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Organization profile
The Orkney and Shetland Islands, along with Caithness on the Scottish mainland, are identified primarily in terms of their nordic 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 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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Stefan Brink
- Orkney College UHI
- Institute for Northern Studies - Professor
Person: Academic Research Active
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Donna Heddle
- Institute for Northern Studies - Director of the UHI Institute for Northern Studies
- Orkney College UHI - Director of the UHI Institute for Northern Studies
Person: Academic Research Active
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Andrew Jennings, MA MSc PhD FrHist
- Centre for Island Creativity
- Orkney College UHI
- Institute for Northern Studies - Post Doctoral Research Associate
Person: Academic Research Active
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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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Excavations at Anundshög, Sweden
Jonsson, K., Bäck, M., Lindeberg, M. & Sanmark, A.
1/03/17 → …
Project: Research
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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 Sep 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 AccessFile5 Downloads (Pure)
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Bolstering Bólstaðir: Norse placenames in Lewis in context
Donna Heddle (Speaker)
31 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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University of Bonn
Stefan Brink (Visiting researcher)
1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sep 2020Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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 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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