About Us
Find out moreEarly Mental Potential & Wellbeing Research (EMPOWER) Centre was established in January 2024 as a University Research Institute with a broad remit to undertake transformative translational research in order to create sustainable positive impact during the early years of a child's life.
Our mission is to maximise every child’s mental and emotional capital by uplifting neurodevelopmental trajectories during early sensitive periods through interdisciplinary discovery science and translational technologies.
Research
Find out moreWe engage in 3 major activities and thrusts:
Clinic & Pedagogy, Empowering Practitioners
Developing precision assessment and intervention tools to optimise parent-child social and mental health within clinical, education and community settings
Developing precision assessment and intervention tools to optimise parent-child social and mental health within clinical, education and community settings
Core Discovery Research, Empowering Science
Basic neuroscience research and advanced computational models to understand individual neurocognitive potential, developmental trajectories, and risk and resilience factors
Basic neuroscience research and advanced computational models to understand individual neurocognitive potential, developmental trajectories, and risk and resilience factors
Real-World Technologies, Empowering Families
Creating scalable solutions and real-world technologies for parents to enhance their child's mental and cognitive wellbeing at home
Creating scalable solutions and real-world technologies for parents to enhance their child's mental and cognitive wellbeing at home