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FABIans have fun in the sun at UP Spring Day

FABIans have fun in the sun at UP Spring Day

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Prof. Martin Coetzee attends the Mycological Society of America (USA) Meeting 2019

Prof. Martin Coetzee attends the Mycological Society of America (USA) Meeting 2019

Professor Martin Coetzee attended the 87 th Meeting of the Mycological Society of America (MSA)…

Spring colours the UP campus

Spring colours the UP campus

FABians celebrated the arrival of spring with a Spring Tea socia l. Colourful decorations…

Six FABIans Graduate

Six FABIans Graduate

FABI celebrated the graduation of two PhD and four MSc students at the Spring Graduation Ceremony…

Trees reveal solar eclipse

Trees reveal solar eclipse

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FABIans attend the 2016 Macadamia Growers' Research Symposium

FABIans attend the 2016 Macadamia Growers' Research Symposium

Prof. Bernard Slippers and Dr Gerda Fourie attended the Southern African Macadamia Growers’…

FABI students join #ScienceIsGlobal Twitter campaign

FABI students join #ScienceIsGlobal Twitter campaign

Ten FABI postgraduate students representing South Africa, China, Vietnam, Colombia, Cameroon,…

FABIans celebrate warmer and brighter days to come at the annual Spring Day Tea

FABIans celebrate warmer and brighter days to come at the annual Spring Day Tea

In a spectacular show of colour and food, FABIans celebrated the arrival of spring at the annual…

Centre of Excellence Directors meet in Durban

Centre of Excellence Directors meet in Durban

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IUFRO President meets with international forestry students

IUFRO President meets with international forestry students

The International Forestry Students Association (IFSA) held their annual International Forestry…

FABIans co-author a paper in <i>Nature Plants</i>

FABIans co-author a paper in Nature Plants

This year has been designated as the International Year of Pulses (grain legumes) by the 68th UN…

FABIans visit the Biocontrol Facility

FABIans visit the Biocontrol Facility

Twenty FABI post-graduate students and staff took the opportunity to visit the FABI Biocontrol…

Science Olympiads battle it out at FAME Club seminars

Science Olympiads battle it out at FAME Club seminars

True to its focus on trending issues, this week’s FAME Club seminars in FABI paid homage to the…

Dr. ShuaiFei Chen awarded funding by the Chinese National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars

Dr. ShuaiFei Chen awarded funding by the Chinese National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars

Dr. ShuaiFei Chen , extraordinary lecturer in FABI and team leader at the China Eucalypt Research…

FABIans judge at the 2016 Northern Gauteng Senior Science Fair

FABIans judge at the 2016 Northern Gauteng Senior Science Fair

Building a career in science takes time and usually starts at a young age. The first step may…

Science trumps magic at 2016 National Science Week!

Science trumps magic at 2016 National Science Week!

The Outreach team from the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) at FABI…

FABI celebrates sixth PhD in 2016

FABI celebrates sixth PhD in 2016

FABI congratulates Alexander Osorio on the successful defence of his PhD thesis during his oral…

Colombian Ambassador attends FABI Prestige Seminar

Colombian Ambassador attends FABI Prestige Seminar

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Special Seminar by Prof Tsopelas

Special Seminar by Prof Tsopelas

The world renown forest pathologist, Prof. Panos Tsopelas , presented a special seminar at FABI…

FABIan spends two months at VIB in Belgium on research visit

FABIan spends two months at VIB in Belgium on research visit

Danielle Rood , a Ph.D. student in FABI , recently spent two months in Ghent, Belgium, working in…