In the modern manufacturing landscape, where competitiveness and operational efficiency are paramount, data is the game-changer. As a manufacturer, you produce goods and a vast amount of data at every step of your operations. If exploited correctly, this data can illuminate inefficiencies, drive productivity, and even unlock new avenues for innovation. But where does one […]
Technical Skills
The art of data storytelling: How to craft impactful narratives
In July The Data Lab Community hosted a member-led session with Georges Corbineau, a Data Visualisation Specialist at Moody’s Corporation to discuss how he and his team use data visualisation techniques to turn data into compelling storys that the reader can understand. The creation of such impactful data-driven content demands a blend of time, dedication, […]
6 lessons for building courses on a learning management system
Creating courses on our new learning management system (LMS) was an exciting (and huge!) project for our Professional Development team, but it did come with some unexpected challenges! Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and, now armed with many new skills, the team sat down to review lessons learned and share them with you. In this […]
Scotland’s PhD students are using satellite data to change the world
Featured image showing Calum with the drone was taken by Joseph J. Everest SENSE Earth Observation CDT is training the next generation of experts in Earth Observation and advanced data techniques! Their 70 PhD students are collaborating closely with the space and environmental science industry, taking part in 3-month funded industry placements. The Data Lab […]
Using drones and satellites to track Arctic tundra ecosystems
In this guest post, SENSE (Satellite Data in Environmental Science) PhD student Calum Hoad discusses how his work with drones and space data can play an important part in the preservation of the sub-Arctic alpine tundra. Rather than relaxing in the Scottish sunshine, I spent much of summer 2022 carrying twenty kilograms of drone equipment […]
Marking ChatGPT’s Homework with TDL’s Data Scientists
Alfred Tiley, Data Scientist at The Data Lab, reviews ChatGPT’s predictions on data trends for 2023 Recently The Data Lab team asked ChatGPT to write a blog post on the data trends for 2023. While this is unlikely to be the first or the last time that ChatGPT is called on to help with an […]
The rise of the data officer and data use in manufacturing
Saleh Seyedzadeh, Principal Data Scientist at The Data Lab, on the role of Data Officers in manufacturing and how AI can find and develop data Gone are the days when business decisions were based solely on gut instinct. Over the last decade, organisations have become increasingly accustomed to using data to shape their strategy. The […]
Back to Basics – What are the different types of machine learning?
In our new series, Back to Basics, we aim to simplify answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about data technologies and data science. Following on from Joanna McKenzie’s blog, ‘What is machine learning?’, our Data Scientist Anselma Foxton talks about the different types of machine learning. In this article: Types of machine […]
Making a reproducible RShiny application
In a previous post we wrote an article about an RShiny app for exploring traffic accidents in Scotland. Unfortunately, if we wanted to run this application today, we would face compatibility issues. Imagine, if as an organisation we decided to deploy this application somewhere else or a colleague, client or any user wanted to run […]
Back to Basics: What is Machine Learning?
In our new series, Back to Basics, we aim to simplify the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions around data technologies and data science. In this blog, The Data Lab’s Principal Data Scientist Joanna McKenzie draws on her experience as an analyst and team leader to tackle some of the most popular […]