Researchers
Resources available
Our secure trusted research environment (TRE) has a varied toolkit for preparing and analysing a wide range of data types. There is a comprehensive list of tools available on our research site.
How it works for researchers
The scale, depth and detail of Our Future Health make it a world-leading resource for health research. The programme will enable the discovery and a huge number of diseases. These include:
- identifying new signals to detect diseases much earlier
- developing new ways to identify people at higher risk of disease
- enabling better interventions by creating more effective tools, treatments and technologies
The Our Future Health programme provides two main types of resource for health research:
- a prospective observational data set for basic science, discovery and research, for example on the causes and early signs of disease
- a translational research platform comprising a cohort of people who can be re-contacted for further studies
Studies using Our Future Health data
Researchers are already studying Our Future Health data to find new ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases.
We publish a summary of every study using Our Future Health data on the Health Data Research UK website. To see the list of the studies, go to the website and select ‘Data Uses’.
Apply to become a researcher
We welcome applications from health researchers with a focus on disease prevention, detection and treatment.