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Read the latest news, blogs and reports from the UK LLC and across the longitudinal population data community.

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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 set out some of what led me to UK LLC...

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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 PhD involves assessing and evaluating data linkage strategies to reduce...

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Why new UK LLC linkages to Welsh participant data is great news for research 

1st Jul 2025

In this blog, Emma Turner, UK LLC’s Senior Data Scientist and Research Fellow based at the University of Bristol, talks through the benefits of linking to Welsh NHS records available for research, as the latest data intake into the UK...

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Three ways to connect with other UK LLC users 

1st Jul 2025

“The combined results of several people working together is often much more effective than could be that of an individual scientist working alone.” - John Bardeen In the words of two-time Nobel Prize recipient, John Bardeen, collaborating with other researchers can...

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

21st Mar 2025

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...

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

10th Mar 2025

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....

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My experience with UK LLC

10th Mar 2025

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...

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

21st Feb 2025

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...

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

21st Feb 2025

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...

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

21st Feb 2025

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...

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