Data Insights

Our Data Insights offer bite-sized snapshots of the emerging findings of our research using linked administrative data.

Data Insights allow us to swiftly share emerging findings as they are reported by our researchers. This ensures everyone from government decision makers to members of the public can find out what is identified in our data throughout the research process.

They provide early indications of the evidence held within the dataset and aim to promote further exploration and discussion. Note that Data Insights have not been peer reviewed and are often shared before a linked journal article is published to ensure timeliness.

To explore published papers and wider impact related to our research, visit our Project Pages.

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21 October 2026Simona Skripkauskaite

Data Insight: Patterns of education and social care involvement among children with neurodivergence and mental health related referrals

This Data Insight draws on linked administrative data from the Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data (ECHILD) project to examine patterns of education and social care support and involvement among approximately 396,000 children with recorded history of neurodivergence (ND), mental health (MH), or both ND- and MH-related referrals to NHS-funded mental health services in England.

Data Insight: From nursing degree to employment: what happens to people studying nursing in Scotland?

Ensuring the sustainability of the nursing profession is a key element of health and social care delivery. Likewise, endeavouring to ensure those qualifying have jobs ensures both effective use of resources and fairness to those...

Data Insight: Exploring the effects of hot weather on pregnancy and newborn health — the MAGENTA study

This Data Insight presents early findings and plans for the MAGENTA (Maternal And preGnancy hEalth aNd elevaTed heAt) project, a £2.2 million Wellcome Trust-funded research project led by Swansea University and partnered with the ADR England-funded Kids’ Environment & Health Cohort at University College London. The overarching aim of this project is to provide evidence on whether exposure to higher temperatures during pregnancy is associated with adverse health outcomes for mother and baby.

Data Insight: Graduating in austerity: Measuring the impact of welfare cuts on degree choices and university graduation

This Data Insight by Dr Farshad Ravasan and Dr Taheya Tarannum draws on the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) - England dataset to examine the effects of welfare cuts on students entering higher education.

Data Insight: Homelessness and other severe disadvantages during pathways to adulthood

In this Data Insight, the ADR Wales Housing & Homelessness research team explore experiences of ‘severe disadvantage’ among young people in Wales. These include homelessness, alcohol and drug misuse, and mental ill-health.

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9 September 2026Dr John McGhee

Data Insight: What does linked administrative data tell us about mortality risk among people in drug treatment?

Previous research has shown that people released from prison face an elevated risk of drug-related death, particularly in the weeks immediately following release. However, it remains unclear whether criminal justice contact itself independently predicts mortality among people in drug treatment, or whether justice involvement reflects broader patterns of social disadvantage, health inequalities and more complex drug use histories. Linked administrative data provides a unique opportunity to investigate these relationships across an entire national cohort.

Data Insight: Trends in homelessness in Northern Ireland

This Data Insight analyses a decade of administrative data from Northern Ireland (NI) to explore homelessness trends between 2012 and 2021.

Data Insight: Homelessness and mortality in Northern Ireland

This Data Insight analyses over a decade of administrative data from Northern Ireland (NI) to explore associations between homelessness and mortality.

Data Insight: Mental health and homelessness: The lived experience perspective

New lived experience research shows mental ill-health was highest among people who met the criteria for statutory homelessness support in Northern Ireland, but was also high among those who applied but did not meet the criteria. People meeting the criteria were eight times more likely to receive prescriptions related to substance use.

Data Insight: Mental health and homelessness in Northern Ireland

New analysis of linked administrative data reveals that people presenting as homeless in Northern Ireland are far more likely to be prescribed psychotropic medication than those who do not, with rates rising fastest among young women. The findings point to an urgent need for targeted mental health and housing support.

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Data Insight: Patterns of education and social care involvement among children with neurodivergence and mental health related referrals

Data Insight: From nursing degree to employment: what happens to people studying nursing in Scotland?

Data Insight: Exploring the effects of hot weather on pregnancy and newborn health — the MAGENTA study

Data Insight: Graduating in austerity: Measuring the impact of welfare cuts on degree choices and university graduation

Data Insight: Homelessness and other severe disadvantages during pathways to adulthood

Data Insight: What does linked administrative data tell us about mortality risk among people in drug treatment?

Data Insight: Trends in homelessness in Northern Ireland

Data Insight: Homelessness and mortality in Northern Ireland

Data Insight: Mental health and homelessness: The lived experience perspective

Data Insight: Mental health and homelessness in Northern Ireland

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