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New research by ADR Northern Ireland (ADR NI) has played a central role in informing the Northern Ireland Executive’s recently launched New Foundations Programme, a major cross-departmental initiative to support young people leaving care.
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In Northern Ireland, pay disparities across sectors and groups are a key focus for government departments and public sector organisations. Addressing these gaps is important for promoting equality in the workplace. John Hughes, a researcher at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (part of ADR Northern Ireland), shares how recent administrative data research on gender and disability pay gaps is influencing policies in Northern Ireland to create a more equitable workforce.
Researchers from ADR Northern Ireland have released a Data Insight on physical health disparities and elevated mortality rates among people with severe mental illness in Northern Ireland.
As part of a wider project to co-produce data research with care experienced young people, Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland (ADRC NI) recently offered a summer internship for the position of Research and Communications Assistant. As an expert by lived experience, the intern’s role was to help develop a dissemination strategy and materials for research around children known to social services. In this blog, we hear directly from the successful applicant, Rhianna Brown, on how she found the internship experience.
ADR Northern Ireland researchers recently published analysis of Covid-19 deaths and equality in Northern Ireland.