Participant webinars: Protecting data, advancing public health

Register now to attend one of our participant webinars

Online event: Protecting data, advancing public health

Dates:

Wednesday 17 June, 4pm – 5pm BST
Thursday 25 June, 9am – 10am BST

Location: Virtual

At the end of April, UK Biobank identified that your data was being offered for sale on a consumer website. An Oversight Committee has since carried out a full investigation, setting out both what happened and the actions required to strengthen protection of your data going forward.

This webinar is an opportunity for UK Biobank participants to:

hear more about what happened.
learn about the actions that have already been taken.
understand our commitment to implementing all recommendations in full.
understand how we will continue to protect your data while ensuring it can still be used responsibly for public health benefit.

You will hear directly from senior leaders at UK Biobank and invited experts, with time included for questions and discussion.

Speakers

Professor Sir Rory Collins

Chief Executive and Principal Investigator, UK Biobank

Sir Rory Collins is Emeritus Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology at University of Oxford and has led UK Biobank since its inception. He is known for pioneering large-scale epidemiological studies and clinical trials that have transformed cardiovascular disease prevention. He was knighted in 2011 for services to science.

Dr Mark Effingham

Deputy CEO

Mark brings broad experience of technical strategy, IT delivery and domain expertise in health informatics and big data. Mark is a Fellow of the British Computer Society. He holds a PhD and MSc from the University of Birmingham.