Events
Conferences, forums, webinars and workshopsInfant growth – your questions answered by our experts
A Better Start National Science Challenge and Whānau Āwhina Plunket recently held a webinar, Watch Me Grow, which explored the latest research in infant growth. A Better Start Deputy Director Barry Taylor and Whānau Āwhina Plunket’s Chief Nurse Dr Jane O’Malley...
Watch: Watch Me Grow webinar – the latest research on infant growth
WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE READ OUR EXPERTS' ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS HERE Discover the latest research in infant growth in this webinar – the final in a three-part series hosted by A Better Start National Science Challenge and Whānau Āwhina Plunket. A Better Start...
Watch: Rethinking Screen Time – the impact of Covid-19 on children’s learning webinar
WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE What impact are Covid-19 lockdowns – and increased screen time – having on children’s learning? In this very popular webinar, top education researchers, the principal investigator on New Zealand’s biggest longitudinal study, and a whānau...
WATCH: Infants, Children and the Covid-19 Vaccine webinar
WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE In one of our most popular webinars of the year, key speakers Professor Peter McIntyre - an expert in paediatric infectious disesases, and Professor Claire Breen, an academic law expert on children's rights, look at the issues surrounding...
SUDI – your questions answered by our experts
A Better Start National Science Challenge and Whānau Āwhina Plunket recently held a webinar, Sleep Me Safe, which explored the latest research and developments in Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including results from the most recent NZ case-control...
WATCH: Sleep Me Safe webinar – the latest research on SUDI
WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE READ OUR EXPERTS' ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS HERE Discover the latest research on Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) in this webinar, including results from the most recent NZ case-control study. Our guest speakers for this webinar...
WATCH: Help Me Sleep webinar – the latest research on infant sleep
Discover the latest research on infant sleep in this webinar - the first in a series we're co-hosting with Whānau Āwhina Plunket. WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE In this webinar we look at: What is normal sleep, helping babies to fall asleep, and keeping them asleep The...
How do we improve child wellbeing in NZ?
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...
New initiative for Māori researchers
Ten Māori researchers with A Better Start National Science Challenge have come together for a "Zui" (Zoom hui). The new initiative allows for greater knowledge-sharing and collaboration among our Māori researchers, who are working across a range of child wellbeing...
