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Publication success for AEONS facilities manager

UHI Archaeology Institute lecturer Dr Julia Cussans is one of the authors in a new monograph detailing the Romano-British villa and prehistoric settlement at Low Ham, Somerset.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, March 5, 2026 (8:57am)Thursday, March 5, 2026 (8:57am)
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Council approves plans for AEONS environmental archaeology facility

The UHI Archaeology Institute’s plans to establish a new environmental archaeology laboratory in Kirkwall have been approved by Orkney Islands Council.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, December 12, 2025 (8:50am)Friday, December 12, 2025 (8:50am)
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Documenting the recovered core. (📷 Tom O'Brien)
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Job vacancy – operations manager for our new environmental archaeology facility

We are looking to recruit an operations manager for our planned environmental archaeology facility and laboratories located at UHI Orkney in Kirkwall.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, June 24, 2025 (10:24am)Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (11:27am)
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Funding secured for Orkney environmental archaeology research centre

The UHI Archaeology Institute has secured £1.6 million funding to establish a world-class centre for environmental archaeology in Orkney.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, October 1, 2024 (5:34pm)Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (10:47am)
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UHI Archaeology Institute, UHI Orkney, East Road, Kirkwall. KW15 1LX
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