by michelecrawshaw | Jul 26, 2021 | Media release, Newsletter, Updates
See what A Better Start National Science Challenge researchers have been up to this year, in our Year in Review Some of the highlights include: Joining forces with Cure Kids to create a $4M contestable fund, seeking proposals for high quality translational research to...
by michelecrawshaw | Jul 14, 2021 | Media release, Newsletter, Peer reviewed publication, Research output
The first-ever study to look at anti-depressant use and symptoms of depression in pregnant New Zealand women has identified unmet need for antenatal mental health support. The research examined anti-depressant use and symptoms of depression in more than 6000 pregnant...
by michelecrawshaw | Jun 8, 2021 | Directorate, Media release, News, Newsletter, Our people, Vision Matauranga
A Better Start National Science Challenge Professor Angus Hikairo Macfarlane has received one of the Queen’s highest honours. Professor Macfarlane is a leader with A Better Start’s Successful Learning team, and is the Challenge’s Kaihautu Māori. He has been made...
by michelecrawshaw | Jun 1, 2021 | Big Data, Healthy Weight, Media release, Newsletter, Resilient Teens, Successful Literacy and Learning
Our latest newsletter is out. Read it HERE Find out all about our Child Wellbeing Workshop, our upcoming webinar on child nutrition, a new sleep toolkit for Māori and Pasifika babies, latest research news, recent publications and so much more. Subscribe to A Better...
by michelecrawshaw | May 26, 2021 | Big Data, Events, Media release, News, Newsletter, Workshop
What is child wellbeing, how do we measure it, and how can we improve it in New Zealand? Those were the key questions posed at the E Tipu e Rea Child Wellbeing Workshop, hosted by A Better Start in Wellington earlier this month. The Challenge’s Science Leadership Team...
by michelecrawshaw | May 20, 2021 | Media release, News, Newsletter, Successful Literacy and Learning, Updates
Congratulations to A Better Start’s Successful Learning theme leader, Professor Brigid McNeill, who gave her professorial lecture at the University of Canterbury last month. Titled The pathway to impact: Effective teaching practices for early literacy success,...
