An Island Ambition: Stepping Stones to Professorship

Professor Andrew Jennings delivers his free inaugural professorial lecture on island studies, in person in Shetland and online.

In his inaugural professorial lecture, Professor Andrew Jennings of UHI's Institute for Northern Studies reflects on his career in island studies, from North Atlantic history, languages and folklore to the futures of island communities. He explores links between Viking heritage, placenames, creativity, population change and island governance, and discusses his leadership of the UArctic Northern and Arctic Island Studies Research network. The talk also introduces his developing AI-slands initiative on what artificial intelligence might mean for island cultures and autonomy.