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Category: Postgraduate

Becoming Island (📷 Susan Pearson)
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

MA student selected for Shetland-Norway residency

MA Contempoary Art and Archaeology student Susan Pearson is in Norway after being selected for the 2026 Brig∂i Residency.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, June 16, 2026 (12:44pm)Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (12:45pm)
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Southampton map extract
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

‘feel’ at Southampton’s Old Sail Loft

Artist Lucie Smith, who is currently studying for an MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology, will be leading ‘feel – an afternoon of conversation, listening, and collective making tomorrow, Saturday, June 13, at The Old Sail Loft, Southampton.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, June 12, 2026 (9:41am)Friday, June 12, 2026 (9:41am)
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ICMS Featured Image
Postgraduate Research Student Stories

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.

By Sigurd TowrieSunday, June 7, 2026 (11:50am)Sunday, June 7, 2026 (11:50am)
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Ballan-ionnlaide Chumaraidh | 17.8cm x 25.4cm mixed media on paper 2026
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

‘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.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, June 4, 2026 (11:00am)Thursday, June 4, 2026 (11:00am)
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(📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Courses Postgraduate Undergraduate

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. 

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, June 3, 2026 (8:22am)Tuesday, June 2, 2026 (10:43am)
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Setting up at the coring site. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Archaeobotany Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, June 1, 2026 (11:31am)Tuesday, June 2, 2026 (11:15am)
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Mill stones. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Archaeobotany Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, May 27, 2026 (10:42am)Wednesday, May 27, 2026 (10:42am)
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Archaeobotany Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate Zooarchaeology

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.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, May 25, 2026 (10:32am)Monday, May 25, 2026 (10:32am)
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Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student 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.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, May 21, 2026 (9:34am)Thursday, May 21, 2026 (9:34am)
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Exhibition featured image
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

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.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, May 14, 2026 (10:10am)Thursday, May 14, 2026 (10:10am)
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Brecks and Malcolm's Head, Fair Isle by Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Postgraduate Research

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.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, May 11, 2026 (8:03pm)Monday, May 11, 2026 (8:03pm)
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Conan Stone. (📷 HES)
Pictish Stone Postgraduate Research Student Stories

Congratulations Michael – Conan Stone researcher’s MRes success

Congratulation to Michael Zambon who has passed his MRes viva examination with minor corrections.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, April 29, 2026 (9:06am)Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (9:32am)
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Iron Age Postgraduate Student Stories

MLitt student talks souterrains at Scottish Crannog Centre on Friday

UHI Archaeology Institute postgraduate student Annie Anderson is giving a talk on Iron Age souterrains at the Scottish Crannog Centre on Friday, May 1, at 3pm.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, April 28, 2026 (9:26am)Monday, April 27, 2026 (10:27am)
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Maeshowe. (Jim Richardson)
Art & Archaeology Neolithic Postgraduate Research Student Stories Viking/Norse

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.

By Sigurd TowrieSaturday, April 25, 2026 (9:46am)Friday, April 24, 2026 (9:51am)
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Courses Postgraduate Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieSaturday, April 18, 2026 (12:00pm)Saturday, April 18, 2026 (12:01pm)
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(📷 Julia Cussans)
Postgraduate Shetland Student Stories Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, April 10, 2026 (7:31pm)Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (10:20am)
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Postgraduate Shetland Student Stories Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, April 9, 2026 (11:25am)Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (10:21am)
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Postgraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, April 8, 2026 (9:32am)Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (9:32am)
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Installation view of work by Caitlin Brodie
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

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.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, April 7, 2026 (10:40am)Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (10:40am)
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Conan Stone. (📷 HES)
Pictish Stone Postgraduate Research Student Stories

MRes student outlines Conan Stone research at public talk in Inverness

Postgraduate student Michael Zambon will give a talk on his research on the Conan Stone in Inverness tomorrow, Thursday, March 19.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 18, 2026 (9:53am)Monday, March 23, 2026 (9:27am)
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