UK Biobank is a tool for health research. The Resource is available to all bona fide researchers for all types of health-related research that is in the public interest, without preferential or exclusive access for any person. All researchers, whether in universities, charities, government agencies or commercial companies, and whether based in the UK or abroad, will be subject to the same application process and approval criteria.
Below, you will find a link to the UK Biobank Access Procedures. The Principles of Access underlying these Procedures are set out in the UK Biobank Ethics & Governance Framework.
You can also register to use the UK Biobank Resource via this website, or visit the UK Biobank Data Showcase. This provides information about the data held within the Resource and ought to be sufficient to allow researchers to decide whether or not they wish to use it. In due course, a list of research uses will also be published as these are approved. Please do read the Data Showcase User Guide.