Iain Robertson, Carl Griffin & @juliettedesportes.bsky.social recently spent a week visiting Inveraray Castle archives & @argyllandbute.bsky.social archives in Lochgilphead to conduct archival research for their @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social funded project Landscapes of Protest.

Join our Dr Lucy Dean for a free talk, 'Illuminating the Vale of Virtue: New Light on Perth’s Lost Charterhouse'! 📆 Thu 20 Nov 🕖 7pm 📍 AK Bell Library, Perth To find out more and to book your place, visit bit.ly/47Br3cO

Our Dr Philippa Woodcock is a recipient of the David Berry Fellowship for the History of Scotland & the Scottish People by the @royalhistsoc.org, and the funding is supporting her project ”They wept together”: Investigating miscarriage, taboo & support in early modern Scotland.

This week is Heritage Careers Week and we took the opportunity to chat to our recent graduate, Feargus Murray, about his experiences of working in the museums sector! To read the full story, visit bit.ly/42Ym3O4

📣 Call for Papers 📣 See below for further details on the conference Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland organised by @insuhi.bsky.social! DL for Expressions of Interest & short biographies is 17 December, see original post for further details ⬇️

Our Dr Juliette Desportes gave a talk at @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social's Scottish History seminar in September, focusing on uncovering Highland estate tenants' attitudes towards agrarian 'improvement' in the mid-eighteenth century.

It’s graduation season at @thinkuhi.bsky.social & and we are thrilled to also celebrate our alumni who have continued their academic journeys elsewhere after @uhihistory.bsky.social! Big congratulations to Dr Theresa Mackay, who received her doctorate from @uvic.ca, BC this summer!

Join our recent graduate Feargus Murray on Tue 28 October(2.30-4pm) at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery for an illustrated talk celebrating 200 years of collecting! This is an opportunity to learn more about the beginnings of the museum: who was donating and what they were collecting, bit.ly/3IEKQje

Join us on Mon 27 October at 7-8pm for a celebration & a discussion with Drs Nicola Martin & Lucy Dean, to learn about their journey from research to publication. This is a free, online-only event. For further details & to join the event, visit bit.ly/4nXKDX4 @thinkuhi.bsky.social

Our Dr Nicola Martin is giving a talk on Jacobitism and Clanship as part of the Dornoch Autumn Highland Festival! 📅 Fri 24 Oct 2025 🕚 11am 📍 Historylinks Museum, Dornoch For further details on this in-person talk and to buy your ticket, visit bit.ly/43eC3LN

Our Dr Nicola Martin was in Stockholm last week to deliver a paper at the @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social, discussing the 'Laws of War'. This was a brilliant opportunity to continue developing our special relationship & follows the signing of an MoU in 2024, facilitated by our Dr Kathrin Zickermann.

Our Dr Iain Robertson & Dr @juliettedesportes.bsky.social are both delivering papers at Scottish Local History Forum's conference, ‘Popular Protest in a Scottish Local History Context’, in Paisley on Saturday 25 October! To view the full programme and to book your place, visit bit.ly/4fxbKp5

Over 60 people came to Aberlour Parish Church of Scotland for the unveiling of textile banners addressing the legacies of slavery in the local area. The event is part of our Dr Jim MacPherson's research project, Legacies of Slavery in Scotland, bit.ly/46Dpf3Q

Congratulations to our PGT student Corrina Thomson, whose article ‘Encased in Glass: Commemorating the Dounreay Prototype Fast Reactor’ has been published in the most recent issue of Viewpoint, the magazine for the British Society for the History of Science, bit.ly/4nA21BC 1/3

We are very excited to be part of the Dornoch Autumn Highland Festival Fortnight, following the success of events this spring! Our Dr Jim MacPherson & Dr Nicola Martin will both be delivering talks as part of the busy schedule. Find out more➡️ bit.ly/4pUXlYO @thinkuhi.bsky.social

As the @thinkuhi.bsky.social graduations season continues, we would like to send huge congratulations to all our students celebrating their achievements! Our Dr @linseyhunter.bsky.social & Dr Lucy Dean had the great privilege to be part of the celebrations at UHI Perth yesterday 🎓🎉 #UHIGrad

Our Dr Elizabeth Ritchie & @uhihistory.bsky.social PhD graduate Dr Joanna Rodgers were both at the 'Outer Hebrides Emigration Conference' in Stornoway! Dr Rodgers discussed ancestral tourism in Tiree & Dr Ritchie the impact of emigration on courtship & family formation among 19thC Scots migrants.

