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Category: Postgraduate

Brecks and Malcolm's Head, Fair Isle by Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Postgraduate Research

Applicants sought for funded PhD investigating the heritage of Fair Isle

The UHI Archaeology Institute and Glasgow School of Art, in collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland, are delighted to announce a new ARCS funded PhD opportunity investigating the heritage of Fair Isle.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, May 11, 2026 (8:03pm)Monday, May 11, 2026 (8:03pm)
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Conan Stone. (📷 HES)
Pictish Stone Postgraduate Research Student Stories

Congratulations Michael – Conan Stone researcher’s MRes success

Congratulation to Michael Zambon who has passed his MRes viva examination with minor corrections.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, April 29, 2026 (9:06am)Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (9:32am)
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Iron Age Postgraduate Student Stories

MLitt student talks souterrains at Scottish Crannog Centre on Friday

UHI Archaeology Institute postgraduate student Annie Anderson is giving a talk on Iron Age souterrains at the Scottish Crannog Centre on Friday, May 1, at 3pm.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, April 28, 2026 (9:26am)Monday, April 27, 2026 (10:27am)
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Maeshowe. (Jim Richardson)
Art & Archaeology Neolithic Postgraduate Research Student Stories Viking/Norse

Publication and funding success for PhD student

Sophie Durbin, a UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student, has published an article in a special edition of Different Visions, which puts forward a novel approach to Orkney’s Norse and Neolithic archaeology through the lens of post-modern performance.

By Sigurd TowrieSaturday, April 25, 2026 (9:46am)Friday, April 24, 2026 (9:51am)
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Courses Postgraduate Undergraduate

Study online and gain an archaeology degree anywhere in the world

Did you know that most of our archaeology degrees can be undertaken from anywhere in the world – as long as you have internet access and a computer.

By Sigurd TowrieSaturday, April 18, 2026 (12:00pm)Saturday, April 18, 2026 (12:01pm)
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(📷 Julia Cussans)
Postgraduate Shetland Student Stories Undergraduate

More from the Shetland field trip…

The UHI Archaeology Institute field trip to Shetland ended on Friday after three days exploring the islands’ historical sites.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, April 10, 2026 (7:31pm)Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (10:20am)
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Postgraduate Shetland Student Stories Undergraduate

Exploring Shetland’s archaeological delights on students’ Easter field trip

A group from the UHI Archaeology Institute headed north to Shetland for this year’s annual student field trip.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, April 9, 2026 (11:25am)Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (10:21am)
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Installation view of work by Caitlin Brodie
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

Students’ artwork on display at Pier Arts Centre

The artwork of two of the MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology students is on show at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, until April 18.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, April 7, 2026 (10:40am)Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (10:40am)
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Conan Stone. (📷 HES)
Pictish Stone Postgraduate Research Student Stories

MRes student outlines Conan Stone research at public talk in Inverness

Postgraduate student Michael Zambon will give a talk on his research on the Conan Stone in Inverness tomorrow, Thursday, March 19.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 18, 2026 (9:53am)Monday, March 23, 2026 (9:27am)
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Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

MA student exhibits in Edinburgh

Jackie Flanagan, a student on the MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology, recently participated in the ‘Holding Conversations’ exhibition in Edinburgh.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 11, 2026 (9:30am)Wednesday, March 11, 2026 (9:30am)
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Earthbound Orkney Exhibition
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

‘Earthbound Orkney’ exhibition moves to Leith

After premiering at the Maeshowe visitor centre in Orkney, the Earthbound Orkney exhibition can now be viewed at the Custom Lane Gallery, Leith, until March 26.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 4, 2026 (8:55am)Monday, March 2, 2026 (12:09pm)
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Copyright Grant Anderson, www.grantanderson.me, @grantandersondotme
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

Student’s artist-in-residence experience in Aberdeen

MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology student Anna Gardiner shares her experience of a residency in Aberdeen.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, February 27, 2026 (9:15am)Friday, February 27, 2026 (9:15am)
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Postgraduate Research Student Stories Undergraduate

Dissertation prizes top off successful student conference in Aberdeen

It’s been a successful weekend for the UHI Archaeology Institute at the Scottish Student archaeology Society conference (SSACC) conference in Aberdeen.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, February 23, 2026 (11:05am)Monday, April 27, 2026 (10:08am)
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Visitors at the Ness of Brodgar
Postgraduate Research Student Stories

PhD student is SGSAH’s featured researcher

UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student Cameron Taylor is currently the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) featured researcher.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, February 19, 2026 (11:23am)Thursday, February 19, 2026 (9:04am)
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Mount Maesry, Sanday
Neolithic Postgraduate Research

Online survey to help shape how the story of Orkney’s Neolithic is told

Would you like help to shape how the story of Orkney’s Neolithic is told? If so, UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student Cameron Taylor would like your input via an online survey.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, February 10, 2026 (11:45am)Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (11:46am)
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Still from the film In the midst of rich meadows, it was perfectly clear, I walked with company by Lara Band
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate

‘Creative archaeological research’ – graduate’s journal article available

Lara Band, a graduate of the MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology, has had a paper published as part of the latest Livingmaps Review journal.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, February 9, 2026 (9:21am)Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (10:42am)
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Postgraduate Research

‘Archaeology of Scotland’s Natural Larder’ postgraduate article series concludes with seaweed

The third and final article in the Archaeology of Scotland’s Natural Larder series is now available on the Dig It! website.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, February 6, 2026 (9:53am)Friday, February 6, 2026 (9:56am)
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Holly excavating in 2016
Postgraduate Research Student Stories

Congratulations Dr Young – PhD success for Holly after passing viva

Almost 14 years after joining the UHI Archaeology Institute as an undergraduate, we’re delighted to announce that Holly Young has passed her PhD viva examination.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, January 29, 2026 (9:59am)Thursday, February 19, 2026 (8:54am)
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Becoming Island (📷 Susan Pearson)
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

Art and archaeology student and graduate achievements

An update on some of the achievements of graduates and students from the MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology (MA CAA) from programme leader Dr Antonia Thomas:

By Sigurd TowrieSunday, January 18, 2026 (10:43am)Friday, January 16, 2026 (12:44pm)
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(📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Postgraduate

Postgrad students get hands-on experience in our first human remains short-course

Human remains are the subject of a postgraduate short-course in Orkney this week, with students travelling from across the UK and USA to take part.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, December 4, 2025 (8:13am)Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (2:17pm)
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