There are six Regional Collaborating Centres, each consisting of a network of academic and research institutes. A total of 22 UK universities are so far involved directly in the consortia.
UK Biobank Steering Committee acts as an adviser to Professor Rory Collins, the projects Chief Executive Officer and Principal Investigator. The Steering Committee comprises lead researchers from the Regional Collaborating Centres, plus Dr Tim Peakman, UK Biobank Executive Director and Dr Tim Sprosen, UK Biobank’s Chief Scientific Officer.
The following academic and research institutions make up the consortia for each of the Regional Collaborating Centres. The RCC leads serve on the Steering Committee.
Central England Consortium
RCC Lead:
Professor Valerie Beral, Director of Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford
Member institutions:
Fosse Way Consortium
RCC Lead:
Professor Paul Burton, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Leicester
Member institutions:
- University of Leicester
- University of Birmingham
- Warwick Medical School
- University of Nottingham
- Peninsula Medical School
- University of Sheffield
London Consortium
RCC Lead:
Professor Paul Elliott, Professor of Epidemiology, Imperial College London
Member institutions:
- Imperial College London
- University College London
- Kings College London
- Queen Mary University of London
North West Wessex Consortium
RCC Lead:
Professor Alan Silman, Professor of Rheumatic Disease Epidemiology, University of Manchester
Member institutions:
- University of Manchester Medical School
- University of Keele Medical School
- University of Southampton (MRC Epidemiology Unit)
Scottish Consortium
RCC Lead:
Professor Jill Pell, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, University of Glasgow
Member institutions:
Welsh Consortium
RCC Lead:
Professor John Gallacher, Department of Epidemiology, Statistics and Public Health, University of Wales
Member institutions:
- University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff
- University of Wales, Swansea
- University of Wales, Bangor