📣Save the date!📣 @uhihistory.bsky.social is celebrating the publication of two new books by our staff Dr Lucy Dean and Dr Nicola Martin. For further details on the event, bit.ly/4nXKDX4 📅Monday 27 October 2025 ⏰ 7-8pm 📍Online bit.ly/4pOGKWk #ThinkUHI

@uhihistory.bsky.social & @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social joined forces last weekend to promote @thinkuhi.bsky.social at the Highland Archaeology Festival! What a brilliant opportunity to chat to attendees & share details about the cutting edge research and Humanities study options at UHI!

On 1 October, We host Dr Nicola Martin from @uhihistory.bsky.social who will discuss: “The British Army and interpretations of the Laws of War in the eighteenth century” Details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit... #Skystorians #EarlyModern #17thC #MilHist #LAW @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

Are you interested in studying History? Join us for an online open evening on Thu 9 October (6.30-8pm), and find out where studying a history, heritage or social studies degree can take you! Please book your place here, bit.ly/3KFCiJi @thinkuhi.bsky.social

Congratulations to our Dr Alison Chand who recently secured a @britishacademy.bsky.social/@leverhulme.ac.uk Small Research Grant for initial work on her next exciting oral history project: “Beyond the Rainbow: Oral Histories of Teenagers and Young Adults in Scotland During the Covid-19 Pandemic”!

Catch our Dr Elizabeth Ritchie on the new 3-part podcast series, Highlands Reimagined. From the aftermath of the Highland Clearances to modern community-led action, Highlands Reimagined highlights the ongoing fight to build a sustainable future for this beautiful place, bit.ly/3KltesZ

We are excited to share first updates on our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project, Landscapes of Protest, bit.ly/3K7S4MW You can learn more about the project & the team (Dr Iain Robertson, UHI; Prof Carl Griffin, Uni of Sussex; @juliettedesportes.bsky.social, UHI) through their website, bit.ly/468RTJS

Join us on Sat 20 Sept, 11-3pm in Aberlour for the unveiling of three textile art crafts, produced as part of the Legacies of Slavery project. The project is a collaboration between @uhihistory.bsky.social & Church of Scotland. To book your place, visit bit.ly/4p60V1A

You can find our Dr Philippa Woodcock's chapter 'The Ambassadors’ Fireworks Parties: Public and Private Performance in Bourbon Paris' in the newly published Performing Diplomacy in the Early Modern World! For full list of content and contributors: bit.ly/3JSYT52

Another great year for MLitt History programmes @uhihistory.bsky.social! MLitt History scored 100% in overall student satisfaction in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey. See our website for more information to join one of our four programmes - bit.ly/CfH-PGT-study @thinkuhi.bsky.social

Our Dr Elizabeth Ritchie and @uhihistory.bsky.social alumna, Dr Joanna Rodgers, are among the speakers for the Saoghal Mòr Farsaing Hebridean Emigration Conference, held at Lews Castle, Stornoway, 30 September to 2 October 2025.

We are busy getting ready for the new academic year, but our Dr Nicola Martin had a great afternoon out with students, visiting Abertarff House, the oldest house in Inverness. The students also had the opportunity to view short film 1745: An Untold Story of Slavery. @thinkuhi.bsky.social

@thinkuhi.bsky.social is 2nd in Scotland in the National Student Survey 2024-25 for overall satisfaction in the history category & @uhihistory.bsky.social team received 10 Highlands & Islands Students Association nominations & highly commended awards in 4 different categories. Well done! #UHI

Our Dr Rachel Davis' new article ‘Lock Her Up! Elite Women, Treason & Imprisonment in Late Medieval Scotland’ is published in the most recent Journal of Scottish Historical Studies! Available (might require purchase) through @edinburghup.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/41hq4fs

Congratulations to our Dr Linsey Hunter @linseyhunter.bsky.social who has been awarded a Fellowship of the @advancehe.bsky.social! The Fellowship demonstrates commitment to teaching, learning & the student experience, in diverse academic or professional settings. #ThinkUHI

Meeting with @uhihistory.bsky.social alumna Lucy Elmendorf, who is currently completing her Masters studies at the University of York, and spotting a very familiar book at the Boydell and Brewer bookstand. Thank you to all organisers for another brilliant @imc-leeds.bsky.social #ThinkUHI

Our Interim Head, Dr Lucy Dean, had a busy time at @IMC_Leeds, but managed to snap some pictures along the way! Some of the highlights included chairing the Gender in Medieval Scotland panel (featuring Dr Rachel Davis, Dr Louisa Taylor and Morvern French) #ThinkUHI

@rte.ie have some great history blogs, including this one by James Hunter @uhihistory.bsky.social on hunger in the Scottish Highlands and how the events of the 1840s differed from Ireland. #genealogy #FamilyHistory www.rte.ie/history/the-...

