FABI Director attends IUFRO Management Committee meeting
FABI Director and IUFRO President, Prof. Mike Wingfield , recently visited Lahti in Finland to lead…
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Real scientists in FABI start young
Two Grade 7 students from Irene Primary School have been working in the FABI laboratories again.…
Canadian Professor presents special seminar at FABI
Professor Jeremy McNeil of the Department of Biology at the University of Western Ontario in Canada…
FISNA meeting hosted by FABI
FABI hosted a meeting of the Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA) aimed at…
FABI excellence celebrated at UP’s Academic Achiever’s Awards function
Several members of FABI’s management committee were among the “academic stars” honoured at the…
The 2016 Social Club hosts its first FABI monthly tea
The first FABI tea organised by the new 2016 Social Club was held at the Institute on April 6. The…
A Special Issue on Biological Invasions of Insects includes seven FABI papers
Seven papers including contributions from seven FABI authors were published last week as part of a…
Building capacity in Africa: FABI hosts a workshop on the Biological Control of Eucalyptus Insect Pests
During the week of 29 March – 1 April FABI hosted a workshop on the Biological Control of…
NFC Delegation Visits FABI
A delegation from the New Forests Company (NFC) visited FABI on 31 March to better acquaint…
Fabians attend Farmers Day in KwaZulu-Natal
Members of the MPPI group in FABI participated in a Farmers Day for small-holder maize farmers at…
FABI Professor chairs committee to make UP lecture halls Wi-Fi zones
Plans are afoot to rollout Wi-Fi to lecture halls at the University of Pretoria. This will allow…
FABI Professor joins International Network for Government Science Advice workshop
Our world is faced with a myriad of complex problems. Science aims to address these challenges and…
CTHB Mentorship programme kicks off for eleventh year
The launch of the 2016 DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) mentorship…
FABIans urged to bring cheer and warmth this winter by contributing to the FABI Blanket Drive
As has become custom, FABIans will once again embark on the annual FABI Blanket Drive in the months…
FABI lecturer’s dedication to his students’ education makes the news
FABIan and senior lecturer in the Department of Genetics Dr Albé van der Merwe has made a name for…
Connecting the dots at FABI
The new FABI "CONNECTING THE DOTS" T-shirt was launched at the Institute’s January 2016 formal…
FABIan joins NRF-DST delegation to Oman
The NRF and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) led a delegation to Oman to participate…
Third PhD prestige seminar for FABI in 2016
Waheed Mahomed delivered his prestige seminar – the first FABI prestige seminar held off-campus…
FABIan leads plant disease workshop at Kirstenbosch
Cape Citizen Science is a FABI driven project led by PhD student Joey Hulbert . The project is…
FABI supports Operation Hydrate
FABI has teamed up with national drought relief campaign, Operation Hydrate , to deliver water to…