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Category: Undergraduate

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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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(📷 Jen Harland)
Skaill Farm Student Stories Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, April 2, 2026 (9:24am)Thursday, April 2, 2026 (11:57am)
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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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Graduates 2025
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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University Archaeology Day
Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, October 20, 2025 (9:46am)Monday, October 20, 2025 (9:46am)
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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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Deturfing Trench Z. (📷 Jo Bourne)
Courses Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, July 28, 2025 (9:48am)Monday, July 28, 2025 (9:59am)
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Courses Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, July 21, 2025 (11:24am)Monday, July 21, 2025 (9:28am)
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(📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Bronze Age Neolithic Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, May 14, 2025 (3:57pm)Thursday, May 15, 2025 (11:49am)
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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 TowrieTuesday, May 6, 2025 (10:54am)Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (10:54am)
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Gathering at Old Lawers Village.
Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, May 2, 2025 (10:41am)Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (2:32pm)
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Bronze Age Iron Age Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, April 30, 2025 (11:46am)Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (2:33pm)
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Hoy Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, April 1, 2025 (12:09pm)Wednesday, April 2, 2025 (7:56pm)
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Courses Postgraduate Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, February 24, 2025 (10:13am)Monday, February 24, 2025 (10:18am)
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(📷 James Moore)
Undergraduate

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.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, September 23, 2024 (9:24am)Monday, September 23, 2024 (9:24am)
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Student Stories Undergraduate

Congratulations Francesca! Institute graduate to continue her studies at University of Cambridge

Oxford or Cambridge? That was the decision facing UHI archaeology graduate Francesca Meneghetti this year after being offered a place at both esteemed universities.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, September 9, 2024 (9:29am)Monday, September 9, 2024 (9:44am)
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Sieving the spoil. (📷 Tom O'Brien)
Excavation Neolithic Postgraduate Student Stories Undergraduate

The dig of a lifetime – UHI students help excavate rediscovered Neolithic chambered cairn

A group of UHI Archaeology Institute students are participating in the excavation of a lifetime in Orkney’s East Mainland – investigating a Neolithic chambered cairn in the parish of Holm.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, August 29, 2024 (12:32pm)Thursday, August 29, 2024 (2:02pm)
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