Heart of Neolithic Orkney graffiti on the agenda at Nuart Plus conference
Associate Professor Antonia Thomas ended last week in Aberdeen, where she was one of the invited speakers at the Nuart Plus conference.
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Two new associate professors at UHI Archaeology Institute
Jen Harland and Antonia Thomas are among the four lecturers awarded the title of associate professor by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).
Publication and funding success for PhD student
Sophie Durbin, a UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student, has published an article in a special edition of Different Visions, which puts forward a novel approach to Orkney’s Norse and Neolithic archaeology through the lens of post-modern performance.
Antonia heading to Glasgow to chair Earth Scholarship symposium panel
Dr Antonia Thomas is chairing a panel at the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium in Glagow tomorrow, Wednesday.
EARTH scholarship researcher’s Orkney experience
Miriam Sentler visited Orkney during an EARTH Scholarship in April and May 2025 and has written about the experience.
Study online and gain an archaeology degree anywhere in the world
Did you know that most of our archaeology degrees can be undertaken from anywhere in the world – as long as you have internet access and a computer.
Join the TRANSECTS team for three-day Flotta ‘walkshop’
Three days of events and activities surrounding the Flotta oil terminal from April 24-26.
Talking rock art with Antonia…
Dr Antonia Thomas features in a new Time Team video on prehistoric rock art, contrasting that found on Ilkley Moor with the Neolithic carvings in Orkney and the Ness of Brodgar.
More from the Shetland field trip…
The UHI Archaeology Institute field trip to Shetland ended on Friday after three days exploring the islands’ historical sites.
Exploring Shetland’s archaeological delights on students’ Easter field trip
A group from the UHI Archaeology Institute headed north to Shetland for this year’s annual student field trip.
New Carnegie grant aimed at Scottish masters students
The Carnegie Education Fund has launched a new postgraduate grant scheme to help students from low-income Scottish households undertake master’s programmes at Scottish universities.
Students’ artwork on display at Pier Arts Centre
The artwork of two of the MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology students is on show at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, until April 18.
TRANSECTS artist for north-east Scotland in place
Artist Kirsty Russell will work with the UHI Archaeology Institute team to explore marine energy transitions in Orkney as part of the ongoing TRANSECTS project in Aberdeen and Peterhead.
Undergrads focus on iron artefacts and ceramics from Skaill farm
Undergraduate students Milly Wilson and Yazzy Qaqundah have been analysing the ceramic and iron assemblages from the Skaill farm excavation, Rousay.
A reminder of this summer’s dig dates
Now that we’re back in British Summer Time (although a glance out the window would cast doubt on that) a reminder of the planned excavation work for the summer of 2026:
Events in Birsay to announce plans to commemorate toppled whalebone
On March 27/28, a walk and talks with the TRANSECTS team are part of events centred on plans to commemorate the Birsay whalebone.
Murder, mayhem and misdemeanour – Jen’s talk on the application of archaeology to the recently deceased
Forensic archaeology is the subject of an Orkney Archaeology Society talk by Dr Jen Miller on March 26, 2026.
Exploring Cladh Hallan with Professor Mike Parker Pearson
We’re staying in the Western Isles for Friday’s UHI Archaeology Institute research seminar, which will see Professor Mike Parker Pearson explore Life and Death in the Bronze Age: mummies, metalworking and much more at Cladh Hallan.