Funding and Statistics
9
Riddet Institute Fellows
& 1 Fellow Laureate
16
Principal Investigators
36
Associate Investigators
110
Students
1212
Over 1000 journal publications
over 10 years
For 2018
- 201 journal articles published
- 77% of articles published in top quartile of journals
- Major deal to commercialize FERRI PRO technology signed with Nestlé
- 23 overseas student interns hosted, from 7 different countries
- 9 overseas scientists hosted
- 53 new students recruited/aligned
- New Riddet Institute Student Society formed
- 5 student workshops held
- 3 Student Overseas Placements awarded
- 7 competitive scholarships awarded
- 13 Student travel grants awarded
- 37 students presenting at national and international conferences
- Colloquium organized in conjunction with Conference, Auckland
- 4 Māori summer students supported
- 3 public lectures delivered with international speakers
- 2018 Agrifood Summit hosted in Wellington- “Balancing people, planet and prosperity: New Zealand’s role as a world future food producer”
- 258 enquiries from SMEs resulting in 117 projects
- 6 new strategic partnerships well underway, 3 of which with Māori agribusiness
