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Inverness College UHI Royalty Visits Highland Capital As Princess Anne Officially Opens Inverness College UHI Inverness College UHI Royalty visits Highland Capital as Princess Anne officially opens Inverness College UHI HRH Princess Anne unveils a plaque to mark the official opening of the site. INVERNESS College UHI's new campus was opened in August 2015 Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal did the honours during a visit to the site in her role as Chancellor of the University of the Highlands and Islands. She viewed teaching demonstrations from further and higher education students during a tour of the £50 million facility before unveiling a commemorative plaque to invited guests. Inverness College UHI We are one of 13 Colleges and research centres which make up The University of the Highlands and Islands. We have 2 campuses in Inverness, the main Campus and the Scottish School of Forestry. We currently have 3467 Further Education Students and 2763 Higher Education Students. Curriculum Accounting and Administration Beauty Business Management Care Computing Construction Culture and Creative Education Engineering Forestry Hairdressing Hospitality Science Sport Supported Education FACILITIES ON CAMPUS • Library and Learning Resource Centre • Indoor Sports Hall & Gym • The Sheiling, Lochan and Corrie Restaurants and Café • Commercial Beauty Salons • Student Accommodation • Nursery • Students Association INTERNATIONAL The Inverness College UHI International Team is proud to welcome students and staff from across Europe and around the world to the North of Scotland. We offer degree study, short courses and exchange programmes to students. The International Office offers guidance on the following matters: International admissions Visa guidance Social Programme Accommodation advice Working in the UK Exchange agreements Contact details: Laura Hillyard; [email protected]; +44 (0)1463 273544 Students’ Association • As a student at Inverness College UHI, you are automatically a member of the Highlands and Islands Students’ Association (HISA) – so a very warm welcome from our whole team!!! • HISA represents around 40,000 Higher and Further Education students right across the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) partnership. • HISA is also here to make sure you have fun at college! Your HISA Inverness team organises Freshers Week each year and can help you to set up new clubs and societies, organise events and save you money with student discounts. Helping to improve your student experience is at the heart of everything we do. • HISA is run by students, for students. Inverness & Surrounding Area • Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Inverness lies near two important battle sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam Fèinne against Norway which took place on The Aird and the 18th-century Battle of Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor. It is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom.Inverness has a population of 46,800. Inverness College is the main campus for the University of the Highlands and Islands. With around 6,500 students, Inverness College hosts around a quarter of all the University of the Highlands and Islands' students, and 30% of those studying to degree level. • In 2014, a survey by a property website described Inverness as the happiest place in Scotland and the second happiest in the UK. Inverness was again found to be the happiest place in Scotland by a new study conducted in 2015. Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness, in Inverness, Scotland. The red sandstone structure evident today was built in 1836 by architect William Burn. It is built on the site of an 11th-century defensive structure. Today, it houses Inverness Sheriff Court. There has been a castle at this site for many centuries. The castle itself is not currently open to the public, however a recent campaign has led to the creation of a working group to explore the possibility of doing so in the future. In April 2017 the north tower of the castle was opened to the public as a view point. At present, only the castle grounds and the north tower are open to the public. Loch Ness & Urquhart Castle. Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 kilometres (23 miles) southwest of Inverness. Its surface is 16 metres (52 feet) above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". It is one of a series of interconnected, murky bodies of water in Scotland; its water visibility is exceptionally low due to a high peat content in the surrounding soil. Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area at 56 km2 (22 sq mi) after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume in the British Isles. Its deepest point is 230 m (126 fathoms; 755 ft), making it the second deepest loch in Scotland after Loch Morar. Urquhart Castle. Urquhart Castle sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. Founded in the 13th century, Urquhart played a role in the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century. It was subsequently held as a royal castle, and was raided on several occasions by the MacDonald Earls of Ross. The castle was granted to the Clan Grant in 1509, though conflict with the MacDonalds continued. Despite a series of further raids the castle was strengthened, only to be largely abandoned by the middle of the 17th century. Urquhart was partially destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by Jacobite forces, and subsequently decayed. In the 20th century it was placed in state care as a scheduled monument and opened to the public: it is now one of the most-visited castles in Scotland Black Isle Brewery. The Black Isle Brewery, based close to Inverness is the UK’s premier organic brewery making world class beers from the finest organic malt and hops grown on farms without chemicals, as nature intended. Black Isle was started by David Gladwin in 1998. Today the brewery can brew up to 10,000 litres a day packaged in bottles, casks and kegs and ship beer all over Scotland, the UK and around the world from Sweden to Japan. Cairngorm Brewery The Cairngorm Brewery Company, established in 2001, is situated in the village of Aviemore Inverness-shire, within the Cairngorm National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It currently have a 20 barrel Brewhouse, capable of producing 6500 litres of the finest ale each day. The brewery has a full range of permanent and seasonal cask beers to suit all tastes, with many of them available throughout the year in 500ml and 330ml bottles. Tomatin Distillery Tomatin distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in the village of Tomatin. Its whisky is classified as being from the Highland region, as it is 25 minutes south of Inverness. The whisky produced at Tomatin was always sold as ‘bulk whisky’ for use in major blends. But in recent years there has been a change in strategy to grow the Tomatin brand in its own right. The range of single malts is currently sold in over 50 export markets, with additional markets being added all the time. Glenmorangie Distillery Glenmorangie is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery is owned by The Glenmorangie Company Ltd, whose main product is the range of Glenmorangie single malt whisky. Glenmorangie uses a number of different cask types, with all products being matured in white oak casks which are manufactured from trees growing in Glenmorangie's own forest in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, United States. These new casks are left to air for two years before being leased to distillers Jack Daniel's and Heaven Hill for them to mature bourbon in for four years. Glenmorangie then uses the barrels to mature their spirit. The Original range will mature entirely in ex-bourbon casks, while the Extra Matured range of bottlings are transferred into casks that were previously used to mature other products such as wine, port or sherry in a process called finishing. Scotland is split into five distinctive whisky producing regions. The same basic process is used to produce whisky across the country but subtle variations mean single malts from each region have unique characteristics and flavours. Thank you for your time. Margaret Andrews Admissions and Student Funding [email protected].
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