News | Posted June 20, 2016
I have relied greatly on the ScARF’s panel reports for the early stages of my studies, so it was a great privilege to be awarded a bursary to attend the Nordic Research Network day conference at the University of Glasgow entitled ‘Bridges Between: Norse and Insular Words AD 500-1500’, on the 4th of May 2016. I am a third-year PhD …
News | Posted June 10, 2016
I am very grateful to have been awarded a student bursary from the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF), to attend the Prehistoric Society’s Europa 2016 ’ Dynamics of Art, design and Vision in Iron Age Europe’ conference, held in Edinburgh in June 2016. I am currently a second year PhD student in Queens University Belfast, examining and analysing the origins …
News | Posted May 23, 2016
I am very grateful to ScARF for supporting my attendance to the Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2016 in Orkney. The theme of the conference was “Islands: Isolation and connectivity”, which fits perfectly with the research I am currently working on. I am a zooarchaeologist from Iceland, but have worked on animal bones from Iceland, Greenland and Ireland. Having just …
News | Posted May 13, 2016
I started my PhD at UCL in October 2015, looking at cetacean (whale, dolphin and porpoise) remains in medieval north-western Europe. The aim of my thesis is to look at all medieval sites in north-western Europe where cetacean remains have been uncovered and see whether it is possible to prove that active whaling was practiced and who had access …
News | Posted February 18, 2016
Please note that applications are now closed The Archaeomalacology Working Group meeting at the ‘Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2016’ will take place from April the 5th to April the 8th 2016 in Kirkwall, Orkney. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering three student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current …
News | Posted February 8, 2016
Deadline Extended! The Prehistoric Society conference, ‘Europa 2016: Dynamics of Art, design and Vision in Iron Age Europe ‘ will take place on the 3rd and 4th of June 2016 in Edinburgh. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering nine student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research …
News | Posted January 29, 2016
Applications are now closed The ‘19th Iron Age Research Student Symposium (IARSS)‘ will take place from May the 19th to May the 22nd 2016 in Leicester. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering five student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research in Iron Age and Bronze Age archaeology and participate …
News | Posted January 28, 2016
Applications are now closed The ‘8th International Symposium on 14C & Archaeology‘ will take place from June the 27th to July the 1st 2016 in Edinburgh. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering five student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research in archaeology and participate in discussions within …
News | Posted January 22, 2016
Please note that applications are now closed The ‘Association for Environmental Archaeology conference 2016’ will take place from April the 1st to April the 3rd 2016 in Kirkwall, Orkney. The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) is offering seven student bursaries to support attendance at the conference. These bursaries are designed to allow students to hear about current research in archaeology …
