A property maintenance and building services company that specialises in insurance reinstatement, has developed its own App that will increase productivity by 70%. Prater Contracts Ltd, a family business that was founded in 2007, has undergone significant growth in the last few years including moving into a larger, purpose built office two years ago and […]
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Checking out the vibrant tech scene in Singapore
In November, I was given the brilliant opportunity by Data Lab to step out of the world of healthcare for a week (I manage the Cancer Innovation Challenge) and explore the world of fintech… in Singapore… at the world’s largest fintech conference. The Singapore Fintech Festival was anchored by a three day conference and it […]
Power to the people: how data can empower citizens to lead healthier lives
Announcing the new Healthier Lives Data Fund – a new funding and support opportunity developed in partnership between the Scottish Government and Nesta. The last decade has seen an exponential growth in the amount of data generated, collected and analysed to provide insights in all aspects of industry, and healthcare is no exception. Health data […]
It’s that time of year again – Digital Tech 2019
Back for their 9th year, the ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards showcase excellence within the industry rewarding the innovation, expertise and ambition of businesses large and small – and the people who drive them. The Digital Tech Awards always attract fierce competition from all corners of our industry and provide an amazing opportunity to showcase your […]
Introducing Jared Lander, Keynote Speaker at DataTech19
Join us for DataTech19, Scotland’s first technical data science conference as part of DataFest The Data Lab is delighted to introduce a new event to the DataFest family: DataTech (14 March 2019, Edinburgh). This technical, one-day data science conference will cater to a diverse audience including analysts, developers, engineers and scientists from the public sector, […]
Summer internships with The Data Lab: two MSc students share their experience
During the summer, two of The Data Lab MSc students spent their 3 month placements with us as Data Science interns, applying their newly gained academic experience to real world problems. They tell us a little about their journey to a career in data science and their experiences working with us. We’re delighted that they’ve […]
Learning Journey: meeting Thought Leaders in New York and attending Strata 2018
Two weeks ago we took a fantastic group of people from Scotland to New York to attend various meetings with Thought Leaders in the Data Science community in New York and also attend the Strata Meeting. The visit, like previous visits, was a roaring success, with plenty of learning, networking and lots and lots of […]
The Data Lab secures £13.5m Scottish Government funding
New funding awarded after Scotland’s place as a global data leader established during first funding phase. Scotland’s data innovation centre, The Data Lab, has secured up to £13.5m in new Scottish Government funding. The announcement follows the data innovation centre’s success during its first phase of activity, in which it established Scotland as an international […]
Getting to grips with messy data at the Scottish Funding Council
This summer, three students undertook work at the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on datasets covering students at Scottish colleges and universities. This work was completed with the ‘Performance Measurement and Analysis’ team which looks at many aspects of university and college performance. All three students were from different academic backgrounds and had very different summer […]
My data science internship has been a whirlwind of experiences
Our Data Lab MSc student Rebecca Clancy has spent her internship working at Scottish Enterprise, using her newly acquired academic knowledge to solve some real life problems, and actively learning new methods, applications, software and other skills essential for life as a data scientist. Working at Scottish Enterprise has been, in a word, surreal. It […]