by ksch009 | Sep 16, 2019 | Media release, Newsletter, Our people, Peer reviewed publication
As a result of the Māori Think Piece submitted to the Board in 2019, a Research Theme Leader Māori has been approved. Associate Professor Dr Matire Harwood (PhD, MBChB) has been appointed to this new leadership role. Matire (Ngāpuhi) lives in Auckland, and her...
by ksch009 | Sep 5, 2019 | Media release, Resilient Teens
A recent article in www.stuff.co.nz features A Better Start Resilient Teens team’s work that is researching and developing e-therapy options for young people in New Zealand. The research is led by Professor Sally Merry from the University of Auckland, who is on...
by ksch009 | Aug 29, 2019 | Media release, Successful Literacy and Learning
A Better Start National Science Challenge team have been researching effective ways to accelerate early reading and writing success for children who enter school with lower levels of oral language. “Early literacy success is critical to children’s wellbeing from many...
by ksch009 | Aug 29, 2019 | Healthy Weight, Media release, Resilient Teens, Successful Literacy and Learning
“The Government’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, which was released yesterday, is an extremely positive step towards improving the lives of tamariki in New Zealand,” says Professor Wayne Cutfield, A Better Start National Science Challenge Director. “We welcome...
by ksch009 | Jul 7, 2019 | Braided rivers, Contestable, Media release, Successful Literacy and Learning
The Phase One Final Report for A Better Start’s Successful Learning Theme has been published. The report provides a celebration of achievements from the first phase of funding across the theme’s four keystone projects, one contestable funding project...
by ksch009 | Jul 3, 2019 | Healthy Weight, Media release
Born prematurely? Here’s another reason to look after your health: you may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure. A new study led by the Liggins Institute has found that 18-year-old women born preterm (before 37 weeks of gestation) are almost twice as...
