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Read the recommendations and actions from the Oversight Committee report into data security at UK Biobank, and download the report.
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We would like to inform you about an incident involving UK Biobank data. We apologise to our participants for the concern this will cause, and we hope to provide reassurance by outlining the serious actions we are taking in response.
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Planning research with UK Biobank just got easier thanks to our new cost calculator. Free to use, with no login or commitment required.
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This message addresses claims in The Guardian on 14 March 2026 about the consequences of some researchers unintentionally adding de-identified participant data to online repositories when making their computer code available to other researchers.
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Professor Sir Rory Collins, CEO and Principal Investigator of UK Biobank, outlines how access to de-identified GP data for all UK Biobank’s 500,000 volunteers will transform the database’s research potential overnight.
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The UK Government has published a data provision notice which paves the way for coded GP patient data in England to be shared with consented cohorts like UK Biobank.
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Learn about UK Biobank's plans for future procurement for the Research Analysis Platform and other infrastructure.
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UK Biobank is thrilled to announce the winner of its inaugural Scientific Impact Awards, celebrating individuals and teams whose research is driving meaningful change in health through the innovative use of UK Biobank data.
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Movement towards the completion of our new home in Manchester Science Park continues as fit-out works begin and new CGI images reveal a first look at our future-ready, net zero lab and office space.
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UK Biobank has released the final set of data on nearly 250 metabolites – the molecules in our blood produced by our bodies as we go about our lives – in half a million volunteers.
