Generation Scotland
Charity registered in Scotland SC004307
Generation Scotland is the largest family health study in Scotland with over 36,000 volunteers. We have already helped research into cancer, dementia, diabetes, depression and lots more. By joining Generation Scotland, you too can have a voice and can help us to continue to create a healthier future for Scotland.
We invite our volunteers to answer questionnaires and provide samples for genetic testing. We combine this with NHS health records and innovative laboratory science to create a rich evidence base for understanding health. Through this rigorous, ethical and safe approach to research, we seek to enable meaningful change in public health.
- Health, Learning Disability, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment
- Institute of Genetics and Cancer The University of Edinburgh Western General Hospital Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU
- https://genscot.igc.ed.ac.uk/welcome
- @genscot
- https://www.facebook.com/generationscotland/
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Current opportunity
We are the largest family health study in Scotland with over 36,000 volunteers, and a collaboration between the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as NHS and Public Health Scotland. By volunteering with us, you will help contribute to important mental and physical health research, such as Covid-19, cancer, depression, cardiovascular disease and more, with over 370 research papers including Generation Scotland data.
Anyone aged 12+ living in Scotland can volunteer!
To volunteer with us, go to the portal on our website (www.gen.scot), complete a 10-20 minute baseline questionnaire, and send us a saliva sample for DNA analysis by freepost. If you are under 16, you can still join independently, you just provide us with parent/guardian details for them to confirm you've understood what you're signing up to.
We are committed to listening to our volunteers and making their voices heard through our health research. You can participate as little or as much as you would like, with additional questionnaires and opportunities to join other research projects within Generation Scotland. Furthermore, if you would like to participate in our panel of 'Volunteers Voices' let us know during the signup process whether you would be open to us contacting you about public engagement. This includes opportunities to shape the future of our research and share your experience as a volunteer.