Lori Eckhardt visits FABI
Long-time FABI -collaborator Prof. Lori Eckhardt visited the Institute during August as part of the…
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FABIan highlights challenges to tree-planting initiatives in Malawi in an opinion piece
The 16 August edition of The Nation , a popular daily newspaper in Malawi, includes an opinion…
FABI says farewell to Runlei Chang
FABI ans gathered to say farewell to Dr RunLei Chang who is returning to China to take up a…
West African Science Leadership Programme launched
FABI and FoundingFuture Africa Director Prof. Bernard Slippers attended the inaugural West Africa…
FABIan invited to write SCION Forest Health news article
FABI PhD candidate Mandy Messal was invited by SCION researchers Mr Andrew Pugh and (former FABIan)…
Prof Robin Crewe draws FABIans into the intricacies of bee colonies
Professor Robin Crewe , a world-renowned expert on bees, presented a special seminar on the…
CTHB Outreach team participates in another National Science Week
The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) Outreach Team in FABI geared…
A day-long visit to forests of Czech Republic with Prof. Libor Jankovsky
During his recent visit to Europe, Prof. Mike Wingfield had the opportunity to meet with colleague…
A brief forest pathology tour of south Estonia
As part of his participation in the 2019 International Forestry Students’ Symposium (IFSS) , Prof.…
IUFRO President meets with international forestry students in Estonia
FABI Professor and IUFRO President Mike Wingfield participated in the first day of the two-week…
FABI PhD candidate presents a special seminar on how Sirex noctilio sees colour
PhD candidate Quentin Guignard presented a special seminar on the visual system of the European…
FABIans attend the 18th Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI)
The biennial Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) , hosted by the International…
FABIans celebrate the prestige seminars of two cassava “musketeers”
FABI ans celebrated two prestige seminars on 24 July. Both presentations cast the spotlight on…
Significant FABI presence at ESSA Congress
The 21 st Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA) with the theme…
FABIans celebrate Arista Fourie’s prestige seminar – the eighth in 2019
FABI congratulates Arista Fourie who fulfilled all the requirements for a PhD degree, the eighth…
Insects on the menu at the FABI Entomology Journal Club social
The Entomology Journal Club (EJC) in FABI is going strong with 25 enthusiastic members and…
Modelling Workshop hosted by FABI
FABI hosted a simulation modelling workshop led by two leaders in the field, Dr Serge Savary and Dr…
FABIans enter the Magic Kingdom at SPOOF 2019
Disney’s Magic Kingdom welcomed FABI ans for this year’s annual meeting of the Society for the…
Developing collaboration with colleagues at UNESP Brazil
During a recent visit to Brazil, Prof. Mike Wingfield had the opportunity to visit colleagues in…
FABIans attend the science “Oscars”
A team of ten FABI ans including FABI Director Prof. Bernard Slippers attended the 21 st annual…