PhD thesis earns prize for UHI Archaeology Institute researcher
Dr Magdalena Blanz has been awarded the BAG-Förderpreis 2021 by the Austrian Society for Bioarchaeology (BAG) for her PhD dissertation.
Category: Postgraduate
Archaeological studies MLitt accepting students for January start
Our MLitt in Archaeological Studies is accepting students to start in January 2023. Students can undertake the course at a UHI campus or online, giving those interested that chance to study archaeology from your their own home and gain a postgraduate qualification from the UHI Archaeology Institute.
‘Burning issues’ – funded MRes studentship available looking at Ness of Brodgar burnt animal bone
The UHI Archaeology Institute has a funded Masters by Research (MRes) studentship available, looking at the burnt bone assemblages from the Ness of Brodgar Neolithic complex.
Students head west for a taste of the Orcadian Neolithic
A selection of photographs from this morning’s student field trip led by Professor Jane Downes, Dr Ben Elliott, Dr Scott Timpany and Dr James Moore.
Graduate’s special prizegiving at Bergen conference
Professor Ingrid Mainland is pictured presenting Adam Markham with this year’s prize for best performance in postgraduate archaeology.
Students extremely satisfied with postgraduate archaeology courses
For the second year running our MA in Contemporary Art and Archaeology has a 100 per cent student satisfaction rating, while our MLitt in Archaeological Studies secured a 94 per cent satisfaction rate.
PhD success for another Archaeology Institute student
UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student Darroch Bratt has passed his viva with flying colours.
Funded PhD opportunity – exploring drystone construction in the Northern Isles
Our colleagues at the Institute for Northern Studies UHI have a fully funded PhD studentship available looking at the cultural significance of drystone construction in Shetland and Orkney.
Call for Scottish Student Archaeology Society conference papers
A call has gone out to Archaeology Institute students interested in participating in the 2022 Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference.
This year’s archaeology special award winners
Three archaeology students were recognised at the 2021 Orkney College special awards ceremony this week.
MRes and PhD research under way at the Archaeology Institute
With today being the deadline for three part-funded MRes studentships, now would be a good time to take a look at the research currently under way by University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute students.
Only days left to apply for our part-funded MRes studentships
There’s only a few days left to apply if you’re interested in applying for one of the three part-funded Masters by Research (MRes) studentships at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute.
Three part-funded MRes places available at UHI Archaeology Institute
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute has three part-funded Masters by Research (MRes) studentships available – two for the LIFTE project and one relating to the Ness of Brodgar.
Congratulations Hannah! Institute’s first MRes passes with flying colours
University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute research postgraduate student Hannah Genders Boyd has been awarded her Masters by Research (MRes) – the institute’s first.
100 per cent satisfaction rating from Art and Archaeology Masters students
At the end of its first year, the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute MA in Contemporary Art and Archaeology secured a 100 per cent satisfaction rating in the Postgraduate Teaching Experience Survey.
University of the Highlands and Islands rated highly by postgraduate students
The University of the Highlands and Islands has been rated as one of the top universities in the UK for postgraduate students