
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 Leadership 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 or 2-day workshop (depending on your business needs)
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 or 2-day workshop (depending on your business needs)
Format: | Instructor-led |
Date: | On-demand |
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Women and Non-Binary People in Data
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.
Case studies showing what’s possible with data:
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Scottish Canals: Regeneration of canals improves community health
Scottish Canals is the public corporation of the Scottish Government responsible for managing the country’s inland waterways and is determined to bring these once vital trade routes back to life. It has invested more than £84m in regenerating the Forth and Clyde Canals as part of its Millennium Link project. Funded by The Data Lab, […]
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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 […]
News about Professional Development:
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Scottish Labour leader sees pioneering AI solution for epilepsy diagnosis
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar had the opportunity to view a pioneering AI software solution that could transform the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy during his visit to the William Quarriers Scottish Epilepsy Centre (WQSEC). The research was undertaken at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), thanks to funding from The Data Lab and the William Quarriers […]
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New English partnership extends reach of The Data Lab
The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for AI and data science, has signed its first partnership agreement south of the Border. It will work with The Data Shed – a leading Leeds-based data engineering consultancy focused on delivering data transformation projects that reduce business risk and on understanding the potential of data. The partnership will […]
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The data of Zelda and the future of the gaming industry
By Marta Monellini, Marketing and Communications Assistant From Hogwarts to Hyrule – the entertainment industry has a new king! Until last week Hogwarts Legacy held the crown for the biggest boxed video game release of 2023, despite active boycott pledges and controversy. However, on Friday, Nintendo released Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, bringing the crown […]
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