This session – recorded in January 2022 – is to give you a taster of what it’s like to work as a statistician in the Scottish Government, and to give you hints and tips on how to complete the application form and prepare for the assessment centre. While the rounds of recruitment mentioned in the […]
Joanna McKenzie and Ellen Friedman in Conversation
Joanna McKenzie – Principle Data Scientist at The Data Lab – talks to Ellen Friedman about their journeys through the world of data and what being a data scientist means today. Ellen Friedman, Principal Technologist for HPE Ezmeral at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is an international speaker, author and scientist, with a doctorate in biochemistry from […]
Data Skills Credits programme opens career doors through upskilling in data
The Data Skills Credit scheme was launched in November 2020, providing funding to individuals living in Edinburgh and South East Scotland who were looking to develop their data skills. Hear from Esther, a recipient of Data Skills Credits and find out how you can apply. When Esther Weil – a recent university graduate – first […]
The Data Lab appoints former Accenture lead as chair
Former Accenture Scotland MD and founder of business growth platform Alba Arete, Les Bayne, named as new chair of The Data Lab. Replaces Mark Hunter whose three-year tenure in the role recently came to an end. Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, The Data Lab, has today announced that Les Bayne will assume the […]
What’s it like being a Graduate Data Engineer during COVID-19?
What’s it like starting a new career in lockdown? How well did university prepare you for a job in technology? How do you explain data engineering to friends and family? We sat down with two of Optima Connect’s graduate data engineers to find out. By Caz Stanton and Anna Skelly, Optima Connect Q1. How did […]
What’s it like to be incubated by an Innovation Centre?
To celebrate National Co-working Day, Alex Hutchison – the Delivery Director for the Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF – has written about her experience of working with The Data Lab The Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF is ready to go to school. The time has come for the Data for Children Collaborative with […]
All things AI: Gillian Docherty in conversation with Sana Khareghani and Tabitha Goldstaub
CEO of The Data Lab Gillian Docherty chats to Sana Khareghani, Head of The Office of Artificial Intelligence, and Tabitha Goldstaub, Chair of the UK Artificial Intelligence Council.
New funding to support data literacy for Scottish SMEs
Initially launched in Edinburgh and south-east Scotland through the City Region Deal, The Data Lab’s Data Skills for Work programme has been awarded an additional £100k of funding to roll out our Data Skills Credits across Scotland to support the SME workforce to upskill and reskill. We have funding available for employers and for training […]
Data Skills Credits – How to Future-Proof Your Career
The world of work in 2021 would be unfathomable to someone twenty, ten, or even five years ago. Technology is advancing at an unparalleled pace, which means companies’ priorities are changing just as quickly. One thing stays constant, however – that companies are becoming more and dependent on, savvy to, and interested in data. To […]
Data Innovation.AI: Your building designs – a unique source of data to fight COVID-19 using Decision Intelligence
Your building designs – a unique source of data to fight COVID-19 using Decision Intelligence By Robert Walker, Chief Advocacy Officer of Data Innovation.AI Ltd. Humans excel at causal reasoning, however our “neurological machinery” has limitations especially when trying to make decisions in situations of elevated risk, complexity and uncertainty: in these circumstances we resort […]