
Prof. Karen Thorpe
@thorpeprof
Deputy Director & Group Leader (early development, education and care) at the Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland
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https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/17707 05-10-2018 01:47:18
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Life Course Centre is proud to be a Key National Sponsor of Anti-Poverty Week and is involved in a number of activities and events. Here, our Director Janeen Baxter describes the "puzzle" of poverty and disadvantage #APW2018 #AntiPoverty




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Instead of learning about sleep health, most children are learning to conform & cope during their sleep/rest-time experiences in Early Childhood Education & Care. I report our research in a CHILD magazines post: childmags.com.au/what-exactly-i… UQ News Life Course Centre Early Childhood Australia ACECQA

Sleep. We can't live or learn without it, but how much do we know about what's happening in our brains while we snooze? 😴 Join us on 14 March 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at the State Library of Queensland as our engaging scientific panel explore all things sleep. Register: 🔗bit.ly/4bfJo02


Meet the amazing panel for our upcoming public lecture "Getting Deep Into Sleep" 😴 Hear from Martin Sale, Bruno van Swinderen, Roland Sussex, Prof. Karen Thorpe, and A/Professor Simon Smith on 14 March 2024 at the State Library of Queensland as they explore all things sleep. Tickets: 🔗bit.ly/4bfJo02


Research by Bonnie Searle from the Queensland Brain Institute, UQ found that meals provided in childcare centres in low socio-economic QLD communities are not meeting national dietary requirements, impacting #children’s #health and #development. 🔗bit.ly/3uwQVXL #UQ #QBI #BrainHealth


Watch Bonnie Searle discuss the study she led in childcare centres across Brisbane, investigating the quality and quantity of food given to young children. "Without adequate nutrition, it's harder for children to learn and regulate their behaviour." #UQ #QBI #childcare

#UQ researchers have found meals provided in early education and childcare centres in some low-economic communities are only meeting 75% of estimated energy requirements. 🔗brnw.ch/21wGUJj Queensland Brain Institute, UQ


Prof. Karen Thorpe from the Queensland Brain Institute, UQ discusses the groundbreaking study revealing disparities in childcare nutrition in regional/remote areas with Norman Swan on ABC Radio National. abc.net.au/listen/program… #UQ #QBI #brain #childcare #research

