Richie Poulton
Playing favourites with The Dunedin Study’s Richie Poulton
Professor Richie Poulton, director of the internationally-renowned Dunedin Study, joins Kim Hill to look back on his own life’s developments and play some favourite songs. Audio
New Zealand study links childhood adversity with vaccine hesitancy
A link between vaccine resistance and childhood adversity has been revealed by recent research from the landmark Dunedin Study, which tracks the lives of over 1,000 people born in Dunedin in the early… Audio
50 years old: the Dunedin Study's amazing life-span
Fifty years ago today, University of Otago researchers began to study over 1,000 Dunedin babies born in 1972 and 1973. The Dunedin Study, as its known, is now the world's longest-running… Video, Audio, Gallery
New book examines how childhood shapes later life
In his new book, The Origins of You: How Childhood Shapes Later Life, University of Otago professor Richie Poulton and his co-authors set out to determine to what extent our origins shape our later… Audio
Covid-19 impacts on youth mental health likely extensive
There's a warning the world is experiencing a growing silent pandemic - youth mental health - and the impacts of Covid-19 are likely to be extensive. Researchers back here fear urgency around the… Audio
New blood test shows how quickly you are ageing
A new blood test has been developed to indicate a person's "pace of ageing", meaning it can estimate a person's biological age and help indicate whether they are more prone to develop chronic disease… Audio
Seven reasons why Kiwis can cope with Covid
The Covid-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented and stressful time for many people around the world, but a new paper suggests Kiwis are pretty well-placed to get through it. The Social Welfare Agency… Audio
Salvation or stigma? Case made for targeted social intervention
Health and social scientists have documented the clearest picture so far of our 'hospital revolving-door problem', the concentration of crime, and long-term welfare dependence in a relatively small… Audio
Plunket controversy hurting support - fundraisers
The foundation that fundraises for Plunket says its ability to raise money for the service is being undercut by what it considers unfair criticism of the national organisation. Plunket is under fire… Audio
Prime Minister's Science Prize 2016 - the Dunedin Study
The University of Otago team behind the long-running Dunedin Study has won the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Prize. Audio
Prime Minister's Science Prize 2016 - the Dunedin Study
The University of Otago team behind the long-running Dunedin Study has won the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Prize.
AudioThe Prime Minister's Science Prize winner, Richie Poulton
Richie Poulton and his team from Otago University's Dunedin Study have been awarded 5 hundred thousand dollars for their world renowned study that began in 1972, following the lives of babies born at… Audio
Testing pre-schoolers can predict future risks
About 20 percent of the population accounts for more than 80 percent of of society's health care, criminal justice, and social welfare system costs. New research from the long-running Dunedin… Audio
Episode 2 - Ageing bodies
How do we want to age? And how much control will we have over the process? Noelle McCarthy visits the Dunedin Study, and finds out why the most accurate measure of your age might not necessarily be… Video, Audio
Richie Poulton: 40 years of Dunedin health and development
Kim Hill talks to the Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which has followed the lives of more than 1000 people born in that city in 1972 and 1973. A four-part… Audio
Richie Poulton, chief science adviser Ministry of Social Development
Professor Richie Poulton has been appointed chief science adviser for the Ministry of Social Development. He is Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, which… Audio
Prof says long-term Cannabis use harm underestimated
New studies suggest cannabis use may have worse effects from previously thought, we speak to Professor Richie Poulton of Otago University. Audio
New study shows IQ drop for young cannabis users
A new study shows that persistent use of cannabis by young people can cause an IQ decline in later life. Audio
Teenagers
Professor Richie Poulton does fascinating work at Otago University with a wide variety of human beings, including what's often regarded - by their parents at least - as a somewhat mysterious lifeform… Audio
Children with low self-control more likely problem adults
An international study of 1,000 New Zealanders has found people with low levels of self-control at the age of three are more likely to have health and money problems and a criminal record by the time… Audio
