UHI conducts its research through a collaboration of twelve colleges and academic institutions. These institutions are defined as academic partners which can operate as an autonomous body. Due to UHI's regional characteristic, academic partners can determine their own strategy and they are authorised to make their own investments and manage recruitment independently.
Research units UHI operates across the region through partnerships with colleges and research institutions. •
UHI Perth - Aerospace, Engineering, Mountain Studies, Culture and Heritage •
SAMS UHI - Marine Biology, Smart Observations, Algae and Protozoa, Aquaculture •
UHI West Highland - Adventure tourism •
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI - Gaelic language and culture •
UHI Inverness - Forestry, Rivers and Lochs, Rural Studies •
Institute of Health Research and Innovation - Biomedical, Nursing and Rural Health Divisions •
UHI Moray - Art and Textiles •
Centre for History - Irish, Scottish and British Diasporas Maritime History in the North Sea •
UHI Outer Hebrides - HebMarine, Socio-Economic analysis, Archaeology, Meteorology. •
Environmental Research Institute - Environmental Contamination, Carbon Water, Renewable Energy and the environment •
Orkney College UHI - Archaeology, Nordic Studies, Agronomy •
UHI Shetland - Nordic Studies, Archaeology, Aquaculture, Fisheries, Marine Policy
Institutes Institute of Health Research and Innovation In early 2018, UHI awarded the Institute of Health Science and Innovation an Institution status in recognition of the scale and success of the pre-existing cluster of health research. The Institute includes representatives from around the UHI collaboration, but most of them are located at the Inverness Centre for Health Science. Institute activities can be divided loosely into three major themes: Disease Management, Smarter Health, and Rural Health and Wellbeing.
Environmental Research Institute (ERI) Opened 2000, The ERI is located in the town of
Thurso. The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) is part of North Highland College UHI, which is one of 10 partners in UHI. Its research is focused into three areas; Renewable Energy and Environment, Carbon Water and Climate, and Environmental Contamination and Ecological Health. The Centre for Energy and the Environment is affiliated with the ERI.
Agronomy Institute The Agronomy Institute performs work on the production and promotion of new crops and plant products in the Scotland's highlands and islands. The Institute cooperates with growers, end-users and other research organisations.
Archaeology Institute Based on the Orkney Mainland, the UHI Archaeology Institute also has research and teaching staff in both Shetland and the Western Isles. Throughout Scotland, the Institute integrates teaching, scientific research, and applied industrial research and consultancy. The institute's commercial arm, ORCA, provides Northern Scotland archaeological and conservation services-from archaeological excavations and assessments to environmental consulting services, underwater archaeological invasion.
Institute for Northern Studies Founded in 2007, Institute for Northern Studies operates at UHI Orkney, Shetland and Perth from three main locations. Research areas are Viking Studies, Medieval and modern history and culture of the Highlands and Islands, Links between Scotland and the Nordic world, The history and culture of the Scottish islands within the North Atlantic region, Highlands and Islands Literature, Island Studies, The languages and dialects of Orkney and Shetland, and Pictish studies.
Language Sciences Institute (LSI) Language Sciences Institute seeks to revitalize minority languages. The LSI will expand on the work of the Soillse project, with a special emphasis on the traditional Gaelic speaking communities of Scotland.
The Rivers and Lochs Institute Founded in 2012, the Institute specializes in work on molecular genetics to help conserve and maintain all rivers and lochs biodiversity, including fish stocks. The researchers work with local communities, wetlands and fisheries managers, businesses and government agencies to provide scientific support for the protection, restoration and sustainable management of wetlands biodiversity.
Postgraduate Research UHI offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Masters by Research (MRes) degrees in a number of academic areas;
Undergraduate Degrees UHI offers undergraduate degrees in academic areas such as; Accounting and Finance, Adventure Education, Literature and Creative Writing, Marine and Coastal Tourism, Engineering, Nursing, Philosophy, Archaeology and History.
Scholarships The
Witherby Publishing Group Charitable Trust Scholarship provide scholarships and bursaries for students from rural backgrounds to attend the university.
International collaboration The university is an active member of the
University of the Arctic. UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region. == Student life ==