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If you are a Year 12 student who is deaf or hard of hearing, Discover UCL offers the opportunity to experience student life, meet new people, and explore your future. Applications are now open and will close on Tuesday 16 June 2026. Apply now!

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/widening-participation/news/2026/mar/discover-ucl-exploring-university-life-deaf-or-hard-hearing-student

Discover UCL: exploring university life as a deaf or hard of hearing student

As applications open for Discover UCL 2026, we’re looking back at the 2025 edition of this specialist summer school run in conjunction with the UCL Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL).

Access and Widening Participation

DCAL Mar 19

New lay summary!
Dr Patrick Rosenberg & Dr Victoria St. Clair share their study with Dr Evelyne Mercure on deaf parents’ lived experiences. The video highlights navigating resources, working with professionals, and accessing support during parenthood.

https://youtu.be/vTjk5ndmLi8

Lived experiences of deaf parents: insights into pride, community, bilingualism, and barriers

YouTube

DCAL Mar 6

Are you deaf and interested in research or professional services? DCAL is offering paid one-week placements! Gain hands-on experience in a world-class centre. Application deadline: 29 May at 5pm. Find out more and apply: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/.../dcal-paid-internship-opportunities

DCAL Feb 2

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dcal_ucl/115961575959504860

BSL teachers: reminder that our BSL Linguistics for Teachers CPD course is open for registration. 🗓 Deadline: 12 February 2026. Places are limited. Full details and booking info below 👇

DCAL Jan 27

We’re resharing staff and student achievements from our 2025 end-of-year newsletter, including promotions, research funding and PhD completions.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/deafness-cognition-and-language-research-centre-dcal/dcal-highlights-staff-promotions-research-funding-and-new-phd-completions

DCAL highlights staff promotions, research funding and new PhD completions

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

UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences

DCAL Jan 26

Reminder for BSL teachers: our BSL Linguistics for Teachers CPD course is open for registration. Watch our update on BSL GCSE plans and find full course details and registration here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/deafness-cognition-and-language-research-centre-dcal/update-bsl-gcse-and-cpd-courses-teachers

Update on BSL GCSE and CPD Courses for Teachers

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

UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences

DCAL Jan 22

New UK–Japan project (UMCS) will develop real-time translation across BSL, JSL, English and Japanese – using authentic Deaf conversations, not interpreter-to-camera datasets. Read the press release:https://surrey.ac.uk/news/sign-language-ai-focus-real-deaf-conversations-not-just-interpreter-data

UK-Japan project transforms sign language AI

A £3.5 million UK-Japan research project will develop AI for sign language translation using real conversations between Deaf people, not interpreted signing.

DCAL Jan 16

We’re launching a new CPD course: BSL Linguistics for Teachers. This update shares our plans for the BSL GCSE and the CPD courses being developed to support BSL teachers. Find out more and register: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/deafness-cognition-and-language-research-centre-dcal/update-bsl-gcse-and-cpd-courses-teachers

Update on BSL GCSE and CPD Courses for Teachers

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

UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences

DCAL Jan 9

DeafATW and RNID are collecting evidence on Access to Work – including budget cuts and renewal issues. If you’re deaf, deafblind or have hearing loss and have used or applied for AtW since Oct 2024, please take or share this survey:
https://connect.deafatw.com/ty/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQyNTUxMyxcImxcIjoxNzYxMzAyNDU2MTE0ODg0NDcsXCJyXCI6MTc2MTMwNDE3NzMzMTQxOTI0fSIsInMiOiJkOTA4NzA0ZWFhNzczMzcyIn0

Survey

DCAL Jan 9

🔍 Job opportunity: Research Assistant (50% FTE, 36 months) on an AHRC-funded project exploring multilingual experiences of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in the UK and Germany. Based at the University of Leeds.
https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=ESLED1149

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Assistant – Examining the multilingual experiences and repertoires of DHH children growing up in migrant contexts of Germany and the UK

**The appointment is available on a fixed term basis for 36 months at 50% fte**The School of Education, University of Leeds, seeks to recruit a Research Assistant for a AHRC funded research project that examines the multilingual experiences and...

Jobs at the University of Leeds