Viking Genes is led by Prof. Jim Flett Wilson, University of Edinburgh. Recruitment is now closed to people with 2 or more grandparents from Orkney or Shetland. However, you can see what volunteers had to do to take part and learn how they are helping research. Visit: www.ed.ac.uk/viking/research Orkney (Orkneyjar) is an archipelago in northern Scotland, north of the coast of Caithness. This is a DNA project for those of proven patrilineal or matrilineal Orcadian ancestry or a surname native to the isles. See the surnames list in the 'Background' details to the project.