🟢 Last week, ADRC NI met with the NI Assembly Committee for Communities to highlight how securely linked administrative data can support evidence-based policymaking on poverty, homelessness and health inequalities, and to discuss the need for an NI Data Sharing Strategy. #AdministrativeData

Most underserved groups actually showed lower mortality risk. But LGB+ individuals had a persistent elevated risk for deaths of despair, and the health inequalities facing Irish Travellers were striking. doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

“Every prescription tells a small part of someone’s health story.” Northern Ireland’s Enhanced Prescribing Database (EPD) helps researchers bring those stories together to understand population health, from dementia care to inequalities in screening. Find out more: ijpds.org/news/12-05-2...

Data is everywhere - but it doesn’t tell the whole story. Join us for The Science of Everyday Data at Pint of Science Belfast 🍻 A relaxed evening about data, people, and what gets missed. 📅 20 May | 📍 The Black Box 🎟️ pintofscience.co.uk/events/belfa...

📅 Thu 23 April | 3pm (UK) A webinar exploring UK alignment with EU/WHO air quality standards from a devolved perspective. 🎙️ Speakers include Dr Neil Rowland (QUB & ADRC NI) alongside experts from Wales, Scotland, London & IEEP. Register: ieep.uk/news/event-a...

[Event] Air Quality: Can the UK feasibly reach WHO targets? A devolved perspective - IEEP UK

On 23 April 2026, from 15:00-16:30 UK time, IEEP UK will be hosting a webinar on UK air quality standards and the potential for alignment with WHO guidelines.

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Dedicating this week to celebrating International Women's Day and highlighting two of the ADRC NI team today - Samantha Livingstone and Finola Ferry 🎉 www.adruk.org/news-publica...

International Women’s Day 2026: Women using data to improve lives across the UK

To mark this year’s International Women's Day, ADR UK is spotlighting women working across our partnership who are using data to better understand society an...

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Great morning launching our new ADRC NI report led by @drsarahmckenna.bsky.social on children’s social care and homelessness risk. Thanks to all our partners, and our amazing @voypic.bsky.social Experts by Experience for reminding us why this work matters. 💙📊 Full report and animation linked below.

Linking data and lived experience to shape policy on children’s social care and homelessness in Northern Ireland

On 3 March 2026, ADR Northern Ireland hosted an event at Parliament Buildings, Stormont - Children’s Social Care and Homelessness in Northern Ireland: Connec...

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Hosting Children’s Social Care & Homelessness in NI today at Parliament Buildings. Sharing new ADRC NI research and hearing from care‑experienced young people, with partners including @voypic.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to ADRC NI's Data Research Advisory Group on winning the Social Action Champion Award at the 2026 Care Day Awards! 🎉 Incredible recognition for care‑experienced young people driving research, influencing change, and using their voices to make systems better. So deserved 👏

Happy Care Day 💙 Celebrating care experienced children and young people, their achievements, and the importance of hearing their voices. Our researcher @drsarahmckenna.bsky.social is attending the awards later hosted by @voypic.bsky.social to celebrate some truly inspiring young people. #CareDay26

🔎 Nearly half of Northern Ireland’s population experienced upward or downward social mobility between 2010 and 2016 — and the health impacts are not straightforward. Read the ADRC NI Data Insight here: www.adruk.org/news-publica...

Nearly half of people in Northern Ireland experienced upward or downward social mobility, with different health outcomes

Nearly half of Northern Ireland’s population experienced a change in their level of deprivation between 2010 and 2016, according to new ADR Northern Ireland ...

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Administrative Data Research NI (ADR NI) has secured over £26 million to continue ground-breaking work in Northern Ireland. Read more here:  www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews... @adr-uk.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social @nisra.gov.uk

Fantastic feedback from Nikki the Lived Experience Coordinator at Homeless Connect, following our joint workshops. Nikki’s passion for Lived Experience and research is amazing! #HomelessnessAwarenessWeek #SeeThePerson @homelessconnect.bsky.social

We believe that the research we conduct, when paired with lived experience is unstoppable. We are proud of this feedback given by an attendee from our workshops run along with Homeless Connect. #HomelessnessAwarenessWeek #SeeThePerson @homelessconnect.bsky.social

Yesterday’s launch of the #NewFoundationsProgramme at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, highlighted the value of administrative data research to help improve outcomes for young people leaving care. Read the full research: www.adruk.org/news-publica... @voypic.bsky.social

Data Insight: Homelessness among young people leaving care in Northern Ireland

This study used linked administrative data to examine the risk of homelessness among young people aging out of care (care leavers) in Northern Ireland (NI).

