Academic research on Integration and related matters.
The 2025 Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) survey was carried out between 26 September and 14 December 2025. 1,244 adults aged 18 years or over took part.
The research explores parental choice and preference in relation to Integrated Education within the Northern Ireland education system.
A NI wide attitudinal poll conducted by LucidTalk, commissioned by the Integrated Education Fund (IEF), indicates wide public support for cross-community solutions within Northern Ireland’s school estate.
Post-Primary School Transition and Integration in Society: Findings from the Kids’ Life and Times Survey 2026
Poll suggests that almost two thirds of people in Northern Ireland want Integrated Education as the main model of education.
The IEF and the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) commissioned this project to examine how issues of religious balance are managed and perceived within Integrated schools.
The aim of this research has been to elucidate schools’ experiences of the Integrated Education Transformation process, drawing on data collected through interviews and a survey of staff from Transformed schools, as well as interviews with participants from stakeholder organisations.
On 24 November 2025 Queen’s University Belfast launched the publication of their recent research exploring ‘Social Attitudes and Integrated Education.’
