The Data Lab in collaboration with the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) is supporting Industrial Doctorate projects. Funding for up to 50% of the project cost will be provided for up to three and a half years, with the remainder to be matched by an industry, sector or voluntary sector partner. […]
Skills & Professional Development
Scotland’s Pipeline of Data Talent Boosted
The Data Lab MSc programme for 2017/18 was officially launched at an event yesterday, where we welcomed our new cohort of 130 students across 11 Scottish Universities. It was a fun day of networking, where students got to hear about their year ahead, and learn from real Data Scientists’ experiences both in the private and […]
The Data Lab launches CPD & Training Programme
The Data Lab has launched its CPD and Training Programme for 2017 this week. Building on the success of previous modules, The Data Lab will be offering courses ranging from data visualisation to statistics. Andy Kirk from Visualising Data will return to Edinburgh in November to deliver a one day course as part of the […]
Scotland Can Do SCALE 2017: World Class Business Growth Training
Are you an ambitious, innovative entrepreneur who wants to grow your business in the UK and internationally? Or are you a business founder who has seen your growth stall and need to be re-energised? Perhaps you are a corporate innovator leading a product development team and need a structured approach to achieve scale on a […]
CoderDojo at Storm ID – Learn to Code in Edinburgh
Guest post by StormID Digital Skills for Everyone We’re excited to officially kick off a series of monthly coding lessons for children and teenagers interested in the world of digital, commencing this April! Members of Storm ID and Storm Ideas (full of knowledge about coding and equally full of enthusiasm to pass this knowledge on […]
Gifted student to boost data science skills with aid of RoS scholarship
A promising data scientist is to receive financial support to gain the skills needed to begin a career in computing and data science. A new scholarship award will support a student at the University of Edinburgh through a master’s degree in the developing discipline. Funding for the one-year MSc in High Performance Computing with Data […]
Data Talent Scotland Start-up Competition
Win one of 5 free exhibition stands at Data Talent Scotland Are you a start-up company looking to recruit data talent? We are offering 5 free exhibition stands at Data Talent Scotland, Scotland’s largest data talent showcase. Now in its third year, Data Talent Scotland brings together aspiring data science and engineering students with employers […]
Invitation to Tender: Coordinate Industrial Placements in Scotland for up to 130 MSc Data Science students
The Data Lab has recently launched the third cohort of MSc programmes, which includes collaborations with 11 universities from across Scotland including Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and the West of Scotland. As part of this collaborative programme, students get the opportunity to be part of Scottish Industry and gain hands-on experience by completing a […]
The Data Lab MSc Challenge Competition – Meet the winners!
The inaugural Data Lab MSc Challenge Competition came to an end on Sunday 21st May, after the final 48 hour hackathon and judging ceremony. The competition, which included three hack events during the academic year, brought all 90 students funded by The Data Lab’s MSc programme from seven Scottish universities together and challenged them to […]
The Data Lab Launches UK’s First Data Festival – DataFest17
The Data Lab is bringing the UK’s first ever week-long data science festival to Scotland in partnership with Sainsbury’s Bank in March 2017. The inaugural DataFest17 will be a celebration of innovation and will showcase Scotland’s leading data science capabilities, attracting international experts in data science to Scotland. Gillian Docherty, CEO of The Data Lab, […]