Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Orkney and Shetland Islands, along with Caithness on the Scottish mainland, are identified primarily in terms of their nordic and northern cultural and linguistic heritage. The work of the Institute for Northern Studies is to rediscover, preserve and interpret local culture for future generations.
This interdisciplinary research centre has bases in both Orkney and Shetland.
The Institute has the following four strategic aims
- To promote and publicise research in Nordic and northern Studies, focusing on Orkney and Shetland studies.
- To promote Orkney and Shetland culture and stimulate debate. The Centre will provide educational opportunities at secondary and tertiary level for both local and external students.
- To provide an overarching focus for locative research in Orkney and Shetland, including their relationship to the North Atlantic Rim.
- To work in partnership with Orkney Islands Council, Shetland Islands Council, the HIE Network, and local bodies such as Shetland Amenity Trust to create a resource which will enhance and benefit local communities.
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Collaborations from the last five years
Profiles
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Lynn Campbell
- Institute for Northern Studies - Programme Leader for SCS
Person: Academic - Teaching only
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Rebecca Ford
- Institute for Northern Studies - Lecturer
Person: Academic - Research and Teaching or Research only
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HerInDep: Heritage in Depopulated Areas
Lind, A. (PI) & Jennings, A. (PI)
1/05/23 → 1/05/26
Project: Research
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Excavations at Anundshög, Sweden
Jonsson, K. (CoI), Bäck, M. (CoI), Lindeberg, M. (CoI) & Sanmark, A. (PI)
1/03/17 → …
Project: Research
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NaS: The Norse and the Sea: The Maritime Cultural Landscape of Scandinavian Scotland (NaS)
Sanmark, A. (PI), McLeod, S. (Researcher), Kalmring, S. (PI), Wilken, D. (Researcher), Lu, E. (Researcher) & Jennings, A. (Researcher)
1/02/22 → 9/05/25
Project: Research
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Language as Intangible Cultural Heritage Living Repositories of Knowledge for Tackling Climate Change
Craith, M. N. & McDermott, P., 1 Mar 2025, In: Anthropological Journal of European Cultures. 34, 1, p. 63-79 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Living on the edge? – Shetland and the HerInDep project: an initial survey
Lind, A. & Jennings, A., 31 Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Heritage Studies. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Migrants, conquerors, settlers: Viking women in Britain
McLeod, S., 17 Jan 2025, The Hidden Lives of Viking Women: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives. Hayeur Smith, M. & Sanmark, A. (eds.). Oxford: Oxbow Books, p. 43-58 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Activities
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Who Was the Heros Eponymous for the Svíar in Their Genealogical and Regnal List
Brink, S. (Speaker)
5 Apr 2025Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Northern Narratives
Zickermann, K. (Organiser), Elliott, M. (Organiser), Harland, J. (Organiser) & Lind, A. (Organiser)
11 Jun 2025 → 13 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference
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Harvard University
Brink, S. (Visiting researcher)
4 Apr 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Impacts
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Kirkwall Township Heritage Initiative Viking Walk
Ljosland, R. (Participant), Sanmark, A. (Participant), Heddle, D. (Participant), Whitworth, V. (Participant), Barbara, C. (Participant), Owen, O. (Participant), Barrett, J. (Participant) & Gee, C. (Participant)
Impact: Economic or commercial Impacts
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Student theses
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Tales of Borders
Wood, H. (Author), Jennings, A. (Supervisor), 19 Nov 2024Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)
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To what extent do the writings of Archbishop Wulfstan of York demonstrate a survival of heathen practices?
Peach, J. M. (Author), Sanmark, A. (Supervisor) & Plumb, O. (Supervisor), 7 May 2024Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)
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Womanhood & the Body: An investigation of experience, community, and reclamation, through Practice as Research.
Walker, L. (Author), Mickel, L. (Supervisor) & Jennings, A. (Supervisor), 5 Apr 2023Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)
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