Macadamia Protection Program research visit to Australia
Macadamia Protection Programme research group leader, Dr Gerda Fourie , PhD candidate Angel Maduke…
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The Department of Plant and Soil Science casts the spotlight on plant health and food safety with an IYPH lecture series
In observing the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), the Department of Plant and Soil…
CTHB welcomes 20 students into its Mentorship Programme
Twenty undergraduate students will gain hands-on scientific research experience as mentees in the…
A celebration of women in science at the first TPCP-CTHB publication party in 2020
FABI celebrated the first publications in an ISI-rated scientific journal of four FABI postgraduate…
Mike Wingfield starts sorting through the FABI slide collection
During the past week, FABI founding Director Prof. Mike Wingfield began the substantial task of…
Hans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research established at FABI
The Hans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research has been established at FABI within the Avocado…
FABIans participate in NRF-NSF funded bark beetle mycobiome network
The research team in FABI that works with bark and ambrosia beetles, are currently part of an…
UP COO meets FABI
The University of Pretoria ’s newly-appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sandile Mthiyane was…
Data Jamboree at FABI
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in FABI hosted a “Data Jamboree” on 7 February…
FABIans attend the MycoSafe-South workshop
Three FABI ans, Dr Neriman Yilmaz , Dr Felix Fru and Claudette Dewing attended the two-day…
The Macadamia Protection Programme’s first survey for 2020
Dr Gerda Fourie , leader of the Macadamia Protection Programme at FABI along with postdoctoral…
Building collaborations in Uganda
In January 2020, Prof. Brett Hurley and Dr Nicolas Kagimu visited Makerere University in Kampala,…
FABIans talk science and earn two places in FameLab SA
Two FABIans have each earned a spot in the FameLab SA contest and they stand a chance to represent…
FABIans celebrate another PhD in the bag
FABI congratulates Robert Backer who marked the milestone of completing his PhD study with a…
Edgar Mangwende marks completing his PhD study with a seminar
Edgar Mangwende celebrated the milestone of completing his PhD study with a seminar at the Plant…
FABIan wins Best PhD award
FABI PhD graduate Dr Elrea Strydom was awarded the Protein Research Foundation ’s “Best PhD Award…
FABI’s ‘Gentle Giant’ passes his PhD
Congratulations to Jan Nagel on completing all the requirements for his PhD, becoming the second…
Joey Hulbert becomes the first FABIan to complete his PhD in 2020
FABI would like to congratulate Joey Hulbert on becoming the first FABIan to successfully fulfill…
Tree Planting goes on despite wet conditions
Forty eight students from the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in FABI braved cool,…
PSHB is spreading in the Western Cape
Prof. Francois Roets from Stellenbosch University, and Prof. Wilhelm de Beer of FABI, two leading…