Don't miss our @uhihistory.bsky.social colleagues, Dr Lucy Dean & Dr Rachel Davis & our good friends Dr Louisa Taylor (@aberuni.bsky.social) & Morvern French (Historic Environment Scotland) next week at the @imc-leeds.bsky.social as they discuss gender in Medieval Scotland! bit.ly/4lgg2Ds

In case you missed the recent REMRA conference, here is our Interim Head of @uhihistory.bsky.social, Dr Lucy Dean, delivering one of the keynote talks on public history & the importance of research-teaching linkages in her journey towards co-production with communities. bit.ly/3ZRBupL

Our Dr Iain Robertson, Dr Philippa Woodcock and @juliettedesportes.bsky.social all travelled to Newcastle in April for a workshop on place-based public history. Organised by our Dr Robertson and Dr Ruth Slatter from @chppc.bsky.social, you can read more about the event in the original post below ⬇️

Last week's REMRA conference, Northern Narratives, was a great success featuring speakers from across Europe & with over 80 participants joining in. You can read more about the conference here, bit.ly/4kManof & watch recordings of the key note and roundtable sessions.

Our staff are currently very busy travelling to conferences! Last weekend Dr Jim MacPherson, Dr Nicola Martin & Mhairi Ferrier, one of our PGRs, delivered papers for a panel discussion at Uni of St Andrews, for Mobilising Land and Culture conference, @highlanderscon1725.bsky.social. 1/2

Animated version of Bastide's map of the Battle of Glenshiel fought on 10th June 1719 showing the troop movements. British Army in Red, Jacobites in Blue, Spanish in White. Part of my talk to REMRA @uhihistory.bsky.social conference this week. Basic but effective? @n-t-s.bsky.social

The programme for the REMRA multidisciplinary conference Northern Narratives will keep us busy! Looking forward to hearing more from @nts-archaeology.bsky.social during the panel discussion at 4-5.30pm today! @insuhi.bsky.social @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social

OTD 1719 The Battle of Glenshiel was fought. A Jacobite force with Spanish troops were forced from the pass by General Wightman helped by his Coehorn mortars. I am speaking at @uhihistory.bsky.social conference tomorrow about our archaeological work there. @n-t-s.bsky.social

REMRA Conference Northern Narratives is now live and will host a busy programme of events from today until Friday! You can find full the full programme here, bit.ly/43SBbfo @thinkuhi.bsky.social @insuhi.bsky.social @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social

📣 NEW BOOK 📣 Congratulations to our Dr Nicola Martin on the publication of her first monograph, The British Army in Scotland and North America 1745-1775: Militarisation of the Fringes of the Empire! You can find more information through Palgrave MacMillan, bit.ly/4jPEBWi 1/3

Join our Dr Jim MacPherson at the Tarbat Discovery Centre for an evening exploring the connections between one Easter Ross family & the British Empire. 📆 Friday 20 June, 7.30pm 📍Tarbat Discovery Centre, IV20 1YA For details and to book your ticket, bit.ly/4kO2eiJ @thinkuhi.bsky.social

Join Jo Watson of sewing charity Làmhan for this fascinating workshop about connections between the Caribbean & Scotland, and how to explore these using textiles! 📆 Thu 22 May 🕖 7pm 📍 Aberlour Parish Church For more info, email [email protected] @thinkuhi.bsky.social

FILM EVENT: 1745: An Untold Story of Slavery 📅Sat 17 May 🕐 1pm 📍 Eden Court, Inverness Our Dr Jim MacPherson is one of the panellists exploring the film’s historical roots, its relevance today & the resilience of those who resisted oppression. For info and to book tickets, visit bit.ly/43jUhLe

Registration for the REMRA conference, Northern Narratives, is now OPEN! Taking place on 11-13 June, this online event will focus on multidisciplinary approaches to the Early Modern period in the North Atlantic and Baltic. Book your place now ➡️ bit.ly/438IRK0 @thinkuhi.bsky.social

Congratulations to our alumnus Dr James Petre, on the publication of his article ‘After the Forfeiture: The MacDonald kindreds in Ross 1475–1602’! James is a graduate of our MLitt History of the Highlands & Islands programme & his dissertation provided the foundation for the article. bit.ly/3EsfOJm