December 2008
DCAL Newsletter #4 is available online!! Click here to download the pdf file.

November 2008
An important good practice agreement on involving d/Deaf children in academic research has recently been coordinated by ESRC funded, Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL) and The Sign Bilingual Consortium. Using its standing as the leading academic research centre in the field DCAL brought together a wide range of organisations to develop a good practice agreement for research with deaf children.

The agreement was originally drawn up between coordinating partners based in London at DCAL and Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children. Collaborators include universities, schools for deaf children and key organisations in the public and voluntary sectors working with deaf children and their families. Click here to download the pdf file.

October 2008
Margaret Deuchar and her team at the ESRC Centre on Bilingualism at University of Bangor receive AHRC funding for research networking on bilingualism and the brain. DCAL's Bencie Woll, Gary Morgan, Gabriella Vigliocco, and Chris Stone are included in the core group for this network. In addition, Kearsy Cormier will be part of the management team. The first workshop 'Neuroscientific and psycholinguistic models of bilingualism' is scheduled for 24-25 March 2009.

July 2008
DCAL Annual report 2007-08 available (click here to download)

June 2008
DCAL Newsletter #3 has arrived online!! Click here to download the pdf version.

March 2008
UCL press release: It's my future 2018 - Awards ceremony at House of Parliament

Press release: Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill

DCAL statement on Clause 14(4)(9) of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill (more information..)

ESRC Festival of Social Science, March 7th-16th, 2008 (more information..), including the following Deafness and sign language-related activities and events:

It's my future: Being Deaf in 2018 - Winners of the essay competition. (more information..).

When children's language breaks down: The hidden costs to society, 15th March, 10:30-14:00, City University. (more information..)

The world of signing avatars, 15th March, 15:00-17:00, City University (more information..) (Directions).

January 2008
DCAL Research Reception: Feedback on Child Development. 16th January, 6-9pm, UCL. (more information..)

Forensic lipreading: a new course for deaf speechreaders

Press release: UCL experts offer hope of a breakthrough in the assessment of deaf children

Press release: It's my future: being Deaf in 2018. Win £200 for telling us about your ideas.

Older news and PR - 2007/2006.