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
Dr Andrew Jennings Invited Panellist in the First Islands United Nations Summit
Dr Andrew Jennings Invited Panellist in the First Islands United Nations Summit
New Book to be Published Shortly - Royalty and Ritual: Landscapes of Power in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe
New Book to be Published Shortly - Royalty and Ritual: Landscapes of Power in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe
New Book Launched in the UHI Institute for Northern Studies Hosted North Atlantic World Series
New Book Launched in the UHI Institute for Northern Studies Hosted North Atlantic World Series
Dr Andrew Lind Gives Lecture at the 1st Marquis of Montrose Society AGM
Dr Andrew Lind Gives Lecture at the 1st Marquis of Montrose Society AGM

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