Scotland has the world’s highest incidence of the “asbestos cancer” Mesothelioma and now artificial intelligence is being used to assess patients in a system that could revolutionise how they are cared for. Launched in 2017, the Cancer Innovation Challenge is a £1 million project funded by the Scottish Government through the Scottish Funding Council to […]
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Using smart meter data for remote monitoring of vulnerable residents
Smart meters are being trialed as a form of remote monitoring to flag up possible causes for concern for elderly and disabled people living in their own homes. We are working on this ground-breaking trial led by The University of Edinburgh’s School of Informatics, in partnership with housing care specialist Blackwood Homes and Care, which […]
All things AI: Gillian Docherty in conversation with Sana Khareghani and Tabitha Goldstaub
CEO of The Data Lab Gillian Docherty chats to Sana Khareghani, Head of The Office of Artificial Intelligence, and Tabitha Goldstaub, Chair of the UK Artificial Intelligence Council.
Companies That Care Day: 12 happy ways TDL are motivating the team behind the scenes
To say that the last 12 months have been hard on our team would be an understatement. Like so many others, they’ve had to adapt to an entirely new way of working; face-to-face meetings swapped for Zoom calls, morning trips to the office exchanged for ‘fake commutes’, and impromptu workplace chit-chat replaced by office social […]
MSc Success Stories: Stuart Watt and SM Abdullah Ferdous at CNRI
Stuart Watt, 26, and SM Abdullah Ferdous, 34, joined The Data Lab MSc programme in September 2019, undertaking an MSc in Data Science at Robert Gordon University, and an MSc in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Aberdeen, respectively. In the summer of 2020, both students completed separate, 12-week remote placements with CNR International (CNRI), […]
Closing Scotland’s Data Gap in Health & Social Care
Steph Wright, Director of Health & Wellbeing Engagement from The Data Lab participated in the steering group of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry’s (SCDI) Mind the Gap report on big data and the health economy. Here we invite David Kelly, Policy Manager at SCDI to tell us a bit more about the report. David Kelly […]
Join us as we launch DataFest21
DataFest is back for 2021 and we’ll be starting the year off with a fantastic free virtual event on the 25th of March We will have a speaker addressing climate change and a discussion panel that will set the scene for our three themed DataFest weeks – #OurFuture, #OurPeople and #OurPlanet. The event will also […]
New funding to support data literacy for Scottish SMEs
Initially launched in Edinburgh and south-east Scotland through the City Region Deal, The Data Lab’s Data Skills for Work programme has been awarded an additional £100k of funding to roll out our Data Skills Credits across Scotland to support the SME workforce to upskill and reskill. We have funding available for employers and for training […]
Why Excel spreadsheets are bad for business: data errors & solutions
Our team explain why Excel spreadsheets are bad for business (alongside other spreadsheet tools), why people continue to use them, and how to tap into affordable alternatives … Spreadsheets became a business staple in the 1980s; a familiar tool that the majority of individuals feel relatively comfortable using to this day. Type ‘Spreadsheets for businesses’ […]
We are launching a groundbreaking partnership with LiberEat to analyse diet and allergy trends
Health agencies around the world could soon have a better understanding of diet and allergy trends thanks to our innovative new partnership with Robert Gordon University and LiberEat – the Scottish company behind the eponymous app providing restaurant and grocery dietary advice. More health-related data is being generated than ever before, especially through mobile apps. However, […]