by michelecrawshaw | Feb 23, 2022 | Grants & Funding, Media release
A major research project aimed at the prevention of obesity, prediabetes and poor dental health among Pacific children has been awarded $1 million in funding from A Better Start National Science Challenge. The two-year project, which gets underway shortly, will be led...
by michelecrawshaw | Feb 9, 2022 | Big Data, Media release
Dr Nick Bowden talks to Radio New Zealand’s Nine To Noon programme about a new study, funded by A Better Start National Science Challenge, which looks at how young people with autism are treated by the criminal justice system. LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE Researchers...
by michelecrawshaw | Jan 27, 2022 | Big Data, Media release
Young adults with autism are 39 per cent less likely to be charged with crimes than non-autistic people, but those who are charged are more likely to face tougher punishment, a study funded by A Better Start has found. Researchers tracked about 150,000 people born in...
by michelecrawshaw | Jan 26, 2022 | Media release, Webinars
Just in case you missed our most popular webinars from our 2021 series, here they are for you. Discover the latest research and data on: Infant Sleep Rethinking Screen Time – the impact of Covid-19 on children’s learning Children, Infants and the Covid-19...
by michelecrawshaw | Jan 20, 2022 | Media release
NOURISHING HAWKE’S BAY McKelvie-Sebileau, P., Rees, D., Swinburn, B., Gerritsen, S., D’Souza, E., Tipene-Leach, D. (2021). Combining cognitive mapping and indigenous knowledge to improve food environments in regional New Zealand. Read paper Tipene-Leach, D.,...
