INS Research
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.
MRes and PhD Opportunities
- MRes and PhD study.
Conferences
- We organise and host conferences.
Publications
- A selection of our published work.
Projects
- Find out more about our research projects.
The Girnel
- A storehouse of local knowledge, featuring recordings of Peter Leith.

Odin's Eye
Orkney’s Forgotten War: The Royalist Occupation, 1649-1650
Orkney’s Forgotten War: The Royalist Occupation, 1649-1650
‘The Convention for the Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: Resistance, Challenge, Opportunity’ Professor Mairéad NicCraith, Institute for Northern Studies
‘The Convention for the Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: Resistance, Challenge, Opportunity’ Professor Mairéad NicCraith, Institute for Northern Studies
‘Shining a Light Over History: Vikarvet Antiquities Association and the Use of History in Bohuslän’ with Dr Thomas Småberg
‘Shining a Light Over History: Vikarvet Antiquities Association and the Use of History in Bohuslän’ with Dr Thomas Småberg
‘Shetland in the Sagas: Invisible or Hidden?’ with Brian Smith, Shetland Archives