Challenge communications | A Better Start - National Science Challenge

Researchers find good sleep important for healthy weight in children

by Challenge communications | Sep 3, 2018 | Clinical study, Healthy Weight, Intervention, Media release, Peer reviewed publication, Research output, Science theme leader, Updates

Two Challenge researchers Rachael Taylor and Barry Taylor are part of a team that has found a sleep intervention in infancy reduced the risk of obesity for those children later in life. Professor Rachael Taylor, Director of the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity...

Challenges release more seats following high interest in life course conference

by Challenge communications | Aug 20, 2018 | Conference, Events, Media release, Newsletter, Workshop

The Hon Dr Megan Woods, the Minister for Research, Science and Innovation will open He Ora te Whakapiri: Unleashing the potential of New Zealand’s life course research conference at Te Papa Tongarewa on 18 October this year. Hosted by the three health and wellbeing...

Save the date for major international life course conference

by Challenge communications | Feb 26, 2018 | Conference, Events

Setting the future direction of life course research in New Zealand

Challenge research at Parliamentary showcase

by Challenge communications | Feb 22, 2018 | Media release, Resilient Teens

A Challenge-funded research project to develop a gamified e-health tool to help teens experiencing anxiety, stress and depression, was selected for a showcase of the country’s best public sector digital technologies hosted at the Beehive on 21 February.

Challenge researcher awarded travel fellowship to China

by Challenge communications | Feb 9, 2018 | Healthy Weight, Media release

Dr José Derraik of the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland has been awarded the NZ-China Non-Communicable Diseases Research Collaboration Centre emerging researcher travel fellowship.