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ARK Projects

ARK has its own research programme on key social policy issues. We also support the research of others. Our focus is to create, facilitate and disseminate knowledge.

Abortion

...an ESRC-funded project on attitudes to abortion in Northern Ireland, and the use of the abortion pill in Northern Ireland and Scotland

...exploring age and ageing in Northern Ireland

... informing public debate on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups

... exploring dementia in the minds of characters and readers

... gender budgeting is a way to promote equality through the budget process

...exploring ‘hidden’ homelessness in Northern Ireland: people who are homeless but whose situation is not ‘visible’

...bringing ARK’s social attitudes survey data to life using BBC NI’s programme archive

...using objects to celebrate long lives

...collating statistics on the health and wellbeing of men and boys on the island of Ireland

...monitoring peace, political and social policy in Northern Ireland to produce Peace Monitoring Reports for Northern Ireland

... project where short films are produced using data collected via the ARK Life and Times Surveys

... an ESRC-funded project exploring sustainable care arrangements and wellbeing

Integrated Education

... reviewing methods for assessing parental demand for integrated education

Volunteering and volunteers

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ARK Projects

Abortion

ARK Ageing Programme

COVID & Vulnerable Groups

Dementia in Minds

Gender Budgeting

Hidden Homelessness

Linking the Archives

The Lively Project

Men's Health in Numbers

Peace Monitoring Report

Reel Life Data Project

Sustainable Care

Integrated Education

Volunteering and volunteers

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