During September to December 2016, ARK carried out its three attitudes surveys:

• Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) involves over 1,200 adults aged 18 or over
• Young Life and Times (YLT) records the views of around 1,000 young people aged 16
• Kids' Life and Times (KLT) is carried out in primary schools with P7 children

Over 7,000 people took part, and we would like to thank them all for giving their time and opinions.

An event to launch the findings of YLT and KLT surveys will take place on 10 May in Queen's University Belfast - full details are below. The results from the NILT survey will launched at an event in mid-June. More information will be available in our May newsletter.  

ARK is holding a joint results launch event for the 2016 Kids' Life and Times (KLT) and Young Life and Times (YLT) surveys. We are delighted that Mark Browne (Director, Finance, Strategic Policy, Equality and Good Relations in The Executive Office) has agreed to give the opening address. The event will be held on 10 May 2017 13.30-15.30, in the Canada Room, Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast.

The event is free, but places are limited, and so need to be booked in advance. Please contact Eileen Gray by 3 May 2017. Email e.gray@qub.ac.uk or phone 028 9097 5906

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April is Autism Awareness Month, and this is a topic that has been explored by ARK's three surveys.

Survey data

• The 2012 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey included a module of questions on autism
• Questions on autism were asked in the Young Life and Times Survey and the Kids' Life and Times Survey in 2014

Publications

• Children's and young people's awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards autism in Northern Ireland (Research Update 97), by Karola Dillenburger, Lynne McKerr and Julie-Ann Jordan is based on data from the 2014 YLT and KLT surveys
• Autism Spectrum Disorder: Public awareness and attitudes (Research Update 84) by Karola Dillenburger, Julie-Ann Jordan and Lyn McKerr uses data from the 2012 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey

 

We're very pleased that Alexandra Chapman is one of two UK post-graduates selected to take part in the Social Policy Association Insight into Publishing Scheme being run with the journal Social Policy and Society.

The scheme is designed to give postgraduate researchers a better understanding of the process and requirements of publishing in an established journal. Alexandra will work with the current editors over several months to gain an insight into all stages of the publication process.

Alexandra is a PhD student with the ARK Ageing Programme and is based in Ulster University.