Since the Taliban tried to silence us, we’ve raised our voices in defiance, singing for freedom and equality. We refuse to be erased. I call on all women around the world to stand with us in solidarity. Join us in this fight for freedom, justice.Together we are unstoppable.

Next week! The Galloway Hoard: A Decade of Discovery To mark the 10th anniversary of its discovery, National Museums Scotland are hosting an online event with Andy Nicholson, Mary Davis, Dr Alexandra Makin FSA FRHistS and me, hosted by Sally Magnusson Book your FREE place now: nms.ac.uk/events/the-gal…

Join us for our more fantastic seminar s!!

Public seminar UHI How was 18th century trade and smuggling affected by #Weather in North Atlantic. 7pm 31/10/24. See bit.ly/3ZUlvrw All welcome. #HistoryMatters

BBC article covering some of our research on #Viking Age sea travel.

Looking forward to Aberdeen next week!

Join us in Perth or online! Viking and Early Medieval Studies launch event with lots of exciting presentations.

Fantastic news for Switzerland!

Maybe Afghanistan isn’t at war today, but Afghan women are far from peace. They can’t: 1. Work to support their families 2. Receive an education 3. Walk freely in public 4. Pray together 5. Look out of a window 6. Seek justice This is gender apartheid, not peace.

New Year #aurora Burray #Orkney UHI orkney.com Photo permission Emma Brown

CALL FOR PAPERS - UHI Institute for Northern Studies 7th International St Magnus Conference UHI Perth campus 15-17 April 2026. Theme: “Borne on a Carrying Stream”: How Water has Shaped Heritage, Identity and Power. UHI Orkney institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/05/22/the…

For over four years, Afghan women have been deprived of all their rights — education, work, freedom, and participation in society — while world leaders and the UN remain silent. The lost years cannot be restored or forgotten. This global silence in the face of such oppression