Posted on April 04, 2018
The Academy of Medical Sciences in the UK has awarded the Newton Advanced Fellowship to Prof De Wet Swanepoel. The grant is named after Sir Isaac Newton.
Posted on April 02, 2018
World autism day is on 2 April to raise awareness around this complex and often poorly understood condition. What do you need to know about autism?
Posted on March 07, 2018
Interested in studying Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology? Join us on 18 April 2018
Posted on February 22, 2018
Collaboration workshop at the Department of Music, University of Pretoria, entitled interdisciplinary music research and practice.
Posted on January 31, 2018
It was with great sadness that we heard of the passing away of Herman (HEC) Tesner on 20 December 2017. He was our beloved Speech Science lecturer from 1967 until his retirement in 2009 from the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Posted on January 24, 2018
See important information and timetable for orientation here
Posted on December 07, 2017
Dr Faheema Mahomed Asmail, lecturer at the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology won the award for best emerging researcher for the Faculty of Humanities in 2017.
Posted on November 16, 2017
New President of the International Society of Audiology, De Wet Swanepoel, is interviewed about the aims of the society, the upcoming World Congress of Audiology and the current state of hearing health care in Africa.
Posted on November 16, 2017
Lead-inventor of the hearScreen technology, Prof De Wet Swanepoel, was interviewed on Kyknet Winslyn show on the impact that this technology is having globally.
Posted on October 14, 2017
Three postgraduate audiology students presented four oral presentations at the Coalition for Global Hearing Health in Miami Florida on 12 - 14 October 2017. The presentations by the students from the Department of Speech-Language Pathology were very well-received.
Posted on October 12, 2017
The first African Interprofessional Education Network (AfrIPEN) was recently held in Windhoek, Namibia. There were 35 delegates from a number of African countries including South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi and Ghana. Five staff members from various departments represented the...
Posted on September 14, 2017
So, what should South Africans do about Deaf Awareness Month this September? The answer is simple: Know your hearing status.
Posted on March 28, 2017
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, cordially invites you to the 20th lecture in the UP Expert Lecture Series: 'Rise of an invisible epidemic - Fighting hearing loss with advances in technology and connectivity' at 17:00 on Tuesday, 28 March 2017.
Posted on March 06, 2017
Invitation to UP Expert lecture entitled "Rise of an invisible epidemic – Fighting hearing loss with advances in technology and connectivity" Date: 28 March 2017 Time: 18:15 - 19:30
Posted on March 03, 2017
The theme for this year’s World Hearing Day, on 3 March 2017, is 'Action for hearing loss'. Called a silent epidemic, hearing loss affects 1 in 7 persons annually.
Posted on February 15, 2017
We caught up with Sakhile Nkosi, an audiology graduate, to hear about life after UP.
Posted on September 12, 2016
Two children identified with hearing loss in Mamelodi recently received hearing aids through a University of Pretoria initiative.
Posted on August 22, 2016
2-day symposium on current trends in evidence-based practice in Audiology & SLP (6-7 Sept 2016)
Posted on August 22, 2016
Research showcase of mHealth solutions developed at the University of Pretoria - 27 Sept 2016
Posted on July 25, 2016
Ms Imke Oosthuizen, a master's student at the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at UP, recently conducted a study on message banking, a relatively new early intervention strategy for persons with MND.
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