Project name: Adaptable phage solutions: An Aotearoa-NZ platform for precision biocontrol for primary industries
Principal investigators: Heather Hendrickson, Peter Fineran
Associated investigator: Joya Kemper
Amount: $8.9m
Funding organisation: Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment Endeavour Fund
Time period: 2023-2028
Project name: Waste to treasure: Using novel chemistry to valorise residual plant materials
Principal investigator: Paul Kilmartin
Associated investigator: Joya Kemper
Amount: $9.8m
Funding organisation: Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment Endeavour Fund
Time period: 2023-2028
Project name: Behavioural insights for food assurance practices – A cultural perspective
Principal investigators: Pavel Castka, Miranda Mirosa
Amount: $100,000
Funding organisation: New Zealand China Food Protection Network
Time period: 2023
Project name: Circular economy for plastics
Principal investigator: Johan Verbeek, Simon Bickerton, Julia Fehrer, Deb Polson
Associated investigator: Joya Kemper
Amount: $11.7m
Funding organisation: Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment Endeavour Fund
Time period: 2022-2027
Project name: The role of assurance in enhancing the Social License to Operate (SLO)
Principal investigator: Pavel Castka
Amount: $126,000
Funding organisation: Our Land and Water National Science Challenge
Time period: 2022-2023
Project name: OECD co-operative research programme: Sustainable agricultural and food systems fellowship
Principal investigator: Joya Kemper
Amount: Stipend
Funding organisation: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Time period: 2022
Project name: Step inside: Can an immersive virtual or augmented reality retail space be used to measure consumer decision-making in response to public health interventions?
Principal investigators: Fernando Beltran, Manfredo Manfredini, Natalie Walker, Bodo Lang, Cliona Ni Mhurchu
Associated investigator: Joya Kemper
Amount: $60,000
Funding organisation: University of Auckland, Transdisciplinary Ideation Fund
Time period: 2022
Project name: Promoting healthier food portions with the application of Augmented Reality
Principal investigator: Rajshri Roy
Associated investigator: Joya Kemper
Amount: $10,000
Funding organisation: University of Auckland, Food and Health Programme
Time period: 2021
Project name: The use of technologies to facilitate remote auditing and certification in the food industry – Learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic and guidance for the future
Principal investigator: Pavel Castka
Amount: $33,000
Funding organisation: New Zealand China Food Protection Network
Time period: 2020-2021
Project name: Exploring the changes in sustainable and healthy food practices in response to COVID-19
Principal investigator: Joya Kemper
Amount: $19,723
Funding organisation: Worldwide Universities Network, Research Development Fund
Time period: 2020
