Guest blog from Data Lab MSc student, John Bell It’s hard to believe that I’m coming towards the end of my year as a Data Lab MSc student. Boy, did that year go quickly. The exams are over, assignments have been submitted and there’s time to breathe and take the opportunity to reflect on how […]
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Mhairi Aitken, Research Fellow on Public Engagement for the Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research
The recent Cambridge Analytica scandal highlighted the need for all organisations to better engage with the public and understand their concerns when processing personal data. Listen to Mhairi Quiroz-Aitken to find out how she addresses these issues in the field of health research.
New videos promote Glasgow as a top fintech hub
Our CEO, Gillian Docherty, features in a series of videos promoting the infrastructure Glasgow has in place to support the growth of financial technology operations. Gillian takes the lead role in one video dedicated to profiling the work of The Data Lab. In the video, she says, The Data Lab delivers activity through collaborative innovation […]
Dave Evans, Data Science Team Lead at FreeAgent
Recruiting data scientists has never been more competitive. Listen to Dave Evans – contributing-discoverer of the Higgs boson – to find out what he looks for during the recruitment process at FreeAgent. They’re hiring!
Reducing admin through digitisation
Guest blog from Sage According to a recent report from Sage, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK spend 71 days and £35,600 per year on tasks related to admin. Around 40% of SMEs are currently struggling to make administrative cost savings and roughly the same percentage would prefer to adopt technological solutions rather […]
Marios Michailidis, Competitive Data Scientist at H2O.ai
In this edition we are joined by former #1 Kaggler Marios Michailidis. Tune in to find out how Marios ranked top of nearly 500,000 Kaggle competitors, and why he believes data platforms like H2O.ai are changing the way people do data science.
How UK Universities Are Using Patient Data in Research: New #DataSavesLives Animation Launched
A new animation has been created to answer questions about the use of patient data by UK universities, researchers and scientists. Produced in collaboration with patients and members of the public by Connected Health Cities and The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, the 3 minute animated film has been designed to increase public awareness […]
Digital Leaders Announces the DL100 Finalists
The 5th Annual Digital Leaders 100 list highlights the latest champions of digital transformation across the UK. Digital Leaders, the nationwide initiative for promoting effective, long-term digital transformation across government, industry and charities, has today announced the finalists who make up the DL100 list for 2018 and opened the public vote. The independent list recognises […]
Stefaan Verhulst, Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of The GovLab at NYU
In the second of our DataFest specials we chat to the excellent Stefaan Verhulst, whose organisation The Governance Lab focuses on Open Data and how we can use collaborative technologies for the public good.
Kirk Borne, Principal Data Scientist and Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton
Today we welcome #1 Data Influencer Kirk Borne, who talks about the seven “C’s” of data science, applying learnings taken from air traffic safety to healthcare, the “internet of context”, and much much more!