The Department of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders (previously known as the Department of Communication Therapy) at the University of Malta first opened its doors to the first cohort of students in 1991, when it launched the first local degree programme of education and training in Speech Language Pathology. At the time the department offered a B.Sc. (Hons) in Communication Therapy leading to the qualification of Speech Language Pathologist. The new name of the department was approved in May 2024, and ‘Communication Therapy’ was replaced by ‘Human Communication Sciences and Disorders’. The department strives to achieve excellence and international standards in the education and training of caring, accountable, and autonomous speech language pathologists and audiologists: Speech language pathologists (SLPs) are health care professionals with skills and expertise in prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for individuals of all ages experiencing speech, fluency, voice, language, communication, feeding, and/or swallowing disorders. SLPs work in settings ranging from acute hospital and rehabilitation centres to long term care, community health care, school environments and private practice contexts. Audiologists are health care professionals who provide services in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, and treatment of balance, hearing, auditory processing, and other audiological disorders. In addition to the commitment to training and education, the Department of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders also aims for high quality in research on communication and communication disorders. Staff members within the department are actively involved in several ongoing research projects in a range of areas, in collaboration with local and international partners.