The 11 companies selected to take part in the Scotland Can Do ‘Applying Space Data to the Net Zero Economy’ research and development (R&D) challenge – run by Scottish Enterprise in partnership with the Scottish Government and The Data Lab – came together yesterday (Monday, 23 January) to share their innovative ideas after recently being […]
Funding
Edinburgh start-up lands £750k for ground-breaking research into falls by elderly
Smplicare’s six-month study to examine if the use of Fitbits and other wearables can help predict and prevent falls in older people Funding secured from private investors and UKRI’s ‘Healthy Ageing Challenge’, which hopes to add five years of healthy, independent living for everyone by 2035 An Edinburgh-based start-up using AI to help older people […]
Thinking of developing an online course? Here’s what we have learned
To achieve The Data Lab’s vision to showcase Scotland as an international leader in Data Science, we have launched our online learning call for 2022. Funding is available for colleges and universities for the development of online courses that contribute to the requirement for more flexible high-quality data science training and education. Find out more […]
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 […]
Applications for Resident Entrepreneurs and Marchmont House Creative Residency open now!
Are you an individual or a small team working in Edinburgh or South East Scotland that would like to develop a new creative product or service using data or data-driven technologies? Applications are open now for the next round of Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneurs and close on Wednesday 19th May at 5pm. Nine projects will be […]
Funding Opportunity: Could you use £20k of funding to help leading Scottish music organisations change their tune?
Four of Scotland’s best known music and performing arts organisations are looking for creative entrepreneurs to collaborate with them on projects that could transform the way they work and produce exciting new audience experiences. Scottish Opera, Scottish Ensemble, Drake Music Scotland and Pianodrome have been selected to take part in Creative Informatics Challenge Projects. Funding […]
Digitech PhD industrial placements
Driving entrepreneurship and innovation using data The Data Lab have been selected as partners to deliver on The Data Driven Entrepreneurship (DDE), PhD placement programme. The DDE PhD work placements, is one of eleven projects, financed by the Scottish Funding Council and DDI, with the aim to drive innovation and entrepreneurship using data. The Digitech […]
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 […]
SME funding available to invest in data
Following the Scottish Government’s announcement of a further £1M investment in The Data Lab to help businesses invest in data analytics and AI, we are delighted to announce £300K of funding available to support SMEs to progress on their data journeys. This opportunity will fund placements with postgraduate masters students, allowing them to undertake short data […]
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 […]
