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  • Reflections on 2025: A Data Scientist Dives into Mainframe (and lives to tell the tale)

    Reflections on 2025: A Data Scientist Dives into Mainframe (and lives to tell the tale)

    In this guest blog, we’re joined by Sarah Burne James,…

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  • The Data Lab appoints Nic Granger OBE as governance board chair

    The Data Lab appoints Nic Granger OBE as governance board chair

    Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, The Data Lab,…

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  • The Data Lab Community themes announced for 2026

    The Data Lab Community themes announced for 2026

    Exploring trends in data and AI The Data Lab’s online…

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