by michelecrawshaw | Mar 2, 2021 | Big Data, Grants & Funding, Healthy Weight, Media release, Newsletter, Resilient Teens, Successful Literacy and Learning, Updates
Our latest newsletter is out. Read it HERE Find out about our major research project announcement, the pilot study which has led to a national school rollout, our Contestable Funding Round update, latest research news, recent publications and more....
by michelecrawshaw | Feb 24, 2021 | Healthy Weight, Media release, Meet the Researcher, News, Newsletter, Research activity, Updates
Professor Rachael Taylor, leads A Better Start’s strategic research project, Moemoea, which looks at sleep, health, communication & wellbeing of pepi and their whānau. Can you tell us about Moemoea and why it’s important? Getting sufficient good...
by ksch009 | Aug 6, 2020 | Big Data, Healthy Weight, Newsletter, Resilient Teens, Successful Literacy and Learning
We’ve just sent out our latest newsletter, which contains updates about the Challenge team, A Better Start’s webinar series, news and recent publications. Read more here.
by ksch009 | May 13, 2020 | Big Data, Healthy Weight, Media release, Newsletter, Resilient Teens, Science theme leader, Successful Literacy and Learning, Vision Matauranga
After almost six years Pat Snedden has stepped down as the Chair of A Better Start E Tipu e Rea National Science Challenge. Pat’s influence on the Challenge and it’s direction has been enormous and we are hugely thankful to him for this. Pat’s commitments have grown...
by ksch009 | Sep 16, 2019 | Contestable, Healthy Weight, Media release, Newsletter, Resilient Teens
As a researcher of exercise science, a father of two teenagers and husband of a teacher, getting young people moving in an achievable way is paramount for Associate Professor Nigel Harris. The Associate Dean for Postgraduate Research at Auckland University of...
by ksch009 | Sep 16, 2019 | Contestable, Media release, Newsletter, Peer reviewed publication, Resilient Teens
Parenting adolescents can be difficult at the best of times, but it is even more difficult when done alone. Often, parents are left searching for more effective and easily accessible ways to support their children. New Zealand has one of the highest youth suicide...
