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Lifespan Multimorbidity Research Collaborative (LINC)

LINC explores how neurodevelopmental conditions and genetic and environmental factors influence the development of physical and mental health conditions across our lifespan.

The Lifespan Multimorbidity Research Collaborative (LINC) project ended on 31 March 2026.

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LINC will focus on a common, but serious, type of multiple long-term condition where mental and physical health conditions occur together.

The project benefits from medical and research expertise at several research institutions and access to detailed longitudinal data.

Meet the team behind the Lifespan Multimorbidity Research Collaborative

Understanding the LINC project

Watch our project video to understand the aims of LINC and how we work in partnership with people who have lived experience of multiple long term conditions.

Watch 'Understanding the LINC project' on YouTube

Latest news

Growing a healthier nation: LINC event unites research, policy and lived experience to improve children’s health throughout their lifespan

19 December 2025

An event hosted by the Lifespan Multimorbidity Research Collaborative (LINC) brought together researchers, policymakers, public contributors and practitioners to hear the latest findings on the early-life factors that determine life chances and contribute to the development of mental and physical health conditions in later life.

A large group of people talking at a conference taken from above

Researchers attend international data conference and share learnings that will impact their future work

6 November 2024

Researchers based in the Lifespan and Multimorbidity Research Collaborative (LINC) attended an international conference focused on population data.

The value of public engagement: a researcher’s perspective

6 August 2024

Dr Ioanna Katzourou, a Postdoctoral Research working on the Lifespan Multimorbidity Research Collaborative (LINC), shares her experiences of public and public engagement.