FABI participated in the recent IUFRO Working Groups on Small-scale Forestry and Forest History and Traditional Knowledge Conference in Kenya
For many years, FABI researchers have actively studied the fungi associated with conifer infesting bark and ambrosia beetles in South Africa and elsewhere in the world
The circus was in town for FABI’s annual meeting of the Society for the Presentation of Outrageous Facts (SPOOF)
FABIans gathered to celebrate the first peer-reviewed journal publications from the MSc and PhD studies of nine students in the Institute
It was time for the annual Books and Series presentation at the FABI Monday Morning Meeting
Congratulations to Dineo Mailula on the successful completion of her PhD
The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and FABI hosted a joint special seminar by Prof. Dilantha Fernando
Prof. Bernard Slippers recently completed a research visit to Germany as part of his Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award and the German Global Minds Initiative.
Prof. Sanushka Naidoo was honored to participate as a plenary speaker at the International Christmas Tree Research and Extension Conference
Dr Wilma Nel visited the University of Florida Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) to attend the MICROBENet^Net workshop
FABI's Dr Neriman Ylmaz attended the recent 2nd Symposium on Fungal Genetics and Biology (SFGB) in Brazil.
FABIans were part of a recent symposium highlighting the scholarship and remarkable academic legacy of Prof. Robin Crewe
Two FABI Mancom members have been announced as finalists in the 2025/2026 NSTF-South32 Awards, widely recognised as South Africa’s ‘Science Oscars’
Dr Prudence Makhura, Director: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Education at UP was the guest speaker at the FABI Monday Morning Meeting
Professor. Cobus Visagie has received one of South Africa's most prestigious research grants
A group of FABI researchers met in Athens to attend and participate in a joint meeting of two IUFRO Division 7 Working Parties
Prof. Mike Wingfield recently visited Croatia to inspect various field sites and to plan further details of a research project
Teams from the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) field extension and diagnostic clinic embark on a joint field trip to the Eastern Cape.
On 12 May, interns in the Phytosanitation and Biosecurity Internship Program at FABI had the exciting opportunity to attend NAMPO Harvest Day 2026
Congratulations to all the FABI graduates that were capped at the recent Autumn Graduation.
A FABI team completed a fieldwork trip in the Venda region of the Limpopo Province and Mapungubwe National Park.
Well done to Dr Ginna Granados on the successful completion of her PhD degree!
team of FABIans travelled to the Eastern Cape for a field trip to maize farms supported by the Ukhanyo Farmer Development Programme (UFD)
Research collaborator Prof. René Heim of the Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany presented a special seminar in FABI
SACTA officials visited FABI to meet with the group of CPHB interns
It was a big celebration for Phophi Nethononda when she marked the successful completion of her PhD journey in FABI with the presentation of her Prestige Seminar
FABIans gathered at the University of Pretoria’s LC de Villiers Sports Campus for another enjoyable Jackie Robinson Day celebration
FABIans Dr Neriman Yilmaz and Prof. Bernard Slippers attended the Spring Symposium hosted by the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Members of the FMG-EPPI research group recently departed on a three-day field trip to the Greytown area of KwaZulu-Natal
Researchers from FABI recently participated in the 33rd Fungal Genetics Conference
FABI PhD student Chanel Thomas recently undertook a three-week research visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
FABI celebrated the successful completion of Johannes Christoff Joubert’s PhD
Researchers from the FABI recently attended the third biennial CIFAR Fungal Kingdom Satellite Meeting held in Pacific Grove, USA
FABI Director, Prof. Bernard Slippers attended the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award Symposium as one of ten recipients of this prestigious Award in 2026
Members of the Kiwifruit protection Programme in FABI recently made site visits to orchards in Limpopo's and KwaZulu-Natal.
