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 2026.
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.
The annual, two-week practical environmental archaeology module drew to a close on Friday with a field trip focusing on coring.
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.
The second week of our environmental archaeology “shortcourse” gets under way today, with the focus switching from zooarchaeology to archaeobotany.
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.
The UHI Archaeology Institute field trip to Shetland ended on Friday after three days exploring the islands’ historical sites.
A group from the UHI Archaeology Institute headed north to Shetland for this year’s annual student field trip.
Undergraduate students Milly Wilson and Yazzy Qaqundah have been analysing the ceramic and iron assemblages from the Skaill farm excavation, Rousay.
It’s been a successful weekend for the UHI Archaeology Institute at the Scottish Student archaeology Society conference (SSACC) conference in Aberdeen.
Today was a big day for UHI Orkney with the annual graduation ceremony taking place in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney.
We’re one of the organisations represented at the annual University Archaeology Day, in the British Museum, London, on July 13.
UHI Archaeology Institute students were among the volunteers at the ongoing excavation of a Neolithic chambered cairn in Orkney’s East Mainland.
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.
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.
Students from across the network gathered in Perthshire at the end of April for the UHI Archaeology Institute’s Easter field trip.
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.
Hoy was the destination for a student field trip yesterday, led by institute director, Professor Jane Downes.
The UHI is hosting a free online event on March 6 aimed at those contemplating a humanities degree.
Almost 25 per cent more students signed up for an undergraduate archaeology degree this year compared to last.
