UHI Events

People and plants in Scotland: a contemporary view by Dr Veerle Van den Eynden

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Let Veerle take you on a plant walk to explore how we use, view and perceive plants and nature. There will be some folklore and history. But above all, she'll show how also today, plants matter in our lives.

'Bereft of all human help?': Scottish widows of the Thirty Years' War content - Dr Kathrin Zickermann

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:30:00 +0000

A significant number of Scottish soldiers and officers joined the contesting armies of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1618): it has been estimated that no fewer than 50.000 Scots served within the Danish-Norwegian and Swedish forces alone.

"Living on the (knife) edge" (Prof Donna Heddle) - part of The Edge

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 13:00:00 +0000

This event forms part of a series of monthly seminars as part of the interdisciplinary research programme "The Edge”, which culminates in a two-day conference in December.

Viking Boat Burials with Colleen Batey (University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute research seminar)

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0000

From the massive and rich ship burials found in Scandinavia, to the small rowing boats used in boat burials on Scottish isles, the distinctive Viking burial rite making use of a boat to carry the dead into the next life has always fascinated. Dr Colleen Batey explores the variety of this distinctive burial form with examples from Orkney, Lochaber, the Western Isles and beyond.

The Changing Outer Hebrides

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0000

A fascinating and intimate account of the inter-relationship between one small island village in the Hebrides and the wider world by Professor Frank Rennie.