‘We were met with sheer delight that departments were being listened to’
Ross McLean co-founded the student focused data driven app, Keedo, while undertaking an MSc in Data Science at RGU. He’s one of 90 graduates of The Data Lab supported MSc...
St Andrews green data centre wins award
A green-energy data centre at the University of St Andrews has, for the third time, achieved the highest level of award for its performance and environmental design. Following a rigorous...
Expro announces world’s first proven electromagnetic transmission of reservoir pressure data to surface
Expro, the leading international oilfield services company with regional headquarters in Aberdeen, has successfully accomplished the world’s first proven wireless transmission of reservoir pressure data to surface. The data was...
Edinburgh among 8 UK universities to partner with BBC for data research
Edinburgh University is among the eight UK universities to take part in a five-year research partnership with the BBC to unlock the potential of data in the media. The Data...
Data specialists invited to improve cancer care in Scotland – one week left to register
Data specialists, technicians and clinicians are being called upon to contribute their expertise to a project aimed at making Scotland a world leader in cancer care. The Cancer Innovation Challenge...
Stirling Student scoops top industry award for patient data work
A University of Stirling student has won a prestigious industry award for her data analysis project with NHS National Services Scotland. Anita George scooped the top accolade at the Data...
BBC and Dundee University collaboration to explore how machines can help us argue
Computing researchers from the University of Dundee are working with the BBC to devise computer software that challenges people to improve their arguing skills. Professor Chris Reed and his colleagues from...
The artificial intelligence trend that is changing business worldwide
In 2016, as many as 38% of organisations across the globe were already using artificial intelligence (AI) in some aspect of their business operations. By 2018, this number is forecasted...
Funding available for remote access to sensitive data
The University of St Andrews has been granted £1.5 million from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to create and manage a new Micro Safe Settings Network (MSSN) to...
Edinburgh’s Pixey.io seals £250k funding to introduce AI and boost growth
An Edinburgh-based startup enabling broadcasters and publishers to obtain the digital rights to Instagram photographs has secured almost £250,000 in seed funding. Pixey.io, set up by Sarah Stenhouse, will use...
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