Professional Development
Workshops
Access workshops and leadership training to unlock your business’ data potential
Our workshops and leadership training courses are tailored to you or your organisation. They provide a mix of insight, discussion, and practical work, along with the opportunity to share knowledge, expertise and experience.
You will boost your capacity to use data and AI to solve real-world business issues. Your organisation will also be better placed to develop specific data projects that will strengthen its capabilities. Our workshops are not industry-specific and do not require a data background.
Workshops and leadership training we offer:
Please follow the course links below for further information and to register.
Data Leaders Programme
An immersive programme of learning incorporating themed workshops, masterclasses, peer-to-peer discussion, fireside chats and community events.
Duration: 4 months
| Format: | Instructor-led |
| Date: | Rolling intake deadline |
Driving Value From Data
Our Driving Value From Data workshop will help your team to develop a greater understanding of the importance and potential of data.
Duration: 1 day
| Format: | Instructor-led |
| Date: | On-demand |
People Power Data
People are the power that fuel your data ambitions. This workshop will help you to identify the skills your team needs to support your business and data strategy.
Duration: 1 day
| Format: | Instructor-led |
| Date: | On-demand |
Our other course offerings:
Women in Data Science
An experimental learning event for women and non-binary people exploring data science as a career option. This is a partnership between The Data Lab, Equate, and CodeClan.
Duration: 3.5 days
| Format: | Instructor-led |
| Date: | 3 intakes per year |
Why study with The Data Lab?
The Data Lab is hosted by the University of Edinburgh and funded through Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish Government. We are a respected and trusted provider of professional development, business support and innovation within Scotland, the UK and beyond.
Our trainers and associates are leaders in their fields. They are highly experienced at helping teams see how data science can help them to do their jobs more effectively and to meet their strategic goals.
We work with industry and academia to make sure that teams across all sectors can gain the skills they need to apply data science in the business world.
Speak to one of our team to find out more about our workshops and leadership support.
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Case studies showing what’s possible with data:
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Driving Value from Data Case Study: NatureScot Supporting a Net-Zero Future
Biodiversity and nature play a key part in meeting climate change and net zero goals. NatureScot is Scotland’s nature agency responding to the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. They work to protect and restore nature by inspiring everyone to value our natural world. Philippa Vigano, Innovative Technologies Programme Manager, recently completed our […]
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Data Leaders Case Study: Social Bite
Beginning life as a small café in Edinburgh in 2012, Social Bite has become an internationally renowned charity, supporting people facing homelessness or facing barriers to employment. In the last decade, it has also established several programmes, such as The Social Bite Village, free food provision, and globally renowned campaigns including Sleep in the Park. […]
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Marking ChatGPT’s Homework with TDL’s Data Scientists
Recently The Data Lab team asked ChatGPT to write a blog post on the ‘𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯’. While this is unlikely to be the first or the last time that ChatGPT is called on to help with an assignment, its responses were telling – illustrating both the benefits and […]
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Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s Innovation Challenge 2 Awards £86,000 in Funding
Five companies have been awarded funding as part of Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s (MSIP) second Innovation Challenge. MSIP and partners The Data Lab, CENSIS and Dundee City Council, are providing project funding of over £86,000, towards a total project cost of over £136,000. MSIP, a joint venture between Michelin, Dundee City Council and Scottish Enterprise, […]
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Data trends for 2023 – As predicted by ChatGPT
While the questions for this blog piece were prompts from The Data Lab team (generated from points that the model had put forward), this entire article was written by AI chatbot, ChatGPT It is difficult to predict specific data trends for 2023 as they can change rapidly, but some likely possibilities include an increased focus […]
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