Carluke’s Robert Lawson wins prestigious Fulbright Award

CARLUKE native, Robert Lawson, has received a Scottish Studies Fulbright Award to enable him to carry out research at the University of Pittsburgh on one of the most prestigious and selective scholarship programmes operating world-wide.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Jul 2012, 11:27 BST

Former Carluke High pupil Robert (29) will be leaving for Pittsburgh on September 11 and will touch down on American soil the following day - his 30th birthday.

Robert said: “It’s a privilege to have been chosen as the Fulbright Scottish Studies Scholar and I’m very excited to be part of one of the world’s most prestigious exchange programmes.

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“As a Fulbright Scholar, I’ll be working on two book projects during my time at the University of Pittsburgh.

“The first is a research monograph which focuses on the intersection of language, masculinity and toughness in Glasgow, and the second is an edited volume which showcases contemporary sociolinguistic research on speech communities in Scotland.

“I will be going over there with my girlfriend Rebecca and she is very excited as well.

“It will be a bit strange arriving in Pittsburgh in my 30s and I will leave the UK in my 20s.”

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