Research News

  • Augmentative and alternative communication: Empowering people with disabilities

    Posted on November 30, 2015

    The Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at UP plays an important role in addressing communication difficulties encountered by individuals with physical challenges or persons with disabilities.

  • Turn it down!

    Posted on September 29, 2015

    Prof Bart Vinck and his research group from UP's Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology have done extensive research on the effect that exposure to recreational noise has on hearing loss in young people.

  • Andrew W Mellon Distinguished Scholar visits UP

    Posted on September 25, 2015

    In August 2015, the Information Design Division at the University of Pretoria (UP) welcomed Prof Audrey Bennett, an Andrew W Mellon Distinguished Scholar, to the Department of Visual Arts.

  • Minister appoints psychologist to professional board

    Posted on September 17, 2015

    Prof Maree Appointed to serve on the Professional Board for Psychology of the HPCSA

  • Research on global governance and development published in The Guardian

    Posted on September 10, 2015

    Research conducted by Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti, Director of UP’s Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation in the Faculty of Humanities, has been published in a leading editorial for the global edition of The Guardian newspaper on 2 September 2015.

  • Spring Graduation

    Posted on September 08, 2015

    The Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication is extremely proud of our three PhD Graduates who graduated at the University of Pretoria's Spring Graduation on the 2nd September 2015.

  • Exploring the early origins of language

    Posted on September 01, 2015

    Prof Juan Bornman, Director of the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) at UP, is currently on sabbatical and has delved into the origins of language as part of her studies.

  • π: of love, hope and trauma

    Posted on August 31, 2015

    π 3-5 September 2015 Lier Theatre

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