Genomics England Research Environment¶
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Current data release:
- 100kGP: /main-programme/main-programme_v19_2024-10-31
- NHS GMS: nhs-gms/nhs-gms-release_v5_2025-08-28
2nd April 2026 - AggV3 Population structure, relatedness, ancestry and HQSNPs
We have added the principal components, genetically inferred ancestry and relatedness data to supplement the AggV3.
2nd April 2026 - AggV3 Population structure, relatedness, ancestry and HQSNPs
We have added the principal components, genetically inferred ancestry and relatedness data to supplement the AggV3.
29th March 2026 - Ubuntu in the RE
The operating system of RE has been upgraded to Ubuntu. This means that you can now access the workspace using a web client and from an Ubuntu workspace. You will see minor changes in the appearance of the workspace, but functionality is not affected.
17th March 2026 - AggV3 and Dragen 3.7.8 release
The new aggregate VCFs, AggV3 have been released in CloudOS, along with genomes across NHS GMS, 100kGP and Covid-19, realigned and variants recalled on GRCh38 using Dragen 3.7.8.
1st December 2025 - SGP long read sequencing data
We have added long-read sequencing data for an additional 73 rare disease participants from 100kGP included in the Scottish Genomes Partnership project (SGP), consisting of data from whole-genome long-read sequencing using Oxford Nanopore Technologies platforms and SV analysis. The new rare_disease_ont_sgp table has been added to describe these new data.