Rhizobium researchers visit FABI
Two leading Rhizobium researchers, Dr Sofie de Meyer form the Centre for Rhizobium Studies at…
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Colleagues say farewell to Zandile Mngadi
FABIans got together on 30 May to bid farewell and to wish Zandile Mngadi well on her last day at…
CTHB Outreach Team participates in Career Guidance Week in Mpumalanga
During the first week of May an Outreach Team of the CTHB participated in the annual Career…
TUKS showcases international tree health research at the annual TPCP symposium
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) hosted its 28 th annual symposium on 16 and 17…
Research on indigenous tree health highlighted at the 2017 annual meeting of the CTHB
Indigenous tree health was brought under the spotlight at the annual meeting of the DST-NRF Centre…
FABIans celebrate Velushka Swart’s prestige seminar
Congratulations to Velushka Swart on the successful defence of her PhD degree on 18 May! This last…
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme: 31 years of serving the forestry industry
The situation the world’s population currently finds itself in with the global-spread of the COVID…
FABI puts UP on the Mycological World Map
Fungi are critical to our world – from bread, wine and other foods we eat, to causing devastating…
FABIans celebrate James Mehl’s PhD prestige seminar
James Mehl is the fourth doctoral candidate in FABI to complete a PhD degree in 2017. He presented…
More accolades for FABI researchers at UP’s 2017 Academic Achievers’ Award
Seven researchers affiliated with FABI were among those honoured at the University of Pretoria’s…
Undergraduate students visit FABI Biocontrol Centre
As part of their course in Crop Protection, second and third year students from the University of…
FABIans host farewell braai for Drs Stuart Fraser and Birhan Abate
FABI ans bid farewell to two of their own – Drs Stuart Fraser and Birhan Abate – on 4 May. Friends…
Autumn graduation honours for FABI
FABI would like to congratulate the 25 FABIans that graduated at the University of Pretoria’s…
FABI PhD student wins Whitehead Scientific Award
To support the future of scientific research in South Africa, Whitehead Scientific presents a few…
FABIans break a record at 2017 TPCP-CTHB tree planting
More than fifty students and postdoctoral fellows used nearly 200 bags of potting soil to replant a…
FABI hosts expert on insect genomes
FABI ans were privy to the skills and knowledge of Dr. Robert Waterhouse , an expert on comparative…
Spreading the news about Fall Armyworm to small-holder maize farmers
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An egg-cellent Easter Tea party to beat all others!
FABI ’s 2017 social calendar set off to a cracking start with an Easter-egg themed party on 19…
Exciting the next generation about the future of agriculture
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FABI scores a second publication century in 2016
April is a good month to evaluate the publication record of any research group, academic Department…