Time Team drops by the Archaeology Institute ahead of Shetland dig
Ahead of their trip to Shetland, for a dig involving the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA), Time Team’s Matt Williams popped by the institute to speak to Professor Jane Downes and ORCA’s senior projects manager, Paul Clarke.
Funding secured for North Sea heritage doctoral research consortium
The UHI Archaeology Institute is proud to be a core partner in a significant new investment from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), as part of a Focal Award in Art History, Visual Arts and Creative Practice to establish North Sea Heritage in Transitions (NHT).
The Cairns dig diary – day 24
Today’s update from The Cairns by site director Martin Carruthers.
The Cairns dig diary – day 23
A walk around the site with Django on his last day…
The Cairns dig diary – day 22
Site wide progress, finds and a farewell to Rick – today’s diary update from Carrie Davis.
Kirbuster Farm event marks launch of new ‘Sooans’ project
A new project looking at sowens – a heritage food made from oats and a dietary staple in bygone years – has launched, with a special event at Kirbuster Farm, Orkney, at the weekend.
Back in Rousay for three-week excavation at Skaill Farm
Our second dig of the 2026 season gets under way tomorrow, with archaeologists, students and volunteers from the UHI Archaeology Institute back at the multi-period settlement site at Skaill, Rousay.
The Cairns dig diary – day 20
Important findings and progress – Friday’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
Undergraduate archaeology places available through UCAS clearing
UHI Archaeology Institute is offering places to study on the Archaeology BA (Hons), Archaeology Joint Honours BA (Hons), Archaeological Sciences BSc (Hons) and Archaeological and Environmental Sciences BSc (Hons) through UCAS Clearing 2026.
The Cairns dig diary – day 19
Today’s excavation update from student Declan Fladstol.
July 31 deadline for Carnegie Masters Grant applications
The closing date to apply for the Carnegie Education Fund’s postgraduate grant – which is to help students from low-income Scottish households undertake master’s programmes at Scottish universities – is July 31, 2026.
The Cairns dig diary – day 18
Past the half-way point – today’s site update from UHI student Jemima Hall.
Orkney premiere of Ness of Brodgar Time Team special on Friday
The 75‑minute Time Team Special filmed during the final full season of excavation at the Ness of Brodgar in 2024 has its world premiere in Orkney on Friday, July 3.
The Cairns dig diary – day 17
The finds keep coming – today’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
The Cairns dig diary – day 16
Good progress and more copper alloy. – today’s update from UHI student Tim Hewson.
Bringing it all together – experts discuss palaeoecological data sharing
Professor Ingrid Mainland was in Germany last week for a meeting of the PalaeOpen initiative in Munich.
The Cairns dig diary – day 15
A fine day for some enigmatic discoveries – the end of week three at The Cairns and an update from site director Martin Carruthers.
Today’s online seminar focuses on the story of wind energy in Shetland
This afternoon’s Archaeology Institute research seminar sees Miriam Sentler look at Exploring wind energy history in Shetland through research-creation and archival research.
The Cairns dig diary – day 14
An amazing day of artefacts – today’s update from site director Martin Carruthers.
The Cairns dig diary – day 13
Working through key occupation layers – today’s update from volunteer Lauren English.