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T1148 - Blood Sample Collection and Analysis

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Contracting authorityUniversity of Essex
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Published7 May 2026
LocationColchester, UKH34, United Kingdom

Description

Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) is a longitudinal

social survey of households and individuals living in the UK. Data collection began in

January 2009 and participants are interviewed annually. In Waves 2 and 3 of the Study

(2010-13) a wide range of objective health measures were collected via a nurse visit,

including venous blood samples from which we produced a range of analytes, extracted

DNA and produced genetic and epigenetic data. A similar exercise is being undertaken at

Wave 16 (2024-26), where the nurse visit has been replaced by participants collecting

samples/measurements themselves.

This contract covers the data collection and analysis for a further bio-data collection on

the Study's Innovation Panel (2027) ahead of a potential roll out on the main Study

sample at Wave 22 (2030-32). The Study is designed and managed by the Institute for

Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex ("the University").

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