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Organisation profile
The University of the Highlands and Islands gives you the chance to do something different; something special. Our network of colleges and research centres, spread across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, offers you a natural, supportive environment for studying at university and achieving your ambitions. You can study degrees and postgraduate courses at one of our academic partner colleges, or online from a distance, or you can undertake research at one of our specialist centres.
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Contemporary Art and Archaeology: Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Practice in the Digital University
Thomas, A., 11 Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) Teaching and Learning the Archaeology of the Contemporary Era. Moshenska, G. (ed.). Bloomsbury AcademicResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Abjured: Royalism and Episcopacy in Scotland during the British Civil Wars, ca. 1638–51
Lind, A., 30 Mar 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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A blueprint for integrating scientific approaches and international communities to assess basin-wide ocean ecosystem status
Roberts, J. M., Devey, C. W., Biastoch, A., Carreiro-Silva, M., Dohna, T., Dorschel, B., Gunn, V., Huvenne, V. A. I., Johnson, D., Jollivet, D., Kenchington, E. L. R., Larkin, K., Matabos, M., Morato, T., Naumann, M. S., Orejas, C., Perez, J. A. A., Ragnarsson, S., Smit, A. J., Sweetman, A., & 3 others, 19 Jan 2023, In: Nature Communications Earth and Environment. 4, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Peat characteristic data from Blanket Peatland in the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland, 2018
Marshall, C. (Creator), Andersen, R. (Creator), Sterk, H. P. (Creator), Gilbert, P. J. (Creator) & Large, D. J. (Creator), Natural Environment Research Council, 27 Sept 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/3458e0b9-5002-4ddb-bcb3-1c7fb08fb70b
Dataset
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Environmental monitoring data from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019
Marshall, C. (Creator), Andersen, R. (Creator), Sterk, H. P. (Creator) & Gilbert, P. J. (Creator), Natural Environment Research Council, 29 Apr 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/1be4eef2-0591-4073-bae2-e00b6ff4462f
Dataset
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Monthly precise levelling data of peat surface motion from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019
Marshall, C. (Creator), Andersen, R. (Creator), Sterk, H. P. (Creator), Gilbert, P. J. (Creator) & Large, D. J. (Creator), Natural Environment Research Council, 2 Mar 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/f4f79d46-dac7-4628-a0b3-7427761737a6
Dataset
Activities
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Modeling species spread at local scales as a decision-support tool for alien species management
Rebecca Jane Giesler (Speaker)
16 May 2023Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
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Light of the North: Christianity, Pilgrimage & the Cult of St Magnus
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker)
1 Apr 2023Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Future of Scots Symposium
Ragnhild Ljosland (Invited speaker)
3 Feb 2023Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Impacts
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Bioenergy-Technology Innovation Needs Assessment
Michele Stanley (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
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Fisheries closed areas for scallop dredging
Richard L. Shelmerdine (Participant) & Beth Mouat (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts, Other Impacts
Student theses
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The future social implications of seaweed cultivation for bioenergy production
Author: Rostan, J., 2 Mar 2023Supervisor: Hughes, A. (Supervisor) & Billing, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Exploring the role of technology-enabled dementia education and support for health and social care practitioners in rural Scotland
Author: Muirhead, K., 18 Apr 2023Supervisor: Macaden, L. (Supervisor) & Smyth, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Balancing outdoor tourism and recreation development and environmental conservation after major infrastructure improvements: dualling the A9 through Cairngorms National Park.
Author: Schulz, L. K., 3 Jan 2023Supervisor: Price, M. F. (Supervisor), Bryce, R. (Supervisor) & Bowditch, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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