Mandatory training

We have been developing both mandatory and optional training courses to help you use the UKB-RAP.

You will need to complete three mandatory courses (please contact the UK Biobank Access team if you have questions about any of these courses):

PLEASE NOTE: We will be releasing the training sessions in an on-demand format in October for you to view at a time that is suitable for you.

1. ‘Research, GDPR & Confidentiality – what you really need to know’ This online course was created by the UK’s Medical Research Council (MRC), and you may have already completed it to access other datasets. To be valid for us, you must have completed your quiz certificate within the 12 months up to submission.
   
   You can now upload your QUIZ certificate on your registration form and your researcher profile on AMS. 
   
   
2. Introduction to using UK Biobank data - This short course has been created by our Access team to help you get the most out of working with UK Biobank, learn about how the data are collected and curated, and give you an understanding of your responsibilities as a researcher.

    

3. Introduction to the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (UKB-RAP) - This short course has been created by our Data Analyst team to help you learn how to start analysing data, choose your tools and setup and balance speed and cost. 

Once you have completed each training session, we will email you a link to a short, online, multiple-choice test. 

The pass mark is 80% and you must achieve this to gain access to the data. You can take the test as many times as needed but we recommend completing it as soon as possible. 

Once the pass mark of 80% has been achieved, this will automatically be updated and logged in AMS. 

Introduction to UK Biobank and the UK Biobank RAP quiz scores do not need to be emailed to us.

The email will also include a link to an anonymous feedback form - as these courses are new we would value your thoughts on how to improve them.

Optional courses:

Our priority is releasing the mandatory courses, but we have also begun producing a series of optional courses which we will release in due course. If there are topics you want us to cover, please make your suggestions here in the Forum.