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FABIans celebrate another year of research excellence at the 2017 year-end gala dinner and awards ceremony

FABIans celebrate another year of research excellence at the 2017 year-end gala dinner and awards ceremony

The 2017 FABI year-end gala dinner and awards ceremony marked 20 years since the founding of the…

Cape Citizen Science releases video about youth engagement in 2017

Cape Citizen Science releases video about youth engagement in 2017

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Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop presented at FABI

Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop presented at FABI

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FABIans attend an insect mass-rearing workshop

FABIans attend an insect mass-rearing workshop

Dr Gerda Fourie , research leader of the Macadamia Protection Programme (MPP) and Dr Mesfin Gossa ,…

Senior research scientist from Finland visits FABI

Senior research scientist from Finland visits FABI

Dr Henri Vanhanen visited FABI on 3 November 2017 as part of his training visit to Mozambique. Dr…

Syngenta team visits FABI

Syngenta team visits FABI

The Syngenta Seeds Regulatory and Stewardship team from the Europe-Africa-Middle East (EAME) region…

Assessing the security implications of genome editing technology

Assessing the security implications of genome editing technology

The Volkswagen Foundation , the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation , and the Intelligence Advanced…

Argentinian Forest Pathologist visits FABI

Argentinian Forest Pathologist visits FABI

FABI hosted a visit by Argentinian forest pathologist Sergio Ramos from the National Institute for…

Insect pests of Eucalyptus in Rwanda

Insect pests of Eucalyptus in Rwanda

FABI researcher Dr Brett Hurley recently visited Rwanda, as part of a project funded by the Food…

CTHB honours participants of its outreach and mentorship programmes

CTHB honours participants of its outreach and mentorship programmes

The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health in Biotechnology (CTHB) at the University of…

FABIans participate in Santa Shoebox Project: Share the joy of giving

FABIans participate in Santa Shoebox Project: Share the joy of giving

The festive season is about the joys of giving, so in this tradition, a small group of FABIans from…

International Insect Rearing Workshop

International Insect Rearing Workshop

A Research Assistant and postgraduate student at the FABI Biocontrol Facility, Samantha Bush ,…

PSANA SPCA drive

PSANA SPCA drive

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FABI hosts Lesotho Biosafety Committee visit

FABI hosts Lesotho Biosafety Committee visit

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FABIan selected as ASPB Plantae Fellow

FABIan selected as ASPB Plantae Fellow

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FABIans present at the Plant Genome Evolution Conference

FABIans present at the Plant Genome Evolution Conference

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FABI Biennial Report available online

FABI Biennial Report available online

The FABI Biennial Report 2015-2017 is now available online and can be downloaded here (add url).…

FABI Research Fellow visits CERC

FABI Research Fellow visits CERC

FABI Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr Janneke Aylward , visited the China Eucalypt Research Centre…

Jolanda Roux receives Havenga Prize

Jolanda Roux receives Havenga Prize

Prof. Jolanda Roux , an associate professor in FABI, has been awarded the prestigious Havenga Prize…

FABI shines at the IUFRO Anniversary Congress

FABI shines at the IUFRO Anniversary Congress

A large contingent of FABI and other South African forestry research scientists and postgraduate…