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.
Free industrial heritage leaflet/map available to download
The poster map/leaflet created as part of our From Peat Spade to Tangle Trade industrial heritage project is now available to download.
Industrial heritage project summary available to download and a look at kelp in North Ronaldsay
An article from Margret Rorie on the keep industry in North Ronaldsay and link to the industrial heritage summary report.An article from Margaret Rorie on the 19th century kelp industry in North Ronaldsay and link to the industrial heritage project summary report.
Link: At the cutting edge in Orkney – axes from the Ness of Brodgar
An update from Dr Patrick Nørskov Pedersen, who has been examining the Ness of Brodgar axe assemblage, as well as examples from other Neolithic sites in Orkney, as part of his postdoc project, At the Cutting Edge (‘ACE’): The Biographies of Orcadian Neolithic Axes.
Funding secured to expand digital archaeology across Outer Hebrides
The team behind the award-winning Uist Virtual Archaeology Project have been awarded funding for a new three-year digital heritage interpretation project in the Outer Hebrides.
Link: Fuel for the fires? Burnt bone analysis at the Ness of Brodgar
An update from UHI Archaeology Institute MRes student Jackson Clark on his research into the burnt animal bone from Structure Eight at the Ness of Brodgar.
Staff and student research features in latest Archaeology Scotland magazine
There’s a definite UHI Archaeology Institute flavour to the new issue of Archaeology Scotland Magazine with three articles from students and lecturers.
Exciting news promised at PhD student’s Kirkwall talk on St Magnus
UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student Jenny Murray is giving an Orkney Archaeology Society talk on St Magnus in Kirkwall on February 20.
Milling complex added to North Ronaldsay industrial heritage page
ORCA’s survey of Millhouse, North Ronaldsay, carried out as part of the From Peat Spade to Tangle Trade industrial heritage project, is now online.
Researcher heading to Orkney under SGSAH scholarship programme
A doctoral researcher from Norway is heading to Orkney as part of the 2025 SGSAH EARTH Scholarships programme.
First of the North Ronaldsay industrial heritage surveys available online
The first North Ronaldsay site surveys, carried out as part of the ‘From Peat Spade to Tangle Trade’ industrial heritage project, are now online.
Cast your vote for ‘Stone Circles’ book before polls close on February 10
The polls for the 2025 Current Archaeology Awards close on February 10. Have you cast your vote?
Podcast puts the spotlight on PhD student’s Human Limpet Project
Radio Public podcast focuses on UHI PhD student’s Human Limpet Project.
New environmental archaeology masters degree starting in 2026
A new environmental archaeology masters degree is coming to the UHI Archaeology Institute in 2025.
Tombs of the Isles – Rowiegar updated to include link to new human remains research paper
We’ve updated the entry for Rousay’s Knowe of Rowiegar to include a link to new research suggesting human remains were placed in the Neolithic cairn at different stages of decomposition.
Link: Excavating the central hearth in the Ness of Brodgar’s Structure Five
UHI Archaeology Institute PhD candidate Sarah-Jane Haston on her experience of excavating Structure Five’s central hearth in 2024.
Link: Smithsonian magazine looks at the final fieldwork season at the Ness
The Smithsonian magazine’s new article on the 2024 fieldwork season at the Ness of Brodgar is now available online.
‘Digging for Britain’ episode featuring Orkney excavations online now
The Digging for Britain programme featuring the Orkney excavations at The Cairns and Blowmuir is now available on BBC iPlayer.