Healthcare systems are facing unprecedented pressures, with demand outpacing resources and services struggling to keep up. In Scotland alone, Public Health Scotland estimates that the NHS could be managing around 1,300 additional unplanned hospital admissions every week, largely driven by an ageing population. Cancer treatment waiting times are now the worst on record, with a third of patients with […]
Thought Leadership
From Data to Decisions: Building Trustworthy AI in Financial Services
In this guest blog, we’re pleased to welcome insights from David Bull, Senior Consultant at Talan. With over 15 years of experience across Retail, Commercial, and Investment Banking, as well as industries including Transport and Renewable Energy, David has led projects spanning data analytics, regulatory change, and remediation. Drawing on his expertise in data governance […]
Beyond the AI Hype: Scaling Financial Intelligence That Delivers
In this guest blog, we’re pleased to welcome insights from Simon Axon, Global Financial Services Strategist at Teradata. Simon explores the challenges financial institutions face in scaling AI beyond proof-of-concept. He examines how banks can move from traditional data management to real-time, signal-oriented AI applications that support fraud prevention, personalisation, risk management, and regulatory compliance. […]
Smart, Sustainable and Safe: How Data & AI Are Transforming Housing
Across the UK, the housing sector stands at the crossroads of three urgent challenges: decarbonisation, demographic change, and deteriorating infrastructure. Meeting these demands requires more than traditional approaches – it calls for smarter, data-driven solutions. From improving energy efficiency and supporting healthy ageing to delivering faster, predictive repairs, data and AI are reshaping what homes […]
The Rise of the Data Engineer: Building the Subsea Digital Future
Jason Brown, CEO, Elementz, and Saleh Seyedzadeh, Head of Data, The Data Lab highlight the crucial role of data engineers in subsea digital transformation. In this article, orginally published in OGV Energy, they highlight data engineers’ responsibility in designing scalable data infrastructures to support AI-driven decision-making and efficiency in the energy sector, amidst a growing […]
How AI Makes Finding Safe Medicines Faster
In this guest blog, we’re pleased to welcome insights from Dr. Angelo Pugliese, Associate Director of In Silico Discovery at BioAscent. As part of Life Sciences Month at The Data Lab, Dr. Pugliese explores the critical role Artificial Intelligence (AI) is playing in transforming drug discovery. The Challenge of Developing New Medicines Bringing a new […]
The Future of Drug Development: How AI and Data are Revolutionising the Pharmaceutical Industry
We’re thrilled to share insights from Dr. Zahra Rattray, Senior Lecturer in Translational Pharmaceutics at the University of Strathclyde. In this guest blog, Dr. Rattray explores how AI and big data are transforming the pharmaceutical industry, speeding up drug discovery, and enabling personalised treatments. From improving preclinical development to enhancing clinical trials, AI is paving […]
Striking the Balance: Navigating the Ethics and Regulation of AI Innovation
AI is evolving fast, and with it comes a growing debate around ethics and regulation. Striking the right balance between responsible oversight and innovation is a challenge – too little regulation risks harm, while too much could slow progress. This blog dives into the complexities of AI ethics, the push for regulation, and why responsible […]
Response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan
The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI, welcomes the government’s £14 billion AI Opportunities Action Plan to enable AI adoption, innovation, and skills development to change lives and drive economic growth and productivity across the country. According to a recent UK Parliament research briefing, there is an increasing demand for people with specialist […]
How Data Science has changed over the last 10 years
We spoke to our data science team Saleh, Vyron and Tom, about how data science and AI have changed over the last ten years. In short – lots! The volume of data, technological advancements, the required skill set, data privacy and governance, the overall increase in data literacy and the ethics of AI are key […]