‘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.
Category: 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.
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.
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.
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.
Kirkwall premiere for graduate’s Ness film
A film by MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduate Lucy Carr-McClave will be premiered in Kirkwall on Thursday evening.
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:
Student’s carved head find included in Smithsonian magazine’s top discoveries of 2025
The carved stone head found by one of our undergraduate students in Rousay has made it on to the Smithsonian Magazine’s list of top discoveries of 2025.
Graduation day at UHI Orkney
Today was a big day for UHI Orkney with the annual graduation ceremony taking place in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney.
Tomb of the Eagles’ welcome return to our fieldtrip schedule
Friday afternoon saw a field trip to the recently re-opened “Tomb of the Eagles”, led by Professor Colin Richards.
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.
UHI student volunteers at 2025 Blomuir chambered tomb dig
UHI Archaeology Institute students were among the volunteers at the ongoing excavation of a Neolithic chambered cairn in Orkney’s East Mainland.
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.
Link: The archaeology of Scotland’s natural larder: shellfish – new article by PhD student Holly Young
UHI Archaeology institute PhD student Holly Young has written an article on shellfish for the DigIt! Scotland blog.
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.
Links: Prehistoric red deer and limpets – blog posts from UHI PhD students
Links to blog posts from UHI PhD students Kath Page and Helen Garbett.
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.