This article guides you through how to register as a new UK Biobank researcher if you are intending to submit an application for access to UK Biobank data, including the requirements and documents you need, and how to verify your email address.

You do not need to register until you are ready to submit an application to use UK Biobank data in your research.

Sign Up

On the AMS home page follow the button to sign up to initiate your application process. When signing up, use a long term, non-institutional email address as a contact email address that we can contact you on, as your affiliations may change over time. 

When you receive your email from us to validate your email address, continue to begin the application process.

Submitting an application

Select the type of application you wish to submit (Data only or Samples and Data). Continue to completion of the form and progress to the registration form.

Registration requirements

• Each researcher must complete a registration on our Access Management System (AMS) following completion of application form
• If your institute isn't already approved, it must be registered and approved before gaining access to UK Biobank data.
• Costs are per application, and each application grants 3 years of data access once approved, payment received, and Material Transfer Agreement executed.

What documents you need

Researchers can register with UK Biobank for free via our website. Each registration must include the following mandatory fields - 

1. Researcher's full name and date of birth
2. An up-to-date resume/CV in English that verifies your current position and institute, OR a link to a personal profile page on your institute's website.
3. PubMed reference numbers of up to 5 peer-reviewed publications on which you are named (if available)
4. An email account that is specific to you and your institute
5. Details of any complaints raised against you in the last 3 years (if applicable)
6. Certificate of quiz completion for MRC: Confidentiality and Data Protection in Health Research within the last 12 months.

Failure to provide the required information will result in delays and risks your registration being declined.

Verifying an email address

• If you have entered an new email address, or an email address for the first time, you will receive a verification email to this address. Follow this link to validate. Once you have verified the email address successfully, please inform the Access team.
• The link in the email sent to your email address expires after 24 hours. If the link has expired, please contact the Researcher Enablement Team via the 'Submit a Request' in the top right of this page.
• If you have been unable to verify the link within this time, you can complete the sign up form again using the same email address as before.

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