Linking data for future research discoveries

What is UK LLC?

UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) is the national Trusted Research Environment (TRE) for data linkage in longitudinal research, led by the Universities of Bristol and Edinburgh. It simplifies access to linked data for research in the public good, enabling discoveries through linked associations between health, social, behavioural, and economic research.

The data held in the TRE is provided by a wonderful collection of established UK Longitudinal Population Studies whose participants have been providing data on the basis they are used for research to deliver global benefits and impact.

UK LLC enhances the study-collected data by linking participants’ health and socio-economic data and data about the environments, neighbourhoods and dwellings in which participants live.

For participants

How UK LLC works for the public good

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As a participant of one of the studies taking part in UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration, you have kindly shared data about yourself with your study to help improve health and wellbeing.

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For researchers

UK LLC Explore: our data catalogue

UK based researchers can apply to access data held within the UK LLC Trusted Research Environment. Over 325,000 participant records from more than 20 established Longitudinal Population Studies are linked with health, non-health and place-based data.

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UK LLC Guidebook: our data documentation and TRE user guide

Whether you are a researcher interested in applying to access data, already working in the Trusted Research Environment, a Longitudinal Population Study data manager or an interested member of the public, our guide will direct you to find the information you need.

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UK LLC Apply: our application system

Longitudinal researchers and analysts who use large datasets as part of their research and are interested in the depth of detail present in Longitudinal Population Study datasets can apply now.

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A new era for a wide range of longitudinal health and wellbeing research 

1st Jul 2025

Today, UK LLC announces new approvals from NHS providers and UK Government departments meaning linked longitudinal data held in the UK LLC Trusted Research Environment (TRE) can now be used…

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UK LLC protocol paper published in IJPDS

20th Feb 2025

The UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) protocol paper is now published. You can read the full news summary or the full article in the International Journal of Population Data…

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PEDRI blog

7th Jan 2025

Read the latest guest blog from PEDRI where Kirsteen from UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration shares her perspectives on PEDRI’s recent roundtable on the role of public involvement in applications for…

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A library of resources for our partner Longitudinal Population Studies

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My journey to UK LLC’s Public Involvement Programme

1st Jul 2025

My name is Michael (he/him). In this blog I am going to talk about what I have done as a public contributor for UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). I’ll…

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What you can expect from UK LLC when starting a project in their Trusted Research Environment 

1st Jul 2025

In this blog, health data scientist and researcher Joseph Lam, shares his experience of working in the UK LLC Trusted Research Environment and the support received as a user. Joseph’s…

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