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Organization 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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Profiles
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Lynn Campbell
- Institute for Northern Studies - Programme Leader for SCS
Person: Academic Research Active
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Donna Heddle
- Executive Office - UHI Head of Research Environment and Culture
- Institute for Northern Studies
- UHI Orkney - Director of the UHI Institute for Northern Studies
Person: Academic Research Active, Academic Support
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Excavations at Anundshög, Sweden
Jonsson, K., Bäck, M., Lindeberg, M. & Sanmark, A.
1/03/17 → …
Project: Research
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Cultural Heritage Assessment for the Museum of Rapid Transition, Cateran Ecomuseum (Phase I)
Lee, D., Timoney, S., Sanmark, A. & Begg, C.
1/05/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Consultancy
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Places of Royal Power and Ritual in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe
Sanmark, A. & Hall, M.
31/03/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Tingsplatsen vid Anundshög: RAPPORT DEL 4
Sanmark, A., Jonsson, K., Lindeberg, M. & Bäck, M., 20 Jan 2023, 36 p.Translated title of the contribution :The thing site at Anundshög: Report 4 Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Cultural Heritage Assessment for the Museum of Rapid Transition, Cateran Ecomuseum (Phase I)
Lee, D., Sanmark, A. & Timoney, S., 30 Sept 2022, 67 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Intracultural dialogue as a precursor to cross-community initiatives: the Irish language among Protestants/unionists in Northern Ireland
Nic Craith, M. & Mcdermott, P., 19 Apr 2022, In: Identities. p. 1-19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Vikings of Galloway: New light uncovers just how brutal they were
Shane McLeod (Member)
10 May 2023Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Bolstering Bólstaðir: Norse placenames in Lewis in context
Donna Heddle (Speaker)
31 Oct 2019Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
Impacts
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Kirkwall Township Heritage Initiative Viking Walk
Ragnhild Ljosland (Participant), Alexandra Sanmark (Participant), Donna Heddle (Participant), Victoria Whitworth (Participant), Crawford Barbara (Participant), Olwyn Owen (Participant), James Barrett (Participant) & Christopher Gee (Participant)
Impact: Economic or commercial Impacts
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Student theses
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Words and Waves: Ecological Dialogism as an Approach to Discourse, Community, and Marine Renewable Energy in Orkney
Author: Ford, R., 21 Jan 2022Supervisor: Heddle, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Rackwick - A study into its role in the development of contemporary art and culture in Orkney
Author: Parkinson, A. R., 29 Mar 2021Supervisor: Plumb, O. (Supervisor) & Heddle, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)
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An Analysis of Kirkwall's Royal Charters
Author: Rosie, S. J., 31 May 2021Supervisor: Plumb, O. (Supervisor) & Heddle, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)
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