Partner Studies

Many of the UK’s established longitudinal population studies are partner studies in the UK LLC. Each study retains control of the data they have gathered from their study participants and continue to make the decisions around how their participants data is used and which research projects are given access.

The following longitudinal population studies, biobanks/bioresources are part of the UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration. Click on each study to open a new window taking you to their website and learn about their aims and purpose.

NSHD46

NSHD46

Medical Research Council national survey of health and development cohort/1946 birth cohort

The Medical Research Council (MRC) National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD) is the oldest and longest running of the British birth cohort studies; it is a nationally representative sample (N=5,362) of men and women born in England, Scotland or Wales in March 1946.