UCFL Summer Plenary 2026
The programme for the plenary is as follows:
12:00 Lunch
10:00–12:00 Annual General Meeting – For pre-meeting documents, see below.
13:00-16:00 Plenary Afternoon Panels
13:00-14:00: Home, Heritage and Community Languages in Admissions Processes toolkit
Chair: Marcela Cazzoli (UCFL)
Janice Carruthers (QUB)
Emma Humphries (QUB)
14:00 – 15.00: The Languages Research Database and Research into Language Policy
Chair: Wendy Ayres-Bennett (Cambridge University)
Olivia Glaze (KWI, Germany)
Robert Ley (Oxford University)
15:00: Break
15:30 – 16:30: Working with schools and non-academic partners: Notes and ideas from the UCFL Small Grants projects
Chair: Gigliola Sulis (UCFL)
Antonia Wimbush (Melbourne), Memories of the BUMIDOM
Katherine Astbury (Warwick), Language Learners as Peace Makers
Giovanna Donzelli, Greg Herman (Swansea), Global Languages Tapestry: International Poetry Competition
16:30 Final Remarks
Speaker: Emma Cayley (UCFL)
Registration
The UCFL Summer Plenary will be held in person and online via zoom. Please register by clicking ‘Book Now’ on the ILCS page, where you will have the option to select your attendance in person or online. The zoom link will be sent out when you register.
Attendees must be members of paid-up UCFL member institutions. If you are unsure whether your institution is currently a member, you can enquire with your institution or with the UCFL Membership Secretary.
Pre-meeting documents
- UCFL Summer Plenary Meeting 2026 Agenda
- UCFL May 2026 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
- Item. 3. Chair’s Report
- Item. 4. Education Report
- Item 5. UCFL Website Development
- Item. 6. Research Report
- Item. 7. Vice Chair Engagement and Comms
- Item. 8. Hon. Secretary’s Report
- Item. 9. Membership Secretary’s Report
- Item. 10. Treasurer’s Report
- Item. 11 National Reports
- Item. 11.a. Wales Report
- Item 11.b. Northern Ireland Report
- Item 11.c. Scotland Report
- Item. 12 Reports from other Exec Members
- Translation and Interpreting Report
- French Studies Report
- AULC Survey Report
- ELT Report
- Celtic Studies Report
- Classical Studies Report
- ECA Report
- School’s Liaison Report
- Area Studies Report
- LWTL Report
- Germanic and Low Countries Studies Report
- Hispanic Studies Report
- Slavic and East Europe Studies Report
- Lusophone Studies Report
- Italian Studies Report
- East Asian Studies Report
- Linguistics Report
- IWLP Report
For queries related to the files above, please contact the Project Coordinator at contact@ucflangs.com