NatureScot is the Scottish Government agency based in Inverness charged with protecting and enhancing the nation’s habitats and species. As a Statutory Consultee, NatureScot regularly provide expert advice on how Scotland’s environment and wildlife may be impacted by proposed developments. The problem: camera traps produce thousands of images, but only a tiny proportion are relevant.The […]
Case Studies
Hotelfone transform their business-support systems with TORCH
THE HOTELFONE BACKGROUND Hotelfone are a market leader in providing bespoke reservation services for Independent Luxury Hotels and Resorts throughout the UK & Europe. They use highly experienced reservation and sales agents to capture the telephone calls and revenue that would otherwise be missed. Despite a number of companies offering a phone support service, Hotelfone is […]
How Trust Housing used Torch to validate and build out their data roadmap
Trust Housing Association are a market leading provider of housing, care and support services. They provide homes to over 3,600 customers across Scotland, from the Highlands and Islands all the way down to the Borders. Trust and TORCH When Trust approached TORCH, their IT & Digital team already had approval on plans to upgrade their […]
Grand Bequest – Saving Scotland’s history with data
Founded in February 2020, Grand Bequest Ltd aims to save vacant buildings to be redeveloped and put back into use. We spoke with Katherine Gunderson, Founder and CEO of Grand Bequest about the impact The Data Lab has had on them. What is happening to Scotland’s old buildings? Completed in 1900, Kinloch Castle stands on […]
Making healthier choices with DSIONS by Healthy Nibbles
“When you look at businesses, they expect performance from their team, but they’re not fueling performance.” – Sara Roberts, Healthy Nibbles Founder HEALTHY NIBBLES: JOURNEY & GOALS After a personal experience in a hospital setting, Healthy Nibbles Founder Sara began to address the availability of health food options in vending machines. Her Healthy Vending business […]
Sea Spyder | An intuitive platform for the Global Whisky Market
The Sea Spyder team have worked together for years, their experience covering all aspects of the Whisky sector. There are 133 operating Scotch whisky distilleries across Scotland and, in 2019, their produce accounted for 75% of Scottish food and drink exports (and 21% of all UK food and drink exports). At this time, the industry […]
MSc Placement Programme Success Stories: Ecaterina Vidrascu
Ecaterina Vidrascu joined the Data Lab MSc placement programme in May 2020, while undertaking her course in Data Science at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU). She did her placement as an Alexa Skill Developer at TL Tech – Smart Home Solutions. It was so successful that TL Tech offered her a permanent position and she […]
MSc Placement Programme Success Stories: Georgios Orfanakis
Georgios Orfanakis joined the Data Lab MSc placement programme in May 2020, while undertaking his course in Data Science at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU). When the global pandemic struck, RGU moved its courses online and Georgios returned to his native Greece to complete his studies. The pandemic lockdown meant that he had to complete […]
MSc Success Stories: Dr Natalie Polack, Information Analyst at Public Health Scotland
Dr Natalie Polack joined The Data Lab MSc Programme in 2017, undertaking her course at Stirling University on a part-time basis. This allowed her to balance studying with parenting, and to navigate the pressures that come with completely changing the course of your career. In 2019, she completed a six-month remote placement with Public Health […]
Coming full Circle – how data can help charities measure success
Circle is a charity working with families to provide tailored support designed to help children deal with social injustice, poverty and health inequalities. It provides one-to-one support sessions to families affected by drugs and alcohol, imprisonment and other social issues, offering advice and helping them to make positive lifestyle choices and sustain these choices as […]