ScotIslandStudies

Horizons open up! Scottish Island Studies new Twitter account. Please RT and follow us @IslandScot #islands, #islandstudies,#islandcommunities,#islandhistories,#islandcultures, #islandeconomies, #islandfutures, #islandrealities, wordpress.com/view/scotcis.w…

We are hiring 📣 Want to be part of the CHARTS team? Have a look at our new Work With Us web page to see our latest opportunities 👀 chartsargyllandisles.org/showcase/work-…

Get ready for Scotland’s newest open call for artists, scottishlandscapeawards.com opens 1 Mar'23. 1st prize £10k. @adeadesina,@marion.leven, @davidmachra, @wanderlust_rae, @janeandlouisewilson will select.

🛑To foster a sense of personal accountability in faculty and staff, organizations can make it explicit that it’s everyone’s responsibility to "stop the line" in the face of suspected bias in decision-making situations. 💡Find more ideas for action: ow.ly/fI7950J3Z7G

At the Hands across the Sea Film-Poetry Scotland and Brittany Conference held at An Lanntair in Stornoway (24-25th March 2022) Ray and Kathryn presented their paper "'Play Me Something': poetic storytelling and the context of cultural resilience". scotcis.wordpress.com/2022/03/06/poe…

@fsindico @IslandsTeamSG Congratulations to you Professor Sindico!

Two updates in one picture. 1) I have been promoted to Professor! 2) I will be continuing my secondment at @IslandsTeamSG as Carbon Neutral Islands project lead for another two years! PS That is me in the front of RAINE Committee on 4 May - lnkd.in/eH3qQqJv

UHI Islands Strategy Survey: online! Iain Caimbeul, Research Fellow in Sociolinguistics at UHI said "We are keen to gather as wide a range of opinions as possible [...] a two-way conversation". scotcis.wordpress.com/2022/05/06/uhi…

Our report published yesterday tells us what is happening in Scotland's rural land market and why. Have a look at our short summary at why this is important ⬇ bit.ly/LandMarketSumm… #NaturalCapital #LandReform #NetZero

Check out this fascinating new report published today by @ScottishLandCom on Scotland's rural land market and values, written by our Rob McMorran, James Glendinning and @DrJayneGlass #leadingideas

📣 Submit your abstract to present your #research ideas and results, exchange information and #network with fellow researchers of #islands and #smallstates studies ISSI's 1st Postgrad conference 🗓️ 20 JUN 9h - 16h All info here ➡️ um.edu.mt/l/a5sUN @stefanomoncada

CoDeL is excited to share the impact of community enterprises in Uist, and highlight the many YOUNG VOICES within them at an event this Wed (19th, 11:30am) with Social Enterprise Scotland. To discover more, book your free place at bit.ly/3zTsdPO

TIDES essay - our first of 2022! Dr Rosie Alexander (@Rosie148) reflects on issues of youth migration in the Scottish Islands and learning from taking a longitudinal perspective on young people’s pathways. scotcis.wordpress.com/2022/01/17/tid…

There are less than 5 days to go to reach our £8,000 Crowdfunder target to finance the making of Expressing the Earth, a feature documentary #film about #geopoetics, past, present, future, and we would welcome your support. The fil…lnkd.in/ex6Eq3Ux lnkd.in/gSEicGdB

Announcing: ISLANDS - the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master connecting the Netherlands, Greece, Iceland and Spain rug.nl/frw/news/2021/…

New Erasmus Mundus MSc Islands and Sustainability "Within the current global economic and social system islands in many cases face economic, social, political and cultural marginalization; unless they cooperate." rug.nl/frw/news/2021/…

A Guid New Year - to make the Expressing the Earth film about #geopoetics! - mailchi.mp/0f0daf1db2b9/a… Let's make this happen - support our Crowdfunder now! + Call for poems, essays & artwork about the climate & ecological crisis for Stravaig#11 by 31 January. Please RT.

Do you undertake research on islands? If so, we would love for you to be part of our #online #CafeScientifique last Wed of every month info@jicas.ac.je @journal_island @SMILO_org @UMislands @island_rights @J_F_Archaeology @Island_Global @IslandResilient @ISMS_updates @IISUPEI

Mike Danson sets context in keynote address to “A National Mission’ – Delivering a Just Transition to Net-Zero in Scotland’ Online event 15 Dec 2021 scotcis.wordpress.com/2021/12/14/mik…

Margaret Bennett, Professor of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will give the 2nd Keynote at #TheEdgeUHI Conference, 9.15am Thurs 16 Dec: "Folk, Folklore & Folklife on the Edge of Academia" Register: bit.ly/3oOP5vR

@Nordichorizons has been connecting Scotland with our Nordic neighbours for 10 years with 70+ experts speaking in the @scotparl to liven up policy thinking. Please help us raise the final 15% to keep going online crowdfunder.co.uk/nordic-horizon… Ends Dec 23.