ARK is a joint resource of the University of Ulster and Queens University Belfast.

ARK provides comprehensive and detailed information on social and political issues in Northern Ireland. ARK provides a variety of different kinds of information including background facts and figures, survey results, research reports, research summaries, audio-visual material and election results.

ARK also features specialist sections such as elections surveys, the Northern Ireland Life & Times Survey, as well as CAIN - the award-winning Northern Ireland online conflict archive.

Within the University of Ulster ARK forms a constituent part of INCORE. At Queen's University Belfast ARK is based in the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work.

For a listing of ARK staff, click here.