by michelecrawshaw | Jun 15, 2022 | Webinars
When: Wednesday June 29 at 12.30pm REGISTER HERE A Better Start E Tipu e Rea National Science Challenge, Cure Kids and The Paediatric Society of New Zealand invite you to a free webinar looking at the RSV epidemic in Aotearoa on Wednesday June 29 at 12.30pm. A Better...
by michelecrawshaw | Jun 12, 2022 | Media release, Resilient Teens
Teenagers spend plenty of time on their phones – and now that technology is playing a major part in helping them to deal with rising mental health issues. Researchers for A Better Start National Science Challenge have developed innovative new digital tools to address...
by michelecrawshaw | Jun 5, 2022 | Board, Media release
Congratulations to A Better Start National Science Challenge board member Dr Collin Tukuitonga, who has been knighted in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday honours. Sir Collin is one of three new knights “who reflect the very best of New Zealand,” says Prime Minister Jacinda...
by michelecrawshaw | May 23, 2022 | Contestable, Grants & Funding, Media release
A pilot study of wearable technology to help young people sense and manage their anxiety is under way in New Zealand. The two-year project, which has been granted $400,000 in joint funding by A Better Start National Science Challenge and Cure Kids, will investigate...
by michelecrawshaw | May 17, 2022 | Media release, Peer reviewed publication
This story appeared in The New Zealand Herald. Click here to read the full story on nzherald.co.nz Autistic children in New Zealand are almost three times more likely to be stood down or suspended from school than children who aren’t autistic, a major new...
