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.
Category: Student Stories
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.
West Mainland excursion explores Neolithic and Bronze Age sites
A busload of archaeology students were in Orkney’s West Mainland on Tuesday for a tour of Neolithic and Bronze Age sites that took them well off the beaten path.
Latest SCARF newsletter puts postgraduate students’ research in the spotlight
Research by two of our postgraduate students features in the latest edition of the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (SCARF) newsletter.
Video: PhD student a keynote speaker at international climate change and heritage conference
Adam Markham, a UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student is one of the keynote speakers at next week’s International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) conference in Chile.
Archaeology students gather in Perthshire for Easter field trip
Students from across the network gathered in Perthshire at the end of April for the UHI Archaeology Institute’s Easter field trip.
A brough and a broch – Yesnaby trip considers the Bronze and Iron Ages
The west coast of Mainland Orkney was the destination for a small group of archaeology students yesterday, with a field trip to Yesnaby and Borwick.
A taste of the ‘dark, enchanted isle’ on students’ whistle-stop trip to Hoy
Hoy was the destination for a student field trip yesterday, led by institute director, Professor Jane Downes.
Link: Fuel for the fires? Burnt bone analysis at the Ness of Brodgar
An update from UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Jackson Clark on his research into the burnt animal bone from Structure Eight at the Ness of Brodgar.
Staff and student research features in latest Archaeology Scotland magazine
There’s a definite UHI Archaeology Institute flavour to the new issue of Archaeology Scotland Magazine with three articles from students and lecturers.
Link: Excavating the central hearth in the Ness of Brodgar’s Structure Five
UHI Archaeology Institute PhD candidate Sarah-Jane Haston on her experience of excavating Structure Five’s central hearth in 2024.
PhD student’s presentation highly commended at TAG 2024 meeting
A paper delivered by UHI Archaeology Institute PhD candidate Anna Estaroth has been highly commended in the 2024 Don Henson Award.
Another three Archaeology Institute graduates on the path to a PhD
Three of our Contemporary Art and Archaeology MA graduates have started their PhD research.
Art & Archaeology student awarded SSA prize
An amazing achievement – Susan Pearson has been awarded the SSA Prize from the Society of Scottish Artists.
Passion for archaeobotany leads Sara to York and a PhD research project
Congratulation to Sara Marinoni, another UHI Archaeology Institute graduate whose PhD research project is now under way.
Sue’s bound for St Andrews in new year to start her PhD research
Another UHI alumni is bound for pastures new, with Sue Dyke starting a PhD at the University of St Andrews in January 2025.
Congratulations Francesca! Institute graduate to continue her studies at University of Cambridge
Oxford or Cambridge? That was the decision facing UHI archaeology graduate Francesca Meneghetti this year after being offered a place at both esteemed universities.
MLitt graduate’s peer-reviewed paper published in experimental archaeology journal
A peer-reviewed paper by Andrew Fitches, a graduate of our MLitt in Archaeological Studies programme, and Dr Ben Elliot has been published in the EXARC Journal.