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Bringing policies to life – a day with the UK LLC Citizen Panel

Posted on: 21st Mar 2025 | Filed under: Blog

In this blog, Katharine Evans, UK LLC Senior Data Manager, talks about taking part in the Citizen Panel workshop. Please also view our other blogs in this mini-series from Salma, Jonathan, Sarah, Farheen, Alan and Citizen Panel Lead, Dr Lidis Garbovan. I’ve worked at UK LLC for more than three years and the importance...

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Building Trust: Navigating Data Access and Protection in Longitudinal Population Studies

Posted on: 10th Mar 2025 | Filed under: Blog

In this blog, UK LLC Citizen Panel member, Alan shares his thoughts on discussions at the recent Birmingham workshop. Please also view our other blogs in this mini-series from Salma, Jonathan, Sarah, Farheen and Citizen Panel Lead, Dr Lidis Garbovan. Introduction: The Thorny Issue of Data Access Right, so picture...

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My experience with UK LLC

Posted on: 10th Mar 2025 | Filed under: Blog

In this blog, UK LLC Citizen Panel member Salma talks about her experience as a public contributor. Please also read our other blogs in this mini-series from Jonathan, Sarah, Farheen, Alan and our Citizen Panel Lead, Dr Lidis Garbovan. My Background I have been a Born In Bradford Parent Governor...

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On and beyond the screen: Reflections on being part of the UK LLC Citizen Panel 

Posted on: 21st Feb 2025 | Filed under: Blog

In this blog Sarah Chave and Farheen Yameen reflect on their experiences of being part of the UK LLC Citizen Panel. Please also read our blogs from Dr Lidis Garbovan, Research Fellow and Citizen Panel Lead and Jonathan Davis, UK LLC Citizen Panel member. The UK LLC Citizen Panel with the...

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Contributing to public benefit: my experience as a member of the UK LLC Citizen Panel

Posted on: 21st Feb 2025 | Filed under: Blog

In this blog, Jonathan shares his experience as a member of the Citizen Panel at UK LLC. Please also read our other blogs in this mini-series from Sarah, Farheen, Alan, Salma and Dr Lidis Garbovan, Research Fellow and Citizen Panel Lead. My ambitions As someone ambitious about becoming a social...

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UK LLC Citizen Panel Hybrid Workshop: The iceberg and the view under the waters…

Posted on: 21st Feb 2025 | Filed under: Blog

This blogpost contains Lidis’ impressions about and reflections on the UK LLC Citizen Panel Hybrid Workshop in Birmingham on 31 January 2025. Please also view our other blogs in this mini-series from Salma, Jonathan, Sarah, Farheen, and Alan . Introduction Thinking about an iceberg may lead us to think of...

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UK LLC protocol paper published in IJPDS

Posted on: 20th Feb 2025 | Filed under: News

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 Science (IJPDS) This protocol paper sets out the manual for how UK LLC works. It is important to do this...

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PEDRI blog

Posted on: 7th Jan 2025 | Filed under: News

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 researchers to access data. What is the role of public engagement in accessing data for research? - PEDRI

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New infographics aim to raise public awareness of their legal rights relating to Longitudinal Population Study data use

Posted on: 18th Nov 2024 | Filed under: News

UK LLC launches an infographic series to raise awareness among Longitudinal Population Study participants of some of the most important laws and legal principles involved in the use of their data for public good research.   The ‘Understanding Longitudinal Population Study Data and the Law’ resources were developed in partnership with...

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Reflections on setting up a Citizen Panel at UK LLC

Posted on: 29th Aug 2024 | Filed under: Blog

In this blog, Dr Lidis Garbovan shares her experience of setting up the first Citizen Panel at UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). Lidis talks about her initial six months with UK LLC where she spent time developing the Citizen Panel concept into a fully formed project plan, how she...

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