ADR UK flagship datasets are of significant research value and have wide appeal to researchers. This is integral to our mission to enable research that has the potential to lead to better informed policy decisions and more effective public services.
Search and explore the full details of each flagship dataset, including priority questions and existing findings, below. They are also findable in the ADR UK Data Catalogue and available for all accredited researchers to apply to access via one of ADR UK’s trusted research environments.
Flagship datasets all have approved legal gateways for research and are publicly documented. Guidance is available for anyone producing documentation for ADR UK flagship datasets.
Datasets
Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection: 2011 - Northern Ireland
The Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection: 2011 - Northern Ireland (AD|ARC 2011 NI) is the Northern Ireland strand of the UK-wide AD|ARC project. This four-country data resource seeks to create a research-ready dataset of information about farmers and farming households.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings linked to Census 2021 – Northern Ireland (coming soon)
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings linked to Census 2021 – Northern Ireland (ASHE-Census 2021 NI) dataset is due for release in spring/summer 2026. It links Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data (2014–2022) with NI Census 2021 data, creating a rich, longitudinal person‑level and household‑level dataset for research.
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Business Data for Research 2022 – Northern Ireland
Business Data for Research (BDR) 2022 is a de-identified linked dataset that contains information from businesses in Northern Ireland, such as employees, turnover, employment costs, working patterns, and sales and exports. It also includes jobs and earnings information. It covers the period 2014 to 2022.
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Cross Government Income Administrative Dataset 2019/20 - Northern Ireland
The Cross Government Income Administrative Dataset (CGIAD) 2019/20 is a household-level linked dataset containing de-identified income data from social security benefits, child benefits, housing benefits, earnings, tax credits and savings in Northern Ireland (NI).
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Earnings and Employees Study 2011 - Northern Ireland
The Earnings and Employees Study 2011 links together variables from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2011 with variables from the Census of Population and Housing 2011, and Capital Value data from the Land and Property Services.
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Education Outcomes Linkage 2018/19-2021/22 - Northern Ireland
The Education Outcomes Linkage 2018/19-2021/22 is a longitudinal relational database comprised of a range of tables containing schools’ data for pupils aged 14 and over in Northern Ireland. It links together a number of datasets held by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland; the school census (including attendance data); the school leavers survey; and the exams database.
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