Open Days
You can come and meet members of the Institute for Northern Studies team at a range of information sessions either online or at UHI Orkney, UHI Shetland and UHI Perth and these are held across the yea where you can hear more about our work and our courses. Feel free to contact us at any time if you have a question about one of our postgraduate or undergraduate courses or think you'd like to do a Masters by Research or a PhD.
About the Institute for Northern Studies
The Institute for Northern Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands is a world leading research and teaching centre which led the UHI Area Studies submission to REF 2021, came 1st in Scotland overall and 1st equal in the UK for research impact. We are internationally renowned for our innovative postgraduate teaching and research programmes in Orkney and Shetland Studies, Highlands and Islands Literature, Scottish Heritage, Viking Studies and Islands Studies.
Established in 2007, we operate from three key locations at Orkney, Shetland, and Perth. We also work closely with Orkney College UHI, UHI Shetland and UHI Perth and their associated learning centres and island communities. All of our programmes are delivered using a mixture of online and video-conferencing, with students studying from Australia, Canada, the UK and the rest of Europe. Our taught programmes are:
If you want to explore the rich history and culture of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, including the Northern Isles, or to study the history of the Vikings, or islands in general, our exciting, innovative programmes offer many flexible options.
We offer programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate and research level and welcome students from home and abroad - previous students have joined us from Germany, Canada, the States and Australia.