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, Viking 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 .
Contact us to find out how to apply.
Phone: 01856569300
Email: ins@uhi.ac.uk
News
New Visiting Professor at the UHI Institute for Northern Studies Publishes New Translation of the Orkneyinga Saga
New Visiting Professor at the UHI Institute for Northern Studies Publishes New Translation of the Orkneyinga Saga
The Gaelic Bagpiping Tradition: Did it Stay Truer to its Roots in Nova Scotia than in Scotland - Student Hazel Gunn Discusses her Research
The Gaelic Bagpiping Tradition: Did it Stay Truer to its Roots in Nova Scotia than in Scotland - Student Hazel Gunn Discusses her Research
Population Continuity, Replacement, and Insularity in the Orkney Islands from the Neolithic to the Modern Day - New Blog by Dr Andrew Jennings
Population Continuity, Replacement, and Insularity in the Orkney Islands from the Neolithic to the Modern Day - New Blog by Dr Andrew Jennings
UHI Institute for Northern Studies Alumna Celebrates the Publication of Her PhD
UHI Institute for Northern Studies Alumna Celebrates the Publication of Her PhD

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