Meetings in Vienna promote forestry research and education
Wearing his IUFRO "hat", FABI Director Professor Mike Wingfield spent three days during the week of…
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The sod turned for Future Africa
Monday 25 April at 15h00 and a historic moment for the University of Pretoria, for Science in…
IMA Board meeting in Utrecht, The Netherlands
The annual board meeting of the International Mycological Association (IMA) took place on Saturday…
FABI PhD graduate delivers a special seminar on his work at prestigious American institute
Dr Ritesh Mewalal , a postdoctoral research associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORLN) and a…
Exploring the Northern woods
During his visit to Finland Prof. Mike Wingfield had with the opportunity to spend time in northern…
FABIans participate in symposium on Fungi and Global Challenges in Amsterdam
From 13 to 15 April the Annual Symposium of the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS) took…
A major new global research initiative established
Prior to the annual Spring symposium of the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS) based in…
FABI Shines at Autumn Graduation
Forty postgraduate students affiliated with FABI were awarded their degrees at the Autumn…
FABI Director attends IUFRO Management Committee meeting
FABI Director and IUFRO President, Prof. Mike Wingfield , recently visited Lahti in Finland to lead…
Real scientists in FABI start young
Two Grade 7 students from Irene Primary School have been working in the FABI laboratories again.…
Canadian Professor presents special seminar at FABI
Professor Jeremy McNeil of the Department of Biology at the University of Western Ontario in Canada…
FISNA meeting hosted by FABI
FABI hosted a meeting of the Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA) aimed at…
FABI excellence celebrated at UP’s Academic Achiever’s Awards function
Several members of FABI’s management committee were among the “academic stars” honoured at the…
The 2016 Social Club hosts its first FABI monthly tea
The first FABI tea organised by the new 2016 Social Club was held at the Institute on April 6. The…
A Special Issue on Biological Invasions of Insects includes seven FABI papers
Seven papers including contributions from seven FABI authors were published last week as part of a…
Building capacity in Africa: FABI hosts a workshop on the Biological Control of Eucalyptus Insect Pests
During the week of 29 March – 1 April FABI hosted a workshop on the Biological Control of…
NFC Delegation Visits FABI
A delegation from the New Forests Company (NFC) visited FABI on 31 March to better acquaint…
Fabians attend Farmers Day in KwaZulu-Natal
Members of the MPPI group in FABI participated in a Farmers Day for small-holder maize farmers at…
FABI Professor chairs committee to make UP lecture halls Wi-Fi zones
Plans are afoot to rollout Wi-Fi to lecture halls at the University of Pretoria. This will allow…
FABI Professor joins International Network for Government Science Advice workshop
Our world is faced with a myriad of complex problems. Science aims to address these challenges and…