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ARK is Northern Ireland's social policy hub. Established in 2000 by researchers at Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University, its primary goal is to increase the accessibility and use of academic data and research. 

Faith in a Time of Climate Chaos: Religion and Attitudes to Climate Change

This research update by Jonny Hanson, Gladys Ganiel and Emma Soye uses NILT data from 2024: https://www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/default/files/2025-09/RU166.pdf

Respecting People and Nature: Young Life and Times Survey (YLT) and Kids Life and Times Survey (KLT) Launch

On 5 September 2025 at YouthAction in Belfast, ARK launched the results of its 2025 KLT survey of 10/11-year-olds and its 2025 YLT survey of 16-year-olds in Northern Ireland. The theme of Respecting People and Nature highlighted results from KLT and YLT on respect and on environmental issues. Summaries of results are available for YLT and KLT.

YLT survey results.

KLT survey results.

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