UHI Institute for Northern Studies

Enjoying work/study @ThinkUHI The beach and ruined castle below the wild hairpin bend at Berriedale Braes on the A9 north of Helmsdale #Scotland

Pleased with this commendation from my amazing students in Scottish heritage and literature! @INS_UHI

Dr Andrew Jennings @ThinkUHI @INS_UHI in the news.....More than a game: how Shetland plays on the world stage shet.news/hvf7h via @Shetnews

Dr Andrew Jennings @ThinkUHI Associate Professor in Island Studies discusses the different kinds of isolation we find in the world in his latest academic Substack post....... The Sea as a Pathway, The Mountain as a Wall? #researchers open.substack.com/pub/resilienti…

Just catching up on news after a break.... @ThinkUHI 4th in Scotland for student satisfaction ➕ We’re celebrating our best-ever results in the 2025 National Student Survey. tinyurl.com/5ydvv7hh #ThinkUHI #NSS #Gaelic

Dr Andrew Jennings,@ThinkUHI Associate Professor in Island Studies, discusses the importance of the Island Games to those communities who took part, and how the Games are a powerful tool for connection. open.substack.com/pub/resilienti…

Quick reminder that @ThinkUHI Professor Alex Sanmark is discussing Vikings and Things on Archaeodeath You Tube channel July 16th at 6pm. youtu.be/rlWSBoD_aeo?si…

Dr Andrew Jennings @ThinkUHI Numinous Islands: Thresholds, Sanctuaries, and the Afterlife #researcher #Islands @uarctic @uhishetland open.substack.com/pub/resilienti…

Unlock your potential and embark on an exciting journey towards a @ThinkUHI Master’s degree online. MLitt Early Modern European Studies. Enrol for September 2025 #researcher #renaissance tinyurl.com/bddbepbc

Thanks to everyone who made the @ThinkUHI INS Viking and the Early Medieval Studies Summer Course 2025 a great success. We needed additional places to meet the high demand! More events planned for next academic year. tinyurl.com/pmf3e58a

In 2022 UHI Archaeology Institute and UHI Institute for Northern Studies were awarded grant funding from the University of the Highlands and Islands to undertake a cultural heritage assessment for the Cateran Ecomuseum tinyurl.com/bdeuxr3n

Navigating the Seas of Theory: Unpacking the Frameworks of Island Studies. Dr Andrew Jennings @ThinkUHI talking about 'Islandness' open.substack.com/pub/resilienti…

Dr Andrew Jennings @ThinkUHI discusses the future of energy and island communities in his latest academic Substack article, exploring how islands can serve as laboratories for examining issues surrounding Just Energy Transition open.substack.com/pub/resilienti…

Also in the @ThinkUHI HISA awards....Highly Commended in Best Personal Academic/Learning Support: Dr Oisin Plumb. Above & Beyond Staff Award: Professor Stefan Brink. We also have two students nominated for Most Inspiring Students - Juliette Friedlander and Peter Randall!

Shout out to the INS staff @ThinkUHI HISA awards....Highly Commended Most Inspiring Lecturer Dr Paul Malgrati and nominated Above & Beyond Staff Award Dr Andrew Lind.

In case you missed the recent REMRA conference, here is our Interim Head of @UHIHistory, Dr Lucy Dean, with one of the keynote talks on public history & the importance of research-teaching linkages in her journey towards co-production with communities. youtu.be/OV7B5U9flWc?fe…

Dr Andrew Jennings,@ThinkUHI Associate Professor in Island Studies has been thinking about island geopolitics in his Substack writings. Coming soon.....Symposium planned for Sept 25 substack.com/@islandresilie…

Innovative approach to assessment in teaching. @ThinkUHI PhD researcher Sarah Squire at University of Edinburgh Learning and Teaching Conference on 17 June. @MorayHouse institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/06/25/ins…