CTHB awards certificates to 13 undergraduate mentees
Thirteen students who completed eight months of mentorship in the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in…
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Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
University Vice-Chancellor participates in a fungal citizen science project
University of Pretoria Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof. Tawana Kupe collected soil samples at…
FABI postdoc attends IUFRO Phytophthora conference in Sardinia
The biennial meeting of the IUFRO’s Working Party 7.02.09 – ‘Phytophthorain Forests and Natural…
Biosafety SA and FABI host Women in Biotech panel discussion
Five women led a discussion at FABI on the challenges faced by women in the biotechnology sector on…
FABIans thank and wish Prof. Lubuma well on his retirement
Former Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria…
FABI students return from Penn State exchange visit
Two FABI PhD candidates, Benedicta Swalarsk-Parry and Jane Ramaswe recently returned from a…
Fungi for Future school outreach launched
The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) outreach team from FABI was…
FABI donates bicycles to the N'wa-Vangani Primary School
On Friday 18 October, the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) Outreach…
FMG members attend the Plant Genome Evolution 2019 conference
The Plant Genome Evolution Conference is a biennial event and the 2019 meeting, which marked the…
FABIan visits Argentinian collaborators
FABI PhD candidate Joséphine Queffelec recently visited two research labs in Argentina to talk…
Tree planting to restore the native Patagonian forest
Patagonia is often depicted as infinite steppes where the cold and the drought keeps the vegetation…
FABI hosts Polish research visit
Professor Sylwia Wdowiak-Wróbel and Dr Michał Kalita, researchers from the University of Maria…
FABIans take part in various activities during UP’s Anti-discrimination and Social Justice Week
The University of Pretoria observed Anti-Discrimination and Social Justice Week from 30 September…
ACGT and FABI jointly hosts a Plant Phenotyping and Precision Agriculture workshop at Future Africa
On Tuesday, September 17, the African Centre for Gene Technologies (ACGT) , Forestry and…
FABI chemical ecology field trials planned for 2019 and 2020
Work at FABI in the area of applied chemical ecology for insect pest management and monitoring…
XXV IUFRO 2019 World Congress closes with a new President-elect at the helm
The XXV IUFRO 2019 World Congress was officially closed on 5 October with a new President at the…
FABI flag flies high at the XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019
FABI had a significant and visible presence at the recently concluded XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019…
IUFRO President Presents the Wangari Mathai Award for 2019
The Burundian forestry activist Leonidas Nzigiyimpa was announced as the winner of the 2019 Wangari…
XXV IUFRO World Congress Opens on a high in Curitiba
The XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019 opened in the Brazilian city of Curitiba on Monday 30 September.…
XXV IUFRO 2019 Tree Planting Ceremony
The XXV IUFRO 2019 World Congress official opening was preceded with a tree planting ceremony at…