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Take a look below to find out more information about our research projects.
Current Projects
COVID-19 study
A longitudinal, multi-country study that began in March 2020 and aims to monitor and assess the long-term psychological and social...
Health and wellbeing feasibility study
This research project will test the feasibility of including young people experiencing intellectual disability in health and wellbeing research...
HELM research project
This project aims to understand the Home Mathematics Environment (HME) and its impact on early mathematical development in low-to-middle income...
E-cigarette use
E-cigarette use among adolescents in Northern Ireland
EpiFASSTT
This project investigates the effects of maternal folate status during pregnancy.
Samaritans’ Helpline Caller Behaviour project
A Data Analytics Approach to Understanding Samaritans’ Helpline Caller Behaviour
UU Student Wellbeing Study
This longitudinal project aims to examine and monitor risk and protective factors for mental health problems and wellbeing in the...
The Care Pathways and Outcomes Study
The Care Pathways and Outcomes is a longitudinal study that has been following all 374 children who were under five years...
Student Psychological Intervention Trial
Conducted at Ulster University (UU) and Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) as part of the WHO World Mental Health International...
Generation New Era Study
Overview of the new UK-wide birth cohort study, 'Generation New Era'
New UK birth cohort study
Completed Projects
Antidepressant prescribing across Northern Ireland
This project aims to use data-linkage techniques to develop the most comprehensive population-based estimates of the prevalence of antidepressant prescribing...
ENCORE
Evaluating the effects of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) in England.
Mathematical achievement in primary school children
Mathematical achievement is important for children’s future educational success, employment opportunities and health outcomes....
Learning Disability Data & Northern Ireland
Enhancing the visibility of learning disability in NI via administrative data research
CONTEXT
COllaborative Network for Training and EXcellence in psychoTraumatology
Harmony
Harmony is a tool for retrospective harmonisation of questionnaire items.
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COVID-19 study
A longitudinal, multi-country study that began in March 2020 and aims to monitor and assess the long-term psychological and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of adults in the general populations.
HELM research project
This project aims to understand the Home Mathematics Environment (HME) and its impact on early mathematical development in low-to-middle income countries (i.e. Cuba and Mexico).
Samaritans’ Helpline Caller Behaviour project
A Data Analytics Approach to Understanding Samaritans’ Helpline Caller Behaviour
UU Student Wellbeing Study
This longitudinal project aims to examine and monitor risk and protective factors for mental health problems and wellbeing in the student population at Ulster University.
EQUALITY LD
Enhancing the Visibility of Learning Disability Data in NI
The Care Pathways and Outcomes Study
The Care Pathways and Outcomes is a longitudinal study that has been following all 374 children who were under five years old and in care in Northern Ireland on 31st March 2000.
Student Psychological Intervention Trial
Conducted at Ulster University (UU) and Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) as part of the WHO World Mental Health International College Student Initiative, funded by Cross-border Healthcare Intervention Trials in Ireland Network (CHITIN).
Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST)
A funded three year programme to evaluate local authority public health interventions that aim to improve health in local communities and reduce health inequalities in the UK.
CHOICE
Challenging Health Outcomes/ Integrating Health Environments: Research project developing a community coalition.
Harmony
Harmony is a tool for retrospective harmonisation of questionnaire items.
Generation New Era Study
Overview of the new UK-wide birth cohort study, 'Generation New Era'
Engage, Inform & Train
The goal of this project is to stimulate meaningful collaboration between NI researchers and VCSE organisations for the benefit of vulnerable populations nationwide.
