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16/2/2024
UHI Shortlisted For Two Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2024
The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has been shortlisted in two categories at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2024, celebrating the people and partnerships behind ground-breaking innovations. The Flow Country Partnership , working with the Environmental Research Institute in Thurso, part of UHI North, West and Hebrides , nominated for the ‘Making an Environmental Difference' award.
11/10/2023
Library Book Loan Payment Scheme Updated To Benefit Authors
Library book loan payment scheme updated to benefit authors enabling authors to earn up to £6,600 from loans of their books from libraries. Scheme enables authors to earn up to £6,600 from loans of their books from libraries.
11/10/2023
Library Book Loan Payment Scheme Updated To Benefit Authors
Library book loan payment scheme updated to benefit authors enabling authors to earn up to £6,600 from loans of their books from libraries. Scheme enables authors to earn up to £6,600 from loans of their books from libraries.
8/10/2023
Families Were Crammed Together 'Like Herring In A Barrel' During Wick Fishing Boom
Wick's herring-fishing boom is considered to have been a time of great prosperity for the town - but those living in unsanitary conditions in the streets around the harbour faced a daily struggle with poverty, overcrowding and disease. The hardships endured by families crammed "cheek by jowl" in the Lower Pulteneytown area have been highlighted by Caithness poet and playwright George Gunn in a new recording for Wick Voices, the oral history section of the Wick Society.
11/9/2023
UHI North, West And Hebrides Celebrate Launch As Scotland's Newest College
UHI North, West and Hebrides is celebrating its launch as Scotland's newest college following the merger of UHI North Highland, UHI Outer Hebrides and UHI West Highland. UHI North, West and Hebrides will create an anchor institution connecting rural and island communities through distinctive education and research shaped by the culture, location, and landscapes of the North and West Highlands, Skye, and Outer Hebrides.
2/9/2023
Supporting Innovation - Funding For Public Libraries
Libraries across Scotland can apply to the Public Library Improvement Fund to help finance creative projects and sustainable services. Projects that could be supported under the £450,000 Scottish Government fund include tackling the cost of living crisis, bridging the digital divide, tackling the attainment gap for children and young people, or addressing sustainable development goals.
2/9/2023
Supporting Innovation - Funding For Public Libraries
Libraries across Scotland can apply to the Public Library Improvement Fund to help finance creative projects and sustainable services. Projects that could be supported under the £450,000 Scottish Government fund include tackling the cost of living crisis, bridging the digital divide, tackling the attainment gap for children and young people, or addressing sustainable development goals.
3/11/2022
Ask ERI....peatland Showcase (in Person)
Our first ‘Ask ERI' Environmental Research Institute, Thurso external seminar will be held on Wednesday 16th November at 6.00 pm. The ‘Ask ERI..
1/9/2022
The results are in...Highland libraries achieve 100%
The team running High Life Highland's library service have retained their Customer Service Excellence award, achieving a 100% full compliance with the prestigious award's criteria. Talking about the award, Julie Corcoran, HLH's Head of Libraries said, "The Customer Service Excellence Award has been developed by the Cabinet Office to acknowledge excellence in public services.
1/9/2022
