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.
Posted on November 26, 2015
Political Sciences Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti recently participated in the "Measuring Well-being and Development in Africa" discussion in Durban.
Posted on October 29, 2015
From 28 September to 2 October 2015, the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) conducted training in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) at Badplaas, Mpumalanga, for 30 teachers and five departmental officials from full-service schools of the Mpumalanga...
Posted on October 28, 2015
The hearScreen innovation - developed by the University of Pretoria - is still making waves and has garnered in more awards in the past few weeks.
Posted on October 21, 2015
Invitation to apply for admission into the 2016 programme
Posted on September 30, 2015
Prof De Wet Swanepoel, an audiologist in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pretoria, believes that early detection of hearing problems is the key factor in the treatment of this problem.
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.
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.
Posted on September 22, 2015
Prof Henning Melber meets AU Commission Chair
Posted on September 18, 2015
During the week of 7-11 September 2015, the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) at the University of Pretoria successfully hosted their annual FOFA event.
Posted on September 17, 2015
Prof Maree Appointed to serve on the Professional Board for Psychology of the HPCSA
Posted on September 17, 2015
The University of Pretoria (UP) has officially launched the Centre for Japanese Studies (CJS), a hub that contributes to the promotion of mutual understanding and co-operation between South Africa and Japan.
Posted on September 16, 2015
Amanda du Preez is Professor in the Department of Visual Arts, where she has been teaching Visual Culture Studies since 2001. Some of the topics she teaches include Postmodernism; Visual Hermeneutics; Gender and Feminism; Critical Visual Culture Studies and importantly Virtual and Digital...
Posted on September 15, 2015
Getting the balance between work and family right is not only vital for better labour-market outcomes, but can also greatly enhance the well-being of workers and their families and lead to overall positive human development.
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.
Posted on September 10, 2015
UP's FOFA Project is the first of its kind in Africa and aims to help people with little or no functional speech to spread their wings and develop to their full potential.
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.
Posted on September 04, 2015
Professor Alois Mlambo, Head of Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been appointed by the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) as a mentor in the National Doctoral Mentoring Programme.
Posted on September 03, 2015
Say goodbye to capitalism: welcome to the Republic of Wellbeing
Posted on September 02, 2015
I am. Even though I cannot speak, I am here, I am present, I have a unique personality. I am a person. But I cannot speak. I cannot share myself with you. And so I become invisible...
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