Publications

This Research Agenda identifies the key areas of strategically important research that the Department (DfE) will seek to develop over the three year period to 2015.

An analysis of existing statistics on student flows between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in Higher Education and Further Education.

Revisions to Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) estimates

The latest quarterly tourism statistics can be accessed below.

This current Research Agenda 2015/16 extends the priorities of the previous 2014/15 programme for a further year.

This report sets out DETI’s commitment to producing high quality economic research on topical issues facing the local economy.

This research was commissioned in 1997 to investigate the feasibility of delivering the GNVQ in Hospitality and Catering through partnership arrangements between schools and Further Education colleges.

Research undertaken by EY to present the added value of tourism in the context of Northern Ireland’s economic vision, to identify key challenges by 2030 and identify international best practice that could inform government policy.

In October 2022, the Department for the Economy published its research programme “A 10X Economy - Research Programme 2022-23 and Beyond”. This highlights the key research areas as the department seeks to deliver on its 10X Economy Vision.

Links to archive domestic tourism quarterly publications can be found below.

Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) Statistical Bulletin

Tourism statistics quarterly archive publications can be found below.

In October 2022, the Department for the Economy (DfE) published A 10x Economy - Research Programme 2022-23 and Beyond.

Research Stock Take up to 2011/12 sets out the research the Department is currently taking forward or plans to initiate in the interim period to cover the period up to 2011/12. It reflects the Department's ongoing commitment to evidence based policy development.

Findings and additional comments from the Statistics and Research Customer Survey 2014

This paper has been prepared in order to provide an update on progress on ‘Underpinning Success’ – The Department`s Research Agenda 2012-15 and to capture new strategic research needs that have emerged since that agenda was published.

The following tables show the Quality-related Research (QR) funding provided by the department to NI universities from 2014/15 to 2020/21. 

In order to ensure that future Research Agendas developed by the Department for Employment & Learning benefited from the lessons learned on previous Agendas, the Department has sought to evaluate the Agenda for the period 2007-09.

An experimental set of Supply-Use Tables was compiled by external accountants in 2007 to establish the economic impact of tourism.

As a signatory to the Concordat for the Support of Career Development of Researchers Development, DfE reviews its compliance with the principles of the Concordat and submits a short annual report on how we as a funding organisation, endeavour to support positive and inclusive