Institute for Northern Studies
We are internationally renowned for our innovative undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research programmes in Culture and Heritage, Highlands and Islands Literature, Scottish Heritage, Early Modern European Studies, Viking & Early Medieval Studies and Island Studies.
INS led the UHI Area Studies submission to REF 2021 which came 1st in Scotland overall and 1st equal in the UK for research impact.
Study with us starting January or September
- HE Cert Highland Heritage for Tourism
- BA (Hons) Culture & Heritage,
- MLitt Highlands & Islands Literature,
- MLitt Island Studies,
- MLitt Scottish Heritage,
- MLitt Early Modern European Studies
- MLitt Viking Studies .
- Displaying the Past: Museum Studies Short Course
Contact us to find out how to apply.
Phone: 01856569300
Email: ins@uhi.ac.uk
News
Joint Public & Islands Matter Seminar Now Confirmed - Resistance to Improvement in the Highlands and Islands, 1750-1820
Public Seminar Confirmed - Did Nobody Die? Rousay and Egilsay Kirk Sessions, 1733 - 1747 by Lynn Campbell
Faroes Shetland Research Symposium Online Seminar - 'Hildina: 250 Years from Gutterm to Mareel' Recording Now Online
St Magnus Conference Keynote Speakers Confirmed: Viking Researcher Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson & Scottish Poet Laureate, Professor Peter MacKay
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INS led the UHI Area Studies submission to REF 2021 which came 1st in Scotland overall and 1st equal in the UK for research impact.
REF Results 2021