News  |  Posted June 20, 2016

ScARF Student Bursary Report: Nordic Research Network Seminar

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 April 5, 2016

Society Grants support research into Scotland’s past

The Society Council Trustees have awarded £11,667 to ten projects examining a wide range of topics from geophysical survey at Duntocher Roman fort to an environmental history of the Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707. This year there were twenty six applications for funding totalling £46,484, representing an increase of 57% in number of applications and £21,415 more than last year, and some …

News  |  Posted March 25, 2016

ScARF Student Network: Nordic Research Network bursaries available

Applications have now closed The Nordic Research Network conference 2016 ‘Bridges Between: Norse and Insular Worlds’ will take place on May the 4th 2016 in Glasgow. 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 Norse and Medieval archaeology and participate in …

News  |  Posted February 18, 2016

Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland: Fellows invited to to contribute

The Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland: A Research Framework project is currently in the final stages of work and represents a strategic effort to link, inspire, mobilize and help direct the efforts of all those with an interest in or responsibility for carved stones in Scotland. Over the course of four workshops, the team have taken stock of existing and ongoing research and identified …