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Our first quote of the week is from one of the Experts by Experience from Homeless Connect who has attended the workshops we have facilitated. #HomelessnessAwarenessWeek #SeeThePerson @homelessconnect.bsky.social

@homelessconnect.bsky.social This #HomelessnessAwarenessWeek, we’re dedicated to the theme: #SeeThePerson. Stay tuned this week for quotes from those who took part in the workshops and our research facilitators about the impact of them. @homelessconnect.bsky.social

New publication of a paper on Care-experienced young people co-producing data research to make it more relevant and impactful. Our researchers have worked with @voypic.bsky.social to produce this paper alongside the wonderful young people. @drsarahmckenna.bsky.social @aideenqub.bsky.social

International Journal of Population Data Science on X: "Care-experienced young people work alongside researchers as equal partners to co-produce complex data-intensive research demonstrating that is not only possible, but delivers real benefits for individuals, research quality, and organisations. READ https://t.co/eBfM39NyRt https://t.co/mfRvSp1Wcu" / X

Care-experienced young people work alongside researchers as equal partners to co-produce complex data-intensive research demonstrating that is not only possible, but delivers real benefits for individuals, research quality, and organisations. READ https://t.co/eBfM39NyRt https://t.co/mfRvSp1Wcu

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Care-experienced young people work alongside researchers as equal partners to co-produce complex data-intensive research demonstrating that is not only possible, but delivers real benefits for individuals, research quality, and organisations. READ ijpds.org/news/04-11-2... @hawnnelson.bsky.social

We had a great time on Friday at our Data Detectives event as part of the ESRC Festival for Social Science. Our detectives successfully used data to solve the case of the GOO FLU😷 Thank you to everyone who came along and @groundswellcon.bsky.social for all their hard work and organisation.

Our Panel members from the Stakeholder event - Fiona Cole @trusselluk.bsky.social Prof Jamie Murphy @ulsteruni.bsky.social, Declan Mc Allister @declanmca.bsky.social and Stefani Millar from the Department of Health. Your knowledge about using data & making a difference was inspiring, Thank you!

We had a great day at our Stakeholder event last week! Thank you to our host @mlchealth.bsky.social. A big thank you to Richard Tanswell from the Housing Executive and John Wilson from NIPDP for their exciting presentations.

Thank you to our panel members for joining us at our Away Day. We really valued your advice and experience. Another huge thank you to Emer Maguire for hosting our day 🎉🎉

On #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚 we highlight the importance of accessible mental health support for everyone, everywhere, at all times of need.

Have you ever taken part in research? Or maybe you'd like to but haven’t had the chance? Help shape how public involvement is done in health & social care research across Northern Ireland. Share your thoughts: [https://forms.office.com/e/ddVA9qL9fG]

Want to get involved in Research? Do you have experience of mental ill health – either personally or as a carer / in your family? Want to get involved in Research? Our colleagues at Datamind UK are recruiting for their Lived Experience Advisory Group. datamind.org.uk/patients-and...

Well done @drsarahmckenna.bsky.social on presenting #ADRUKConf25🎉 What a great week our researchers have had sharing about the great work at ADR NI!

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And that's a wrap! Fantastic time at the #ADRUKConf25. Delighted to present @adrcni.bsky.social research and hear about lots of other amazing work

👏Closing #ADRUKConf25 on a high note with the awards ceremony and final reflections from Dr Emma Gordon, Stephanie Howarth, and Prof David Ford. @adruk2025.bsky.social @adrwales.bsky.social @adrcni.bsky.social @scadrdata.bsky.social

#ADRUKConf25 is concluded! 🎉 Highlights from Day 2 included Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS’ rallying cry for bolder research, Dr Nisha de Silva’s keynote on MoJ Data First ⚖️, inspiring sessions + our awards 🏆. Thanks to all who joined - more photos on the website soon! 📸

Announced today by the Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS at the #ADRUKConf2025, ADR Wales has been awarded almost £26million to continue its ground-breaking work using administrative data to inform public policy and improve lives across Wales. ▶️ adrwales.org/adr-wales-se... @popdatascisu.bsky.social

Time to network and have fun at the #ADRUKConf25 Drinks Reception. 🎶🥂🕺 @adruk2025.bsky.social @adrwales.bsky.social @adrcni.bsky.social @scadrdata.bsky.social