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FABIan attends Sainsbury Lab Summer School

FABIan attends Sainsbury Lab Summer School

Brigitte Langenhoven , a PhD student in the Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research (CFPR) research group…

FABI tree health team visits colleagues at the China Eucalyptus Research Centre (CERC)

FABI tree health team visits colleagues at the China Eucalyptus Research Centre (CERC)

During the IUFRO Eucalyptus 2015 Conference held in Zhangjian city, in the Guangdong Province of…

Memorandum of Understanding established between FABI and CERC

Memorandum of Understanding established between FABI and CERC

The IUFRO Eucalyptus 2015 Conference provided the opportunity to sign an important memorandum of…

TPCP team members attend IUFRO Eucalypt Conference in China

TPCP team members attend IUFRO Eucalypt Conference in China

The IUFRO Working Party 2.08.03 Eucalypt Conference took place in the Chinese city of Zhanjiang in…

FABI’s Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme hosts Merensky Foundation

FABI’s Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme hosts Merensky Foundation

The Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme (FTBP) at FABI hosted a one-day seminar for the members of…

GM food safety and allergies under the spotlight at seminar in FABI

GM food safety and allergies under the spotlight at seminar in FABI

A seminar at FABI on October 15 brought to the fore food safety issues (fears, regulations and…

FABI student excels at thesis competition

FABI student excels at thesis competition

FABI PhD student, Erika Viljoen , scooped the second place prize at the 3-Minute Thesis…

Researchers from Mexico’s Institute of Ecology present joint special seminar at FABI

Researchers from Mexico’s Institute of Ecology present joint special seminar at FABI

FABI hosted a special seminar by Drs Enrique Ibarra-Laclette and Claudia-Anahí Perez-Torres from…

FABIans sizzle at SciBraai Data Quest

FABIans sizzle at SciBraai Data Quest

It’s not often that scientists, technology junkies and journalists work and socialise together but…

Six FABIans participate in the 20th Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference

Six FABIans participate in the 20th Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference

Professors Mike Wingfield , Dave Berger , Brenda Wingfield , Pedro Crous and Dr Louise Shuey of…

FABI collaborates with researchers of Natural Resources Canada

FABI collaborates with researchers of Natural Resources Canada

Dr Marc Bouwer , a recent FABI graduate, had the opportunity visit the Great Lakes Forestry…

Extraordinary Professor Ian Toth deliveres two lectures at FABI

Extraordinary Professor Ian Toth deliveres two lectures at FABI

FABIans were treated to two seminars the past week by Extraordinary Professor Ian Toth of the James…

Plant science experts gather at UP for 2nd Annual DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium Africa

Plant science experts gather at UP for 2nd Annual DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium Africa

Scientists and industry leaders in plant science shared the latest advances in plant breeding at…

Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) student team participates in international synthetic biology competition

Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) student team participates in international synthetic biology competition

The International Genetically Engineered Machines ( iGEM ) competition, started at the…

FABI takes to the courts

FABI takes to the courts

FABI entered three volleyball teams in the University of Pretoria’s annual Spring Day celebration…

Heritage Month celebrations at UP honour South Africa’s Champion trees

Heritage Month celebrations at UP honour South Africa’s Champion trees

Many have outlived the people who planted them by centuries while others have grown to dizzying…

FABI student conducts outreach at Arbor Week Expo

FABI student conducts outreach at Arbor Week Expo

PhD student, Joey Hulbert recently attended the Arbor Week Expo in Stellenbosch to conduct…

South African forestry industry on show at WFC2015

South African forestry industry on show at WFC2015

The two forestry orientated research programmes in FABI , the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG)…

Scientists need skills to bridge the divide between science and practice

Scientists need skills to bridge the divide between science and practice

Scientists should aspire to have skills that would make them leaders in their field and enable them…

IUFRO assembles African forestry research leaders at WFC2015

IUFRO assembles African forestry research leaders at WFC2015

International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) President, Prof. Mike Wingfield ,…