UHI is an integrated university encompassing both further and higher education. It is a diverse and flexible partnership serving communities across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and connected to their needs. UHI’s greatest strength is the diversity and flexibility of its partnership which empowers it to deliver more. UHI offers flexible and supported learning from access level to PhD. UHI has a unique place and deep roots in its communities, and this makes its teaching and research more connected to their needs. Within UHI, the Institute for Northern Studies offers innovative undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research programmes in Culture and Heritage, Orkney and Shetland Studies, Highlands and Islands Literature, Scottish Heritage, Viking Studies and Island Studies.