Looking back at 2026’s international medieval congress in the USA
A guest post by Sophie Durbin, UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student, on her recent ICMS conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Sigurd Towrie
Back to South Ronaldsay as The Cairns gets dig season under way
Our excavation season gets under way on Monday when a team of diggers return to The Cairns Iron Age site in South Ronaldsay, Orkney.
Coastal communities at risk of effects of repeating cycles of inequality in marine energy transition
A new report is warning that current governance arrangements may leave coastal communities bearing the cost of energy transition while seeing limited long-term benefits.
‘Suðreyjar | Innse Gall’ – exhibition of new work by Eòghann Mac Colla
Eòghann Mac Colla, who is in the final stages of the MA Contemporary Art & Archaeology, is currently exhibiting at the Hunter Saville Gallery in the Isle of Cumbrae.
Archaeology and Local Studies short course open to applications
If you’re interested in learning a bit more about the archaeology of your area, and archaeology generally, applications are now open for September and January entry to the Archaeology and Local Studies short course.
Hill and shore – coring gives students a glimpse of Orkney’s prehistoric landscape
The annual, two-week practical environmental archaeology module drew to a close on Friday with a field trip focusing on coring.
Magnus revealed – rare treat for PhD student during Tromsø visit
One of our PhD students, Jenny Murray, recently visited Tromsø in Norway to record a medieval altarpiece that has a statuette of St Magnus within its cabinet, for her thesis.
Talk reminder – Medieval Orkney and prehistoric wellbeing
A reminder of two talks coming up over the next two days.
The bere experience – student excursion to Birsay’s Barony Mill
Students on the practical environmental archaeology module took a break from lab work and lectures yesterday for an excursion to Orkney’s last working water mill.
Students congregate for annual environmental archaeology sessions
The second week of our environmental archaeology “shortcourse” gets under way today, with the focus switching from zooarchaeology to archaeobotany.
Free TRANSECTS workshop looks at Peterhead’s energy stories
Join the TRANSECTS team on May 30, for a workshop exploring Peterhead’s energy stories.
‘Behind Closed Doors’ exhibition at the New Glasgow Society
Rowan Ormiston, who has just completed the MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology will be exhibiting at the New Glasgow Society as part of the Q Canvas collective from May 30-June 2.
May seminar – prehistoric sites and wellbeing
May’s UHI Archaeology Institute seminar features Claire Nolan, from University College Cork, looking at ‘Deep Time Perspectives: Prehistoric Archaeology as a Resource for Existential Wellbeing’.
OAS talk on the archaeology of Christianity in medieval Orkney
Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon will give an Orkney Archaeology Society talk about her research into medieval Orcadian Christianity on May 28, 2026.
2026 edition of the Orkney Archaeology Review out now
The new Orkney Archaeology Review has been arriving with members of the Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS).
Student’s work features in ‘Where Threads Meet’ exhibition
MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology student Cathy Snelling is currently showing at Andelli Art, Wells, Somerset, until May 30.
Institute research showcased at conference in Ireland
Associate Professor Antonia Thomas was a keynote speaker at an international, interdisciplinary conference in Cork, Ireland.
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.