Data Skills for Work have just launched a new Data Skills Credits upskilling fund for employers Are you looking to upskill your staff? Their small grants of between £500 and £5,000 will help future proof your workforce by ensuring your staff have the tools, skills and confidence to work efficiently with data – whether understanding […]
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Motivated data students seek organisations with real life data problems
We have 160 students studying a range of MSc courses in AI, data science and data engineering, including in health and social science domains, at universities across Scotland. We’re looking for organisations with ideas for short 8-12 week data science projects so our students can put their technical skills to work in the real world. […]
MSc Placement Programme Success Stories: Ecaterina Vidrascu
Ecaterina Vidrascu joined the Data Lab MSc placement programme in May 2020, while undertaking her course in Data Science at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU). She did her placement as an Alexa Skill Developer at TL Tech – Smart Home Solutions. It was so successful that TL Tech offered her a permanent position and she […]
Data Storytelling
I’ve been thinking a lot about story lately – it’s such a key point about really engaging people with your work. Storytelling with facts, helping people to really understand a situation, is one way to describe a key data science skill. As part of this I’ve been looking into aspects of the storytelling craft, such […]
Welcoming our new MSc students in a year like no other
Our new cohort of data talent was given the warmest virtual welcome On Wednesday 28 October, we welcomed the year of 2020-21 onto The Data Lab MSc Programme. In a year like no other, in a global COVID pandemic, ensuring that this cohort of new data talent gets the maximum from our programme is more […]
Kate Forbes and Gillian Docherty Discuss The AI Strategy for Scotland
CEO of The Data Lab Gillian Docherty and Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance in the Scottish Government, discuss the AI Strategy for Scotland and the importance of people getting involved in the process of creating a strategy for artificial intelligence in Scotland.
Our new Scottish Ambassador Programme brings together some of data and AI’s biggest names
We are launching a new Ambassador Programme designed to bolster Scotland’s data and AI community Our new Ambassador Programme is designed to bring together some of the world’s brightest names in the data and AI community, and harness their support for Scotland. Ambassadors, which include Chris Neumann, founder and CEO of Silicon Valley based Commonwealth […]
Upskilling and reskilling the workforce in data – new leadership training for SMEs and the Third Sector
New training has been developed to help leaders understand the potential for the use of data within their organisation, and understand how to upskill their team, ensuring they have the right mix of data skills to drive value. The training has been developed by The Data Lab as part of the Data Skills for Work […]
Scotland’s Countdown to COP26
In November 2021 the UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). With over 30,000 delegates from every corner of the globe expected to be in attendance, it will be the largest international summit the UK has ever hosted. In anticipation of this significant and crucial event, Scotland’s seven innovation […]
New resources to help navigate the ever changing world of work
A new set of career and qualification guides have been produced by Skills Development Scotland in partnership with The Data Lab, ScotlandIS and Scottish Enterprise to showcase a range of possible career options for Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI). With COVID changing the employment landscape many people might be thinking about changing career, polishing their skills or learning something new. From […]