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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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Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

MA student exhibits in Edinburgh

Jackie Flanagan, a student on the MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology, recently participated in the ‘Holding Conversations’ exhibition in Edinburgh.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 11, 2026 (9:30am)Wednesday, March 11, 2026 (9:30am)
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Earthbound Orkney Exhibition
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

‘Earthbound Orkney’ exhibition moves to Leith

After premiering at the Maeshowe visitor centre in Orkney, the Earthbound Orkney exhibition can now be viewed at the Custom Lane Gallery, Leith, until March 26.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, March 4, 2026 (8:55am)Monday, March 2, 2026 (12:09pm)
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Copyright Grant Anderson, www.grantanderson.me, @grantandersondotme
Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

Student’s artist-in-residence experience in Aberdeen

MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology student Anna Gardiner shares her experience of a residency in Aberdeen.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, February 27, 2026 (9:15am)Friday, February 27, 2026 (9:15am)
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Postgraduate Research Student Stories Undergraduate

Dissertation prizes top off successful student conference in Aberdeen

It’s been a successful weekend for the UHI Archaeology Institute at the Scottish Student archaeology Society conference (SSACC) conference in Aberdeen.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, February 23, 2026 (11:05am)Monday, February 23, 2026 (11:06am)
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Visitors at the Ness of Brodgar
Postgraduate Research Student Stories

PhD student is SGSAH’s featured researcher

UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student Cameron Taylor is currently the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) featured researcher.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, February 19, 2026 (11:23am)Thursday, February 19, 2026 (9:04am)
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Holly excavating in 2016
Postgraduate Research Student Stories

Congratulations Dr Young – PhD success for Holly after passing viva

Almost 14 years after joining the UHI Archaeology Institute as an undergraduate, we’re delighted to announce that Holly Young has passed her PhD viva examination.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, January 29, 2026 (9:59am)Thursday, February 19, 2026 (8:54am)
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Art & Archaeology Ness of Brodgar Student Stories

Kirkwall premiere for graduate’s Ness film

A film by MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduate Lucy Carr-McClave will be premiered in Kirkwall on Thursday evening.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, January 20, 2026 (10:28am)Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (10:28am)
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Art & Archaeology Postgraduate Student Stories

Art and archaeology student and graduate achievements

An update on some of the achievements of graduates and students from the MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology (MA CAA) from programme leader Dr Antonia Thomas:

By Sigurd TowrieSunday, January 18, 2026 (10:43am)Friday, January 16, 2026 (12:44pm)
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(📷 Dan Lee)
Skaill Farm Student Stories

Student’s carved head find included in Smithsonian magazine’s top discoveries of 2025

The carved stone head found by one of our undergraduate students in Rousay has made it on to the Smithsonian Magazine’s list of top discoveries of 2025.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, January 9, 2026 (1:15pm)Friday, January 9, 2026 (1:15pm)
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Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate

Graduation day at UHI Orkney

Today was a big day for UHI Orkney with the annual graduation ceremony taking place in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, November 21, 2025 (4:20pm)Thursday, November 27, 2025 (10:03am)
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The 'hornwork' projecting from the northern exterior end of the cairn. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Neolithic Student Stories

Tomb of the Eagles’ welcome return to our fieldtrip schedule

Friday afternoon saw a field trip to the recently re-opened “Tomb of the Eagles”, led by Professor Colin Richards.

By Sigurd TowrieSaturday, September 20, 2025 (11:37am)Saturday, September 20, 2025 (12:20pm)
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(📷 Kat Nickola)
Postgraduate Research Student Stories

Institute graduate presents research at European archaeology conference

UHI MLitt graduate Kat Nickola presented her research at the annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) last week.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, September 8, 2025 (12:20pm)Monday, October 13, 2025 (9:26am)
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(📷 National Museums Scotland)
Excavation Neolithic Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate

UHI student volunteers at 2025 Blomuir chambered tomb dig

UHI Archaeology Institute students were among the volunteers at the ongoing excavation of a Neolithic chambered cairn in Orkney’s East Mainland.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, September 5, 2025 (10:54am)Friday, September 5, 2025 (11:02am)
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Ness of Brodgar
Ness of Brodgar Postgraduate Research Student Stories Zooarchaeology

Link: MRes student researching Neolithic food preparation within Ness complex

Gianluca Marzagalli, from Italy, is undertaking a Masters by Research (MRes) at the UHI Archaeology Institute, looking at Structure Twelve’s animal remains in relation to the preparation of food.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, July 23, 2025 (10:20am)Wednesday, July 23, 2025 (10:27am)
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(📷 Tom O'Brien)
Neolithic Ness of Brodgar Postgraduate Research Student Stories Zooarchaeology

Link: Gianluca focusing on Neolithic food preparation for MRes degree

UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Gianluca Marzagalli outlines his research into the animal remains from the Ness of Brodgar’s Structure Twelve in relation to the preparation of food.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, July 8, 2025 (10:48am)Wednesday, July 9, 2025 (7:35pm)
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(📷 Holly Young)
Student Stories Zooarchaeology

Link: The archaeology of Scotland’s natural larder: shellfish – new article by PhD student Holly Young

UHI Archaeology institute PhD student Holly Young has written an article on shellfish for the DigIt! Scotland blog.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, July 4, 2025 (11:54am)Friday, July 4, 2025 (11:54am)
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Research Student Stories Zooarchaeology

Archaeology Institute PhD students lead SGSAH summer school session

Our PhD students Kath Page and Adam Markham led a session for the 2025 SGSAH summer school in Glasgow last week.

By Sigurd TowrieSunday, June 29, 2025 (9:34am)Thursday, June 26, 2025 (12:35pm)
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