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Fun in the sun at the FABI summer beach party
FABIans enjoyed soaking up the warm sun at the summer beach party hosted in the FABI courtyard on 16 October. This fun event was organised by the hardworking FABI social club…
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FABI contributes a forest health perspective to Ibá Executive Roundtable on climate-resilient forests
On 14 October 2026, FABI Director, Prof. Bernard Slippers was an invited speaker at the Executive…
Congratulations to Sicelo Masuku on the successful completion of his PhD!
On 9 October 2026, Sicelo Keny Masuku presented his PhD Prestige Seminar in the FABI Auditorium at…
TPCP Field Activities in Mpumalanga's Lowveld
During the week of 5 October 2026, the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) extension…
Fabians attend Acacia meeting in Vietnam
Dr Nam Pham and Prof. Brett Hurley attended the IUFRO ‘Sustaining Acacia plantations in a dynamic…
FABI Director presents BRICS Seminar on Humboldt, AI and the future of forest health
On 7 October 2026, Prof. Bernard Slippers presented the BRICS Seminar at the Braunschweig…
FABI presents MUFASA at the 15th Oppenheimer Research Conference
From 7 to 9 October 2026, Prof. Cobus Visagie attended the 15th Oppenheimer Research Conference…
FABI shares fungal taxonomy perspective at the International Symposium on Fungal Stress in Brazil
From 21 to 24 September 2026, Prof. Cobus Visagie attended the 6th International Symposium on…
Pioneering trials explore a new approach to Gonipterus biological control
Recent outbreaks of Gonipterus sp. n. 2 in South African Eucalyptus plantations have raised…
FABI strengthens links with KWS and HIPS during Humboldt research stay in Germany
During his Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award stay in Germany, Prof. Bernard Slippers…
Mastering AI research assistants: Reflections from a sabbatical
Prof. Bernard Slippers is spending part of his 2026 sabbatical at the Technische Universität…
Two fabulous Phytophthora field visits hosted by FABI in the Western Cape
Delegates attending the 12th Meeting of the IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09, Phytophthora in Forests…
AI and fungal research in the spotlight at the Molecular Biology of Fungi Symposium
Professor Bernard Slippers was a keynote speaker at the Molecular Biology of Fungi Symposium, held…
FABI hosts an international conference on Phytophthora species and the diseases they cause
FABI recently hosted the 12th IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09 conference, Phytophthora in Forests and…
FABI contributes to Bezos Earth Fund workshop on native trees for global restoration
In August 2026 Prof. Bernard Slippers joined scientists, restoration practitioners and forestry…
FABI and Stellenbosch's EucXylo team explore AI in joint forest research
In August 2026 FABI Director Prof. Bernard Slippers visited Profs David Drew and Francois Roets,…
Making waves in Gqeberha: FABIans celebrate science and success at SAGS & SASBi 2026
A delegation of researchers and postgraduate students from FABI represented the Institute at the…
The Mycobiomics 2.0 project is officially launched
Building on the first Mycobiomics network , the new project brings together 13 organisations across…