Association of University Language Communities
in the UK and Ireland
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Bringing together language teaching and learning professionals
The Association of University Language Communities (AULC) brings together professionals involved
in language teaching, learning and leadership across higher education in the UK and Ireland. We
foster collaboration, share expertise, and champion excellence in language education through
networking, professional development, and sector-wide initiatives.
Latest news
Urgent! Birmingham languages redundancy case. Sign the petition!
Five Translation and Interpreting colleagues at the University of Birmingham, specialising in Arabic, Chinese and Italian, are facing compulsory redundancy. Birmingham UCU has launched a petition calling on the University
The latest AULC survey of Institution-Wide Language Provision in Universities in the UK is now available!
Please find the lastest AULC Survey of Institution-Wide Language Provision in Universities in the UK (2023-24), July 2026
AULC 2027 Conference – Keele UniversityÂ
AULC CONFERENCE 2027, Languages for the Future: Transforming Language Learning for Employability and Global Engagement through Scholarship, Practice and Collaboration. More information can be found here. Submit a proposal here.