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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.

The latest update to UK Biobank’s comprehensive dataset is now available to approved researchers around the world via UK Biobank’s Research Analysis Platform (UKB-RAP).

UK Biobank is delighted to announce that our Principal Investigator and Chief Executive, Professor Sir Rory Collins, has been awarded the Royal Society’s Buchanan Medal for leading practice altering cardiovascular clinical trials and leading UK Biobank.

UK Biobank marks a proud moment for UK science and research with two high-profile events at the Royal Society and the House of Commons to recognise scanning 100,000 volunteers.

In a remarkable achievement that is already impacting how we detect and diagnose disease, UK Biobank has completed the world’s largest whole body imaging project, scanning the brains, hearts, abdomens, blood vessels, bones and joints of 100,000 volunteers.

The UK Government has released its Industrial Strategy which includes £20 million for UK Biobank to complete the world’s most significant protein study.

We're delighted to reach the latest milestone in the construction of our new HQ, the ‘topping out’ stage, bringing us another step closer to the completion of our new home in Manchester Science Park.

Professor Sir Rory Collins, CEO and Principal Investigator of UK Biobank, outlines the importance of sharing data responsibly and carefully with bright minds across the world to get results that will give us all a healthier future. 

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The answers from an in-depth survey on sleep behaviour, quality and disorders are now available to UK Biobank approved researchers.