Queensland Brain Institute

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  • Queensland Brain Institute expert welcomes free childcare for low-income families

    Published on: 23 September 2024
    ARC Laureate Fellow Professor Karen Thorpe welcomes the findings of the Productivity Commission’s recommendations that access to ECEC should be the right of every individual regardless of income.

  • Young children failing to get adequate nutrition in early education centres

    Published on: 12 February 2024
    Dr Bonnie Searle led a study in low socio-economic Queensland communities and found that meals provided in early education and childcare centres are not meeting national dietary recommendations.

  • STARS

    October 2020
    Australian Research Council
    The Sleep Transitions and Regularity Study (STARs) is a four-year study aimed at understanding children’s sleep and napping patterns to provide better information to families and carers.

    Commencing in late 2020, STARs enrolled over 250 families from across Australia to learn about children’s sleep and development from 12 months of age to when children begin school.

  • 10000 hours

    January 2022
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship

  • Boosting neuroscience training to help children flourish

    Published on: 30 August 2023
    Professionals working with children and young people will be offered training in brain science in an Australia-first initiative between UQ and the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) through the Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership (TQKP). Thriving Kids Brain Builders is a neuroscience translation initiative being developed with QBI for people working across the health, education, social and community services, justice and housing sectors.
  • Researchers have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.

    Disadvantaged children missing out on meals in childcare

    Published on: 21 October 2022
    Researchers have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.
  • How should Australia ensure all children experience quality early years education? 

    Optimising the 10,000 hours that set children up for life

    Published on: 5 September 2022
    Queensland Brain Institute researchers are aiming to ensure all children experience quality early years education.

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