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What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?

23 April 2026 at 16:54

Volunteersโ€™ data has enabled medical breakthroughs, but there are questions over how that data is protected

With the revelation that the confidential health records of half a million British volunteers have been put up for sale on a Chinese website, we take a look at what the UK Biobank project has achieved โ€“ and why concerns have been raised.

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ยฉ Photograph: Dave Guttridge/UK Biobank/PA

ยฉ Photograph: Dave Guttridge/UK Biobank/PA

ยฉ Photograph: Dave Guttridge/UK Biobank/PA

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