A talk – Celebrating “the magnificence of the human ecology of small Atlantic islands.”
Why are some places special to us?
Discovering the Norse Drinking Hall, Rousay, Orkney
Rousay is known as the Egypt of the North for its amazing archaeological sites and now it has got even better with the discovery of a Viking Drinking Hall at Skaill Farmstead.
Professor Stefan Brink Joins Institute of Northern Studies UHI
” I am eager to meet students at all levels and am looking forward to supervising new work on the Viking Age.”
European Shared Cultural Routes With The Vikings
“ This is tremendous recognition for the work of the Destination Viking Association, of which INS in both Orkney and Shetland is a longstanding member.”
HMS Pheasant (1917): The Making of a Documentary
The Orkney News intends to make a documentary film telling the individual stories of those who died, what impact their loss had on their friends and families and why it is important that their sacrifice is remembered today.
Revealing Runes – PhD Student Andrea Freund’s Exhibition
If you think Runes are a long dead language with nothing to tell us today then think again.
Runes in Orkney, a Millennium of Writing
An exhibition of new research on Runes by UHI PhD Student Andrea Freund opens on Saturday 9th of March at Orkney Museum, Kirkwall.
Alex Clouston in National Finals of SkillPlumb 2018
“I just thought I would go along, do my best and see what happened. “
The Broch of Gurness: Brochtoberfest III
“A splendid example of a broch, most intelligently well preserved
Students of the Year : University of the Highlands and Islands
All three of its top awards are going to students who were enrolled at island campuses.
