Aquapelagos and Island Careers: a case study of Orkney and Shetland

This week I published a paper in Shima: the International Journal of Research into Island Cultures titled “Career Decision making … More

Changing times in Sanday

I loved this recording from BBC Radio Orkney! Not only is it great to hear the Sanday (Orkney) accent next … More

A new piece of research has just been commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) on the attitudes and aspirations … More

I have been doing some initial analysis on the responses to the survey for my PhD. So far I have … More

Tidying up, I just found an essay I wrote when I was 16 which was published in the Western Morning … More

Well, this is exciting. The first stage of my PhD project – a survey of final year undergraduates from Orkney … More

I just read this article by Times Higher Education: “Graduates should be matched to local jobs says report”. This article refers to the … More

So, here’s an interesting idea. Reading about island studies and definitions, I came across the idea of the ‘aquapelago’. This … More

Well, this is exciting. I have just published my first article about my research! The article appears in the National Institute … More

The dive into statistics continues…. Today I have been looking at the School Leaver Destinations for Orkney, compiled by Skills … More