Events
Conferences, forums, webinars and workshopsWATCH: 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 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 are: Emeritus Professor Ed Mitchell, a SUDI academic...
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...
WATCH: Better Start to Literacy Approach webinar
Lead researchers of A Better Start National Science Challenge's Successful Learning theme present latest findings and project details of their Better Start to Literacy Approach, which involves over 1500 tamariki (aged 3- 6 years) and their whānau. The approach is...
WATCH: The Digital Dilemma; the promise, the challenge and the mental wellbeing of our children webinar
Professor Sally Merry and Cure Kids Research Director Tara Satyanand lead an exciting panel of speakers in this webinar, looking at the potential gains and pitfalls in using technology to support mental wellbeing and resilience in our children and young people....
WATCH: Cure Kids and A Better Start joint funding round Q&A webinar
A Better Start and Cure Kids has launched a $4 million contestable fund in child health research. Expressions of Interest close on 17 February 2021. In this webinar, hosted on February 2, 2021, A Better Start Director Wayne Cutfield and Cure Kids Director of...
