ARK Research Updates

Below is a listing of all the ARK Research Updates, many of which accompany seminars. Where possible, these events have been videoed, and can be viewed here.image of Research Updates

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All work that refers to an ARK Research Update should acknowledge it using the appropriate bibliographic citation. For example:

Hayward, Katy and Hanson, Jonny, 2025, Attitudes to climate change in Northern Ireland, ARK Research Update 161, Belfast: ARK < http://www.ark.ac.uk/publications/updates/update161.pdf >

There are over 160 ARK Research Updates available in PDF form for download. You can the search facility below with keywords, a year or month or a name to help find the ARK Research Updates you are interested in.

Total number of items - 169

 

16th Mar 2021
Changing identities in Northern Ireland
Paula Devine
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27th Jan 2021
Black Lives Matter? Attitudes to minorities and migrants in Northern Ireland
Lucy Michael and Raquel McKee

This event on 17 January 2021 explored public attitudes to minorities and migrants in Northern Ireland, using data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey and Young Life and Times survey.  The presenter was Lucy Michael, followed by a response by Raquel McKee (African and Caribbean Support Organisation Northern Ireland).

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Lucy Michael, Powerpoint slides 27 January 2021850.88 KB
Raquel McKee, Powerpoint slides 27 January 202182.47 KB
09th Dec 2020
Public attitudes to breastfeeding in Northern Ireland
Marlene Sinclair, Julie McCullough, Rachel Black and Paul Slater

Northern Ireland has the lowest rate of breastfeeding in the United Kingdom.  In this seminar on 9 December 2020, findings from the 2019 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey and the 2019 Young Life and Times survey gave an insight into public attitudes to breastfeeding. The speakers were Marlene Sinclair, Julie McCullough, Rachel Black and Paul Slater.

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Powerpoint slides, 9 December 2020 seminar866.72 KB
10th Nov 2020
Examining the 3 P’s: Personal Safety, Paramilitaries and Policing
Colm Walsh
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24th Sep 2020
Caged and Forgotten - older people's letters to the editor about COVID-19
Gemma M Carney, Stephanie Maguire, Bronagh Byrne and Ann Marie Gray
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update134.pdf363.94 KB
17th Jun 2020
Political attitudes at a time of flux
Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher
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29th May 2020
Changes in national and religious identity of 16 year olds over time
Charlotte Bradley
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03rd Apr 2020
Attitudes to migrant workers in Northern Ireland: an improving landscape?
Lucy Michael
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update131.pdf124.73 KB
25th Sep 2019
Our future - no vote: Attitudes to Brexit among children and young people.
Dirk Schubotz, Katrina Lloyd, Martina McKnight and Paula Devine
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04th Sep 2019
Citizenship practices and political literacy in young people
Alan Smith, Una O'Connor, Jessica Bates and Matt Milliken
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