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.
Category: Research
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.
Post-doctoral researcher sought for analysis of Newark cemetery remains
ORCA is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to record and analyse the human remains from a Pictish/Norse cemetery in Orkney.
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.
‘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.
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.
New journal paper on cult of Saint Magnus in Caithness available now
The cult of Orkney’s patron saint – St Magnus – in Caithness is the subject of a new paper by Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon and Dr James Moore in a special issue of the Apardjón Journal for Scandinavian Studies.
Institute projects showcased at environmental archaeology conference in Norway
Professor Ingrid Mainland, Dr Jen Harland and Dr Julia Cussans presented papers at the recent Association for Environmental Archaeology Conference, held in Stavanger, Norway.
Link: The riddle of the red deer – the research continues…
UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student Kath Page outlines her ongoing research into red deer in prehistory and at the Ness of the Brodgar.
Available now – part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat in Orkney’s West Mainland
The deadline for applying for a part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat at the Bay of Skaill, Orkney, is December 3, 2026.
Institute’s LIFTE research appears in two chapters of new book
Two chapters from UHI Archaeology Institute contributors feature in a new book looking at social and economic interaction in the medieval and early modern European countryside.
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Institute graduate presents research at European archaeology conference
UHI MLitt graduate Kat Nickola presented her research at the annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) last week.
Link: MRes student researching Neolithic food preparation within Ness complex
Gianluca Marzagalli, from Italy, is undertaking a Masters by Research (MRes) at the UHI Archaeology Institute, looking at Structure Twelve’s animal remains in relation to the preparation of food.
Link: Gianluca focusing on Neolithic food preparation for MRes degree
UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Gianluca Marzagalli outlines his research into the animal remains from the Ness of Brodgar’s Structure Twelve in relation to the preparation of food.
Archaeology Institute PhD students lead SGSAH summer school session
Our PhD students Kath Page and Adam Markham led a session for the 2025 SGSAH summer school in Glasgow last week.
LIFTE research highlighted at ‘Northern Narratives’ conference
The UHI Archaeology Institute’s LIFTE project featured prominently in the recent Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (REMRA) Northern Narratives conference.
Special lecture as part of virtual St Magnus Way pilgrimage
UHI Archaeology Institute lecturer Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon was recently invited to give a lecture to an English church congregation as part of their annual parish pilgrimage.
Research poster earns Gary top spot
PhD student Gary Lloyd took top spot for his research poster at the recent Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Research Student Symposium (NEBARRS) at Bradford University.
SGSAH funding sets another two UHI postgraduates on the path to a PhD
We are delighted to confirm that another two of our postgraduate students are on the road to a PhD following successful funding applications from the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH).
MRes student begins researching Easter Ross symbol stone
UHI Archaeology Institute student Michael Zambon has started a Masters by Research (MRes) investigating an Pictish symbol stone found in an Easter Ross graveyard in 2019.