Why do I need to provide my date of birth when registering with UK Biobank?

We require your date of birth as part of the UK Biobank registration process to help verify your identity and carry out necessary security checks.

All researchers applying to access UK Biobank data are checked against international sanctions lists. Your date of birth helps us carry out these checks accurately.

These checks form part of our commitment to ensuring that UK Biobank data are accessed by legitimate researchers conducting health-related research in the public interest.

You must provide your date of birth as part of your registration before you can be approved to access UK Biobank data.

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For more information about our verification process, see this  Community article: How does UK Biobank review and verify researcher applications?