27th November 2025. 7.00pm - 8.30pm UK time.
tinyurl.com/s9fc3nyx
tinyurl.com/s9fc3nyx
Just a quick reminder of our Public Seminar tonight, 26th November, 7pm at Perth Museum, Scotland: Treasure Trove in Perthshire by Dr Janel Fontaine. Book online....
tinyurl.com/2zd6cnp8
tinyurl.com/2zd6cnp8
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Just a quick reminder of our Public Seminar tonight, 26th November, 7pm at Perth Museum, Scotland: Treasure Trove in Perthshire by Dr Janel Fontaine. Book online....
tinyurl.com/2zd6cnp8
tinyurl.com/2zd6cnp8
Embark on an exciting journey of discovery with the @thinkuhi.bsky.social MLitt in Highland and Island Literature Research Course. Enrol now for January 2026. www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/m...
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Embark on an exciting journey of discovery with the @thinkuhi.bsky.social MLitt in Highland and Island Literature Research Course. Enrol now for January 2026. www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/m...
Farewell to Stromness...for a few weeks anyway...heading south after brilliant @thinkuhi.bsky.social graduation in Kirkwall Cathedral.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Farewell to Stromness...for a few weeks anyway...heading south after brilliant @thinkuhi.bsky.social graduation in Kirkwall Cathedral.
Bagpipes in the cathedral.... @thinkuhi.bsky.social UHI Orkney graduation commences with staff procession...
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Bagpipes in the cathedral.... @thinkuhi.bsky.social UHI Orkney graduation commences with staff procession...
Kirkwall Cathedral...a grand setting for @thinkuhi graduation.
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Kirkwall Cathedral...a grand setting for @thinkuhi graduation.
Sun rising on Kirkwall Cathedral welcoming our students for graduation. Have a great day everyone @thinkuhi.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Sun rising on Kirkwall Cathedral welcoming our students for graduation. Have a great day everyone @thinkuhi.bsky.social
Heading off to UHI Orkney for graduation. Bit cold, but journey is beautiful.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Heading off to UHI Orkney for graduation. Bit cold, but journey is beautiful.
Light dusting of snow this morning in Sutherland, Scotland. Mind how you go if you are out and about or travelling to graduation at UHI Orkney on Friday.
November 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Light dusting of snow this morning in Sutherland, Scotland. Mind how you go if you are out and about or travelling to graduation at UHI Orkney on Friday.
Start something exciting this January! Join our @thinkuhi.bsky.social Early Modern European Studies MLitt, starting January 2026, and explore how the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have shaped modern Europe.
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/m...
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/m...
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Start something exciting this January! Join our @thinkuhi.bsky.social Early Modern European Studies MLitt, starting January 2026, and explore how the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have shaped modern Europe.
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/m...
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/m...
We've had a very good response to our planned Summer Course 2026, but then Perth Scotland is beautiful in June.
➕Theme: Stories Written in Stone: The People Who Built Scotland
➕ 15 June - 19 June 2026
➕ Hosted at UHI Perth
Book your place.....
tinyurl.com/y86tba9k
➕Theme: Stories Written in Stone: The People Who Built Scotland
➕ 15 June - 19 June 2026
➕ Hosted at UHI Perth
Book your place.....
tinyurl.com/y86tba9k
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
We've had a very good response to our planned Summer Course 2026, but then Perth Scotland is beautiful in June.
➕Theme: Stories Written in Stone: The People Who Built Scotland
➕ 15 June - 19 June 2026
➕ Hosted at UHI Perth
Book your place.....
tinyurl.com/y86tba9k
➕Theme: Stories Written in Stone: The People Who Built Scotland
➕ 15 June - 19 June 2026
➕ Hosted at UHI Perth
Book your place.....
tinyurl.com/y86tba9k
We are thrilled to announce the debut of our brand-new clothing collection, designed specifically for students, staff, and alumni! Buy online www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We are thrilled to announce the debut of our brand-new clothing collection, designed specifically for students, staff, and alumni! Buy online www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
Mapping Identities Conference 9/02/26-10/02/26 Call for Papers.
We warmly invite expressions of interest in the form of 250-word abstracts and 100-word short biographies Wednesday 17/12/25
tinyurl.com/3nnacccd
We warmly invite expressions of interest in the form of 250-word abstracts and 100-word short biographies Wednesday 17/12/25
tinyurl.com/3nnacccd
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Mapping Identities Conference 9/02/26-10/02/26 Call for Papers.
We warmly invite expressions of interest in the form of 250-word abstracts and 100-word short biographies Wednesday 17/12/25
tinyurl.com/3nnacccd
We warmly invite expressions of interest in the form of 250-word abstracts and 100-word short biographies Wednesday 17/12/25
tinyurl.com/3nnacccd
Get your early bird tickets for The Integrated Land Use Conference (ILUC) 2026!➕Join professionals from around the world, staff, and students, for three days of talks, field-based activities, and cross-industry collaboration: bit.ly/4ouCvOg
#ThinkUHI #ILUC2026
#ThinkUHI #ILUC2026
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Get your early bird tickets for The Integrated Land Use Conference (ILUC) 2026!➕Join professionals from around the world, staff, and students, for three days of talks, field-based activities, and cross-industry collaboration: bit.ly/4ouCvOg
#ThinkUHI #ILUC2026
#ThinkUHI #ILUC2026
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
➕Closes Sunday 16 November
➕10 x £50 runner-up prizes
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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
➕Closes Sunday 16 November
➕10 x £50 runner-up prizes
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.
tinyurl.com/yc5ave7f
tinyurl.com/yc5ave7f
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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.
tinyurl.com/yc5ave7f
tinyurl.com/yc5ave7f
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.
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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.
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
Professor Jesch joins the institute at an exciting time following the release of her new book, ‘The Saga of the Earls of Orkney’, published by Birlinn Books. In this work, she presents a fresh and accessible translation of the renowned Orkneyinga Saga.
October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Professor Jesch joins the institute at an exciting time following the release of her new book, ‘The Saga of the Earls of Orkney’, published by Birlinn Books. In this work, she presents a fresh and accessible translation of the renowned Orkneyinga Saga.
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
www.vikingislands.co.uk/p/a-genetic-...
www.vikingislands.co.uk/p/a-genetic-...
October 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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
www.vikingislands.co.uk/p/a-genetic-...
www.vikingislands.co.uk/p/a-genetic-...
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
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.
Call for Papers.... UHI Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland Conference 9-10 February 2026 at UHI Perth
@thinkuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social
See institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/10/21/c...
@thinkuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social
See institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/10/21/c...
October 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Call for Papers.... UHI Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland Conference 9-10 February 2026 at UHI Perth
@thinkuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social
See institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/10/21/c...
@thinkuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social
See institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/10/21/c...
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
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
👉7.00pm Wednesday 22 October 2025
👉Perth Museum
👉 £8.25 / £5.50
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
October 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
👉7.00pm Wednesday 22 October 2025
👉Perth Museum
👉 £8.25 / £5.50
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
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
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 .
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
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
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
Perth Museum Scotland
🔸November 26th 2025
🔸7.00pm - 8.00pm
🔸Admission fee: £7.50/£5
🔸Venue: Perth Museum
Book online tinyurl.com/ywz2j5uw
Welcoming Karen Milek Durham University to @thinkuhi.bsky.social VEMS International St Magnus Symposium. #Viking Settlement.
October 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Welcoming Karen Milek Durham University to @thinkuhi.bsky.social VEMS International St Magnus Symposium. #Viking Settlement.