researchED New Zealand

May 2026

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Professor Brigid McNeill

  • Effective Tier 2 Structured Literacy Intervention

Brigid McNeill is a Professor of Education and Dean of Postgraduate Research at the University of Canterbury. She is an internationally recognised researcher in literacy education, with a focus on designing and evaluating evidence-based approaches that can be successfully implemented at scale. Professor McNeill works at the intersection of research, policy, and classroom practice, supporting schools and education systems to deliver literacy teaching that is effective, scalable, and sustainable. She is also the co-lead developer of the Better Start Literacy Approach.

Professor Brigid McNeill

  • Effective Tier 2 Structured Literacy Intervention

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Dr Helen Walls

  • Rethinking reading: The importance of handwriting and knowledge

Dr Helen Walls is a professional learning facilitator and educational researcher, with twenty years’ experience working in schools. She is committed to raising achievement in writing by sharing evidence-based, practical

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Associate Professor Tanya Evans

  • The Paradigm Shift in Education: Science of Learning, Ideology, and the Future of Student Outcomes in New Zealand

Tanya Evans is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau. Her research spans mathematics education, cognitive science, and educational psychology, with a

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Dr. Nina Hood

  • Unpacking the science of learning

Nina is the founder of The Education Hub, a not-for-profit with a mission to bridge the gap between research and practice in education, and co-founder of The Teachers’ Institute, which

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Tom Bennett

  • The roots of misbehaviour

Tom Bennett is the UK Department for Education’s School Behaviour advisor. He is also the founder of researchED, an international research advocacy non-profit for educators that seeks to raise research

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Professor Brigid McNeill

  • Effective Tier 2 Structured Literacy Intervention

Brigid McNeill is a Professor of Education and Dean of Postgraduate Research at the University of Canterbury. She is an internationally recognised researcher in literacy education, with a focus on

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Prof. Pamela Snow

  • Reading the future: New Zealand’s time to shine

Distinguished Professor Pamela Snow is Co-Director of the Science of Language and Reading (SOLAR) Lab in the School of Education at La Trobe University. Her research focuses on language, literacy,

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Dr. Nina Hood

  • Unpacking the science of learning

Nina is the founder of The Education Hub, a not-for-profit with a mission to bridge the gap between research and practice in education, and co-founder of The Teachers’ Institute, which

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Dr Helen Walls

  • Rethinking reading: The importance of handwriting and knowledge

Dr Helen Walls is a professional learning facilitator and educational researcher, with twenty years’ experience working in schools. She is committed to raising achievement in writing by sharing evidence-based, practical

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Associate Professor Tanya Evans

  • The Paradigm Shift in Education: Science of Learning, Ideology, and the Future of Student Outcomes in New Zealand

Tanya Evans is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau. Her research spans mathematics education, cognitive science, and educational psychology, with a

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