A database which will help Marine Scotland monitor the status of zooplankton well into the future has been compiled by an RGU MSc placement programme student working remotely from his home in Athens. Georgios Orfanakis, an MSc student studying Data Science at the university, moved back to Greece to continue his studies when RGU moved […]
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Data harvesting will reap climate rewards
To mark a year until the COP26 conference, Scotland’s Innovation Centres are hosting a virtual event, Countdown to COP26, which will explore how the nation can benefit from tackling climate change. Here Gillian Docherty, CEO of The Data Lab, tells Andrew Collier that data science is in the frontline of the climate crisis battle. Data […]
MSc Placement Programme Success Stories: Georgios Orfanakis
Georgios Orfanakis joined the Data Lab MSc placement programme in May 2020, while undertaking his course in Data Science at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU). When the global pandemic struck, RGU moved its courses online and Georgios returned to his native Greece to complete his studies. The pandemic lockdown meant that he had to complete his 12-week […]
Innovators ready to drive green revolution
The countdown to COP26 is about to begin. On November 3, The Herald will be partnering with Scotland’s Innovation Centres in organising a one day virtual conference exploring how Scottish businesses can collaborate together and respond in the run up to the gathering. As a small country, Scotland doesn’t often get the chance to host events […]
Why firms should support extra learning post-Covid
Raymond Martin is a graduate of The Data Lab’s MSc Programme at Edinburgh Napier University. He believes that the power of academic learning combined with business is incredible. For me, it’s had a transformative impact on my career. When I first started in customer insights, my knowledge was superficial and developed through on-the-job learning. I was […]
Could you answer a Creative Informatics Challenge Project?
Creative Informatics are looking for individuals and SMEs working in Edinburgh and South East Scotland that have the skills to provide data-driven solutions to Challenge Projects set by six leading creative and cultural organisations. National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh Science, Pianodrome, Children’s Parliament, Vintage Vibes, and The Big Light were selected as Challenge Holders in […]
Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician of Scottish Government and Interim CEO of Research Data Scotland
This episode requires a brief introduction. As Brian will mention in the intro it was recorded pre-COVID-19 and some of the issues discussed have had changes to them to match the current needs. Roger Halliday started as Chief Statistician of the Scottish Government in November 2011. Before that, he worked in the Department of Health […]
Scottish tourism receives hi-tech boost to help smooth road to recovery
A new organisation has just launched to help Scotland’s beleaguered tourism sector make a sustained recovery driven by technological innovation. It will build a support network for travel technology pioneers whose ingenuity could help turn the sector around following the devastating impacts of Covid-19. The venture will create opportunities for businesses, including digital tour operators, online […]
A Day In The Life…Marketing Team
John Callagy works as a Marketing & Communications Offer in the Marketing team. Here he writes about what a typical day looks like for him – if there is such a thing! “No two days are the same at The Data Lab”. A phrase that was uttered to me at the start of my journey […]
Funding for a collaborative project that uses genomic data to deliver precision stroke treatment
The University of Dundee, in collaboration with NHS Tayside, has been awarded £100,000 by The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, to develop a new precision medicine care pathway for stroke patients with support from Storm ID, developers of the Lenus Digital Health Platform. Every year, 15,000 people in Scotland have a stroke. […]