UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has invested in Administrative Data Research (ADR). ADR UK is made up of four national partnerships (ADR England, ADR Northern Ireland, ADR Scotland and ADR Wales), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The aim of ADR is to provide access to de-identified administrative data routinely collected by government departments and facilitate linkage of this data, thereby stimulating opportunities for innovative research and policy-making. ADR is a partnership between government departments, research funders, national statistical authorities and the research community, which will reach across the UK to facilitate research based upon linked, administrative data.
ADR Northern Ireland is a partnership between Queens University Belfast and Ulster University.
HSC R&D Division partnered with ESRC in funding the ADR in Northern Ireland.