Blog by Anna Scott, the Project Delivery Manager at The Data Lab for the DDI Skills Gateway (Data Skills for Work) When I joined The Data Lab last November to set up the Data Skills for Work (DSW) programme, I had no idea how timely the development of an upskilling and reskilling programme like this […]
Skills & Talent
A quick start guide to creating a successful online course
After 2 years of running workshops on the value of data, our Executive Education Advisor Craig Paterson wanted to develop a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in order to reach more people across the globe. After 2 years of running data workshops, how hard could developing an online course with a global reach be? Answer: […]
Tips for starting a new job during the COVID-19 pandemic
Blog by Sarah Mackenzie and Lauren Spark, our two newest team members Starting a new job can be nerve-racking at the simplest of times, however, starting a new job during a global pandemic adds an extra layer of uncertainties to the mix. On the first day that the UK launched a national lockdown, The Data […]
We created our first MOOC and people liked it
Our Executive Education Advisor Craig Paterson talks about our new free online learning course, Driving Value from Data. This is the perfect opportunity to try this course while we’re all staying at home! Sign up now for the current course run. (For some helpful advice from Craig about designing your own online learning course, check […]
Find out how to inject some data science creativity into your organisation
The Data Lab’s MSc placement programme is open for any Scottish organisation looking to inject state of the art data science technologies, creativity and enthusiasm into your organisation. Through our partners MBN Academy, we can find you a student to work on a data science project. The students will get the opportunity to apply their […]
Host an MSc student for access to the latest data science knowledge and new ideas.
Guest blog by John Alexander Wood, MSc in Artificial Intelligence at Aberdeen University During the summer I had a placement with Intelligent Plant. Their work involves the industrial internet of things, providing tools and techniques for the analysis of plant and machinery. The main insight that I had during my project, though not unique, was […]
Scottish veterans reskilled to fill growing cyber security workforce gap
Scottish Armed Forces veterans are being retrained to help address a significant skills gap in the nation’s cyber security workforce. The new partnership project from Skills Development Scotland, social enterprise SaluteMyJob, Abertay University, IBM and tech start up Skillzminer, has been launched with the aim of filling a business-critical shortage facing employers across the country. […]
Opportunity to get access to a data scientist to tackle a real issue in your company
Get in touch with us about hosting a student for summer 2021! The Data Lab MSc Placement Programme The Data Lab MSc placement programme is now open for Scottish organisations in the data science space who would like to work with The Data Lab and partner MBN Academy to find about 130 MSc Data Science […]
New Year, new opportunities to learn about data science and AI
Every January, millions of people begin the New Year with great ambition to eat healthier, read more, do exercise, spend more time with family and friends and a whole host of resolutions, many of which are a dim and distant memory by the end of the first or second month. We’ll help you succeed with […]
Driving Value from Data: Take your first steps in unlocking data innovation in your organisation
In our mission to help Scotland maximise value from data we are delighted to launch “Driving Value from Data”, a free online course designed to help unlock data innovation within your organisation. Registration for the first run of the course is now open on FutureLearn. Our CEO Gillian Docherty shares an overview of the course […]
