Back together again! – 2024 PBRI Symposium

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…

PBRI Partners with EUPHRESCO III

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…

Fall armyworm fights back – R&D Symposium, Brisbane

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…

2024 Nudgeathon – Nudging for better biosecurity

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…

New PBRI Strategy released

  The PBRI members endorsed a new five-year strategy, re-enforcing its role in collaboration and co-investment in plant biosecurity research. PBRI members are: • Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…

PBRI Symposium 8 & 9 May 2024 – Early Bird Registration

Early Bird Registration has opened for the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) Symposium, a showcase of Research, Development, and Extension (RD&E) supported by the PBRI member organisations and partners. This year the Symposium…

Ritman Scholarship applications are now open!

Applications are now open for the PBRI’s Ritman Scholarship until 15 March 2024. The scholarship will support students to attend the PBRI Symposium on 8 & 9 May 2024. The recipients will present a short presentation on their field of…

2024 PBRI Symposium, Cairns 8 & 9 May

Plant Biosecurity Research Symposium 2024 When | 8 and 9 May 2024 Where | Cairns Convention Centre The two-day symposium, sponsored by the PBRI members will include presentations focused on six key focus areas: preparedness, diagnostics,…

PBRI members join forces again for another five years

The Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) collaboration agreement has been renewed for another five years. An independent review conducted by AgEcon, found the PBRI had achieved its key strategic goals of supporting cross-industry biosecurity…

2023 International Day of Plant Health – Plant Health TV Contest

The United Nations have declared 12th of May the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH). Many events will be organised to raise awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost…
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