Latest news & blogs
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PhD students now eligible to apply for access to ECHILD data
4 August 2026
PhD students who are accredited researchers can now apply for access to the Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data (ECHILD) dataset, expanding opportunities for early-career researchers to undertake research using linked administrative data.
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ADR NI research highlights opportunities to strengthen Northern Ireland's deprivation measurement
3 August 2026
New research by ADR Northern Ireland has examined the reliability and validity of the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure (NIMDM) 2017, providing evidence that could help inform the development of future deprivation measures in Northern Ireland.
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What administrative data reveals about violence in the UK: Connecting Society special live episode, part two
30 July 2026
The second of our special live episodes of the Connecting Society podcast is now available to watch. Recorded at Pint of Science, a worldwide science festival which brings researchers to the pub to share their knowledge with local communities, this instalment features Professor Iain Brennan, who is a Professor of Criminology at the University of Hull and an ADR UK Ambassador. Iain discusses his ADR UK-backed research on violence, school exclusion and knife crime.
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