Laura MacLennan is ‘Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI student of the year’.
July 19, 2012 in News by elizabethhepburn
An exceptional student who is dedicated to Gaelic language and culture
has been named Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI student of the year. Laura
MacLennan, a 21 year old from Lewis, has just completed the final year
of her BA (Hons) Gaelic and media studies degree.
A native Gaelic speaker who grew up in Barvas on the West of the
Island, Laura was commended for her outstanding course work as well as
her passion for the language. She undertook an original comparison for
her fourth year dissertation, investigating language use and
broadcasting in Scotland and Ireland. Tutors at the Gaelic college,
which is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, believe
the work will inform and stimulate further research in this field.
Laura added practical experience to her C.V. by securing a summer job
at BBC Scotland in Stornoway and she is currently employed as a
researcher with BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. While she has presenting
experience, she ultimately hopes to work behind the scenes in Gaelic
broadcasting.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is Scotland’s award-winning Gaelic College situated in one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland, on the southern peninsula of Sleat on the Isle of Skye. http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk
Read the full story in ‘Hebrides News Today’
http://hebridestoday.com/2012/07/media-savvy-laura-is-sabhal-mor-ostaig-uhi-student-of-the-year/
