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Develop your knowledge, qualifications and contacts, build your expertise and experience, and make your career in data science a reality.
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TDL Academy Placements
Get vital real-world experience in industry. We run successful paid placements programmes that link students with some of Scotland’s most innovative companies.
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Access funding for your studies and get a full scholarship for our The Data Lab Academy programme.
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If your PhD studies are data/AI-related take up this unique opportunity to apply your academic expertise in one of Scotland’s leading companies.
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Why study data science?
Learning data science allows you to understand and creatively solve a range of key business and social problems. This makes you suitable for a variety of roles in a broad range of growing Scottish industry sectors such as digital technologies, energy and utilities, financial services, public sector, healthcare, urban planning, among many others.
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learners registered for online training
“If you learn data science now, then for the next decade, you will have a profession that’s in great demand.”
Why kind of career path might I follow?
There are an increasing number of career pathways and specialisms in the world of data science. Check out these resources by Digital World with qualification guides and possible career options including:
- Data Analyst
- Data Engineers
- Database Administrator
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Data Architect
- Statistician
- Business Analyst
- Data and Analytics Manager
Speak to one of our team to help find out what’s right for you
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. […]
News about Professional Development:
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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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