Brazilian PhD student deepens fungal taxonomy skills during six-month research stay at FABI
From 12 February to 28 July 2026, Wellington Barros dos Santos, a PhD candidate in Agricultural…
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Congratulations to Shae on the successful completion of her PhD!
Congratulations to Shae Cooper on the successful completion of her PhD. She presented her Prestige…
FABI Researchers attend the IUFRO Small-scale Forestry and Forest History and Traditional Knowledge Conference in Kenya
The International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) Working Groups on Small-scale…
FABI researchers study fungi associated with pine bark beetles in South Africa
For many years, FABI researchers have actively studied the fungi associated with conifer infesting…
The Circus is in town for SPOOF
The circus was in town for FABI ’s annual meeting of the Society for the Presentation of Outrageous…
Publication party celebrates first publications by FABIans
FABIans gathered on the afternoon of 23 July to celebrate the first peer-reviewed journal…
Book and series fun at the FABI Monday Morning Meeting
It was time for the annual Books and Series presentation at the FABI Monday Morning Meeting of 20…
Persistence pays off for Dineo as she completes her PhD
Dineo Mailula celebrated the successful completion of her PhD on 14 July with a Prestige Seminar…
Special Seminar by a leading plant pathologist, Prof. Dilantha Fernando
The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and FABI hosted a joint special seminar “Engineering…
FABI Director completes Humboldt research visit to Germany
Professor Bernard Slippers , Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute…
Prof. Sanushka Naidoo visits Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Prof. Sanushka Naidoo was honored to participate as a plenary speaker at the International…
FABIAN visits the University of Florida Tropical Research and Education Center
In June, Dr Wilma Nel , manager of the TPCP Diagnostic Clinic , visited the University of Florida…
FABI Researcher Delivers Keynote at the 2nd Symposium on Fungal Genetics and Biology in Brazil
From 17 to 19 June 2026, the 2 nd Symposium on Fungal Genetics and Biology (SFGB) was held at the…
FABI participates in celebrating Prof. Robin Crewe’s 80th birthday
On 9 June, FABI ’s Professors Mike and Brenda Wingfield joined colleagues from the University of…
Two FABI team members shortlisted for South Africa’s ‘Science Oscars’
Two FABI Mancom members, Prof. Brenda Wingfield and Prof. Tjaard Krüger have been announced as…
UP Director: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Education, a guest speaker at the FABI MMM
Dr Prudence Makhura , Director: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Education at the University…
FABI mycologist lands major Oppenheimer Memorial Trust award to unlock South Africa's fungal secrets
Professor. Cobus Visagie has received one of South Africa's most prestigious research grants, with…
FABI researchers participate in the IUFRO Tree Wilt Disease Congress in Athens
During the week of 18 May, a group of FABI researchers met in Athens to attend and participate in a…
FABI researchers study and compare Croatian and South African bark beetle fungi
During the first week in May, Prof. Mike Wingfield visited Croatia to inspect various field sites…
TPCP field extension and diagnostic clinic trip visits the Eastern Cape
It has become an annual tradition for teams from the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP)…