Participants
The project could well help with dementia in future generations, surely that must be a wonderful thing. And to think I had a small part to play in that would make me die happy.
UK Biobank participant
We recruited 500,000 people from across the UK to be part of UK Biobank between 2006 and 2010. If you are one of them, thank you!
Here you’ll find information about how you can continue to help us, as well as the amazing research being done with your data, and how we keep the data safe.
We continue to collect data from existing participants, but we are not currently recruiting new participants.
Read more about our participants.
Participant opportunities
Take part in extra activities to add layers of detail to your health data.
Take part in our imaging project and help to transform research into diseases like dementia, heart disease, arthritis and diabetes.
Fill out our online questionnaires to help us build on our existing data with new insights into your health.
How you have already helped
You’ve already made an incredible impact on science. Take a look at a timeline of your contribution as well as more details on how your information and samples have been used.
Between 2006 and 2010, 500,000 of you agreed to donate your time and data to UK Biobank. Take a look at a timeline to remind you of your participation so far.
Learn about the different ways your information and samples have been used to make groundbreaking scientific discoveries that improve public health.
Your data
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How do we protect your data?
Read about the measures we put in place to protect your data.
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How do we look after your samples?
Find out about the biological samples we store at our facility in Stockport.
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What types of data do we have?
Read an overview of the different types of data that we share with researchers.
Your relationship with UK Biobank
When you became a participant many years ago, you made an important and generous agreement with UK Biobank. Find information on this agreement.
Our participants are at the heart of our organisation. Find out how we involve you in our work.
Participant events
We hold regular events for participants, both online and in person. We don’t have any events planned at the moment but you can catch up with past events on our YouTube channel.
Stay in touch
Providing us with your email address is a great way to stay in touch and helps us keep our costs down.
You can update your contact details at any time on the participant portal. You will need your nine-digit participant identification number (PID), which is on all correspondence we send to you. (Note that our participant portal shut downs for essential maintenance on the first Wednesday of every month, 08:00 to 09:00.)
Alternatively, you can contact the Participant Resource Centre team, and they can update your contact details.