Welcome to the Centre for Nordic Studies at UHI

Welcome!

We are an interdisciplinary research centre, based in Orkney and Shetland. We currently offer two taught postgraduate courses, MLitt Orkney & Shetland Studies and MLitt Highlands & Islands Literature, and run regular evening classes, summer schools and seminar sessions.

You can find out about our activities throughout this website.

*Postgraduate Study	*Summer Schools	*St Magnus Conference
We offer taught postgraduate courses in MLitt Orkney & Shetland Studies and MLitt Highlands & Islands Literature.	Find out more about our 2011 summer schools on 5-9 July 2011 in Orkney, and 19-23 July 2011 in Shetland.	Read about our inaugural St Magnus Conference, held on 14 and 15 April 2011.
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Virtual Conference 2012	Might you be interested in taking part in a Virtual Conference this year? Then one of our students, William Frost, is keen to hear from you. He'd like to know if you have...	Read More...
Last 2011 Seminar Talk	Dr Stephen Harrison from University College Dublin will be talking in SHETLAND on Thursday 24th November and in ORKNEY on Friday 25th November, both at 7.30pm. This is a change to the normal routine.	Read More...
Robert McColl Millar's talk, 29th Sept 2011	We recorded Robert McColl Millar's talk given in the St Magnus Centre, Kirkwal on Saturday 29th September 2011 on the origins of the Orkney dialect. Unfortunately, the venue accoustics were not...	Read More...
STUDENT BURSARY AVAILABLE	Due to a last minute change of student plan, we have one single bursary available for the MLitt Highlands & Islands Literature degree.	Read More...
Scottish Saltire Scholarship	If you are interested in one of our on-site (not online) Masters courses, you may wish to consider applying for Government-funded Scottish Saltire Scholarship....	Read More...