It’s that time again, we are busy planning for the next PBRI Symposium to be held in Melbourne on 12 &13 May 2026. This will coincide with the UN declared International Day of Plant Health. This biannual Symposium highlights PBRI’s $70 million investment in plant biosecurity research coordinated across Australia’s plant industries, including horticulture, forest […]
The official launch of the ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity coincided with the International Day of Plant Health on the 12 May. This $10 million, five-year initiative, funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), aims to train the next generation of biosecurity researchers and professionals, ensuring Australia remains a global leader in plant […]
B3 Conference – Celebrating 20 years of B3 Kia Ora – Nau Mai Haere Mai! This year’s B3 conference brings the biosecurity research community together from the 15 to 16 July 2025 to celebrate 20 years of B3 research and to share the latest information from biosecurity research in New Zealand and Australia. The biannual […]
PBRI is a partner on the EU Horizons EUPHRESCO III project, an international network of organisations that develop phytosanitary research programmes. The EUPHRESCO III team members include ACIAR, APAARI, CABI, CFIA, CIHEAM-Bari, EUPHRESCO, INIA-CSIC, KHA, NIBIO, NVWA, PBRI, PFR, USDA. The second General Assembly Meeting was held at the Botanic Gardens in Madrid on 2-3 April […]
In recognition of the UN International Day of Plant Health on Friday 12 May, EUPHRESCO III, the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies of Bari (CIHEAM Bari), the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) and CABI have partnered to bring the popular Plant Health TV video contest to life. Now in its fourth year, the contest aims […]
The four new Ritman Scholars were announced at the 2024 PBRI Symposium in Cairns. Alyssa Martino (University of Sydney), Rabia Ali (Macquarie University), Michael Edwards (La Trobe University) and Zali Mahoney (University Of Queensland) were awarded the scholarship to attend the Symposium based on their PhD research contribution to Plant Health. The Ritman Scholarship aims […]
8 – 9 May, Cairns 2024 PBRI Symposium The third biannual symposium was held in Cairns, celebrating International Day of Plant Health with a focus on biosecurity collaboration. This event provided an opportunity to hear about the impacts and outcomes of plant biosecurity research co-investment and a platform to connect and collaborate. Senator the Hon […]
PBRI is a partner on the new EUPHRESCO III project and participated in the kick off meeting 21-23 March 2024 in Paris. The meeting established the project team which will builds on the activities of organisations with a long history of coordinating plant health in their region. EUPHRESCO III team members include ACIAR, APAARI, CABI, […]
The 2024 records of fall armyworm infestations have been the most severe to date in areas across Queensland and northern New South Wales. The National Fall Armyworm Research, Development, and Extension (RD&E) Symposium was held at the Eco Sciences Precinct in Brisbane on 17 and 18 April 2024. The sessions highlighted the extent of the […]
The PBRI was delighted to be sponsoring the Nudgeathon 2024 on 2-4 April 2024 held at Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus Brisbane. The Nudgeathon is a behavioural change competition, in which teams develop solutions to real-life social issues. This year’s topic is Nudging for better biosecurity. Each year, teams of undergrad and postgrad […]
