DCAL News

DCAL’s response raises concerns that deaf children risk being overlooked within proposed SEND reforms.

Are you deaf and interested in language, psychology or neuroscience research? We offer paid Research Placement opportunities. Come and work with us!

An update on our plans for the BSL GCSE and the CPD courses being developed to support BSL teachers.

We’re resharing the congratulations section from DCAL’s 2025 end-of-year newsletter to give wider visibility to recent staff and student achievements.

Join the Deaf in AI & Technology workshop on 9 Dec 2025 in London. Explore how deaf professionals are shaping the future of tech, AI and sign language.

Join a pioneering ERC-funded project at UCL’s DCAL, Europe’s leading centre for Deafness, Cognition & Language research.

The Bencie Woll Prize celebrates exceptional research in British Sign Language (BSL) linguistics.

Are you passionate about language, communication, and inclusion? Do you want to help shape the future of British Sign Language (BSL) for the deafblind community?

AI is changing the face of language technology - from lookup tools to Siri/Alexa to Google Translate to ChatGPT. So far this has been focused on spoken languages. What about sign languages?

Kate Rowley has been awarded a £1.4M ERC grant to lead a 5-year study into tactile British Sign Language, used by deafblind people across the UK.

Thursday 4 September 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM University College London, near Russell Square, London

Calling all deaf teachers!

A dedicated group of professional services staff has successfully completed a British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 course.

Several UCL PALS staff members have been honoured in the recent UCL Education Awards.

We are delighted to announce that DCAL has 4 new research posts available!