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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
University Archaeology Day 2025 – the future of our past is in YOUR hands!
We’re one of the organisations represented at the annual University Archaeology Day, in the British Museum, London, on July 13.
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.
Undergraduate archaeology places available through UCAS clearing
UHI Archaeology Institute is offering places to study on the Archaeology BA (Hons), Archaeology Joint Honours BA (Hons), Archaeological Sciences BSc (Hons) and Archaeological and Environmental Sciences BSc (Hons) through UCAS Clearing 2025.
New ‘year in industry’ archaeology degrees are a first for Scotland
We’re delighted to announce the addition of two new “sandwich” undergraduate degrees to our portfolio – the first and only two of their kind in Scotland.
West Mainland excursion explores Neolithic and Bronze Age sites
A busload of archaeology students were in Orkney’s West Mainland on Tuesday for a tour of Neolithic and Bronze Age sites that took them well off the beaten path.
Archaeology students gather in Perthshire for Easter field trip
Students from across the network gathered in Perthshire at the end of April for the UHI Archaeology Institute’s Easter field trip.
A brough and a broch – Yesnaby trip considers the Bronze and Iron Ages
The west coast of Mainland Orkney was the destination for a small group of archaeology students yesterday, with a field trip to Yesnaby and Borwick.
A taste of the ‘dark, enchanted isle’ on students’ whistle-stop trip to Hoy
Hoy was the destination for a student field trip yesterday, led by institute director, Professor Jane Downes.
March information evening for UHI Humanities and Applied Social Science degrees
The UHI is hosting a free online event on March 6 aimed at those contemplating a humanities degree.
Increase in new students brings numbers back to pre-covid levels
Almost 25 per cent more students signed up for an undergraduate archaeology degree this year compared to last.