UHI Archaeology Institute

23/09/2026

Free marine energy walkshop in Fittie on October 3

Join artist Kirsty Russell and archaeologist Dan Lee to explore marine energy sites and stories in Fittie, on Saturday, October 3, for a TRANSECTS creative walking event....

Join artist Kirsty Russell and archaeologist Dan Lee to explore marine energy sites and stories in Fittie, on Saturday, October 3, for a TRANSECTS creative walking event.

20/09/2026

Professor Ingrid Mainland, Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon and Dr Siobhan Cooke-Miller were three of the 12 Scottish delegates invited to attend the recent Viking Congress in Norway.

Professor Ingrid Mainland, Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon and Dr Siobhan Cooke-Miller were three of the 12 Scottish delegates invited to attend the recent Viking Congress.

18/09/2026

We’re delighted to announce that UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student Jenny Murray has passed her viva examination with corrections.

16/09/2026

UHI Archaeology Institute PhD student Sophie Durbin looks back on her summer research trip to Orkney.

PhD student Sophie Durbin looks back on her summer research trip to Orkney.

12/09/2026

Dan Lee, one of the project directors, is giving a talk at 7pm in the King Street Halls, Kirkwall, tonight on the 2026 season of excavation at Skaill farm, Rousay.

Dan Lee, one of the project directors, is giving a talk in Kirkwall tonight on the 2026 season of excavation at Skaill farm, Rousay.

11/09/2026

Archaeology Festival: Exploring the story of wind energy in Orkney

On a suitably blustery day, ORCA’s Dan Lee was joined by Neil Kermode (Orkney Renewable Energy Forum) on walk/talk on Orkney wind energy history in the West Mainland this afternoon....

On a suitably blustery day, ORCA’s Dan Lee was joined by Neil Kermode (Orkney Renewable Energy Forum) on walk/talk on Orkney wind energy history in the West Mainland this afternoon.

11/09/2026

This autumn, the TRANSECTS project is inviting people in Hull and the wider Humber community to share memories and experiences of living alongside the region’s changing marine energy industries.

10/09/2026

Three institute events - a talk on red deer, The Cairns and exploring the history of wind power in Orkney.

09/09/2026

Professor Colin Richards will deliver the David Drever Memorial Lecture at the 2026 Orkney Archaeology Festival tomorrow evening, Thursday, September 10.

07/09/2026

Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon features in Tom Muir’s latest podcast, where they talk about the stories, songs, beliefs and archaeological remains that help us understand how Orkney became the place it is today.