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https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Colin-Jarvis-OpenAI-1536x1050.jpeg 1536w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Colin-Jarvis-OpenAI-2048x1400.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/open-ai-data-fest-2025/">OpenAI’s Colin Jarvis to speak at DataFest 2025</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories"><a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <time class="entry-time">18/02/2025</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>One of the world’s leading experts in the practical application of AI will speak at this year’s DataFest in Edinburgh. OpenAI’s Colin Jarvis will share insights with DataFest delegates on what to expect this year in AI and how businesses can benefit from these new technologies. As the Head of OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team, […]</p> <p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text"><a class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/open-ai-data-fest-2025/">View</a></p></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-40522 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-news entry" aria-label="Heather Thomson named as CEO of The Data Lab"><header class="entry-header"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/heather-thomson-named-ceo/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="768" height="481" src="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PW_Data-Lab_Heather-Thomson_6-small-768x481.jpg" class=" post-image entry-image" alt="Heather Thomson" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PW_Data-Lab_Heather-Thomson_6-small-768x481.jpg 768w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PW_Data-Lab_Heather-Thomson_6-small-300x188.jpg 300w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PW_Data-Lab_Heather-Thomson_6-small-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PW_Data-Lab_Heather-Thomson_6-small-1536x961.jpg 1536w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PW_Data-Lab_Heather-Thomson_6-small-2048x1282.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/heather-thomson-named-ceo/">Heather Thomson named as CEO of The Data Lab</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories"><a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <time class="entry-time">27/01/2025</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>The appointment follows Thomson taking on the interim CEO role last year. Heather Thomson has today been announced as the new CEO of The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, following a nationwide recruitment campaign. Thomson joined The Data Lab in 2018, leading the £8m data and AI skills programme before stepping […]</p> <p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text"><a class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/heather-thomson-named-ceo/">View</a></p></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-40469 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-guest-blog entry" aria-label="Seven Years with The Data Lab: Reflections by Marian Dunbar"><header class="entry-header"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/reflections-by-marian-dunbar/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="768" height="513" src="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Marian-for-TDL-website-768x513.jpg" class=" post-image entry-image" alt="Photo of Marian" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Marian-for-TDL-website-768x513.jpg 768w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Marian-for-TDL-website-300x200.jpg 300w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Marian-for-TDL-website-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Marian-for-TDL-website-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Marian-for-TDL-website-2048x1367.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/reflections-by-marian-dunbar/">Seven Years with The Data Lab: Reflections by Marian Dunbar</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories"><a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/guest-blog/" rel="category tag">Guest Blogs</a></span> <time class="entry-time">21/01/2025</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>Marian joined The Data Lab in 2018 and has been a key part of the team ever since, playing a central role in the growth of The Data Lab Academy. As we approach our tenth anniversary, she’s taking a moment to look back on the past seven years – sharing her experiences, highlights, and the […]</p> <p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text"><a class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/reflections-by-marian-dunbar/">View</a></p></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-40455 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-healthcare category-impact category-news tag-accessible-housing tag-ai-healthcare tag-health-and-social-care tag-housing-sector entry" aria-label="Innovating the future of independent living"><header class="entry-header"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/future-of-independent-living/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="768" height="513" src="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TDL-release-1-768x513.jpeg" class=" post-image entry-image" alt="Pictured left to right: Heather Thomson, Interim CEO, The Data Lab; Steph Sutherland, Development and Commercial Director, Blackwood Homes and Care; Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government; Adam Turner, Head of External Funding Services, The Data Lab; Annie Seath, Senior Care & Support Worker, Digital Technologies, Blackwood Homes and Care." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TDL-release-1-768x513.jpeg 768w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TDL-release-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TDL-release-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TDL-release-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TDL-release-1.jpeg 1822w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/future-of-independent-living/">Innovating the future of independent living</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories"><a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/healthcare/" rel="category tag">Healthcare</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/impact/" rel="category tag">Impact</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <time class="entry-time">14/01/2025</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>Ministerial visit celebrates groundbreaking project with Blackwood Homes and Care and The Data Lab A groundbreaking project is revolutionising the way technology and data are integrated into independent living solutions, offering transformative benefits for individuals across Scotland. Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, has praised the Peoplehood Project, a transformative initiative […]</p> <p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text"><a class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/future-of-independent-living/">View</a></p></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/accessible-housing/" rel="tag">accessible housing</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/ai-healthcare/" rel="tag">AI healthcare</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/health-and-social-care/" rel="tag">health and social care</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/housing-sector/" rel="tag">housing sector</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-40444 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-news category-thought-leadership tag-ai tag-ai-economy tag-ai-talent tag-data-and-ai-careers tag-data-and-ai-economy entry" aria-label="Response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan"><header class="entry-header"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/response-ai-opportunities-action-plan/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="768" height="512" src="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/heather-thomson-768x512.jpg" class=" post-image entry-image" alt="Heather Thomson, Interim CEO of The Data Lab" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/heather-thomson-768x512.jpg 768w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/heather-thomson-300x200.jpg 300w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/heather-thomson-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/heather-thomson-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/heather-thomson-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/response-ai-opportunities-action-plan/">Response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories"><a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/thought-leadership/" rel="category tag">Thought Leadership</a></span> <time class="entry-time">13/01/2025</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI, welcomes the government’s £14 billion AI Opportunities Action Plan to enable AI adoption, innovation, and skills development to change lives and drive economic growth and productivity across the country. According to a recent UK Parliament research briefing, there is an increasing demand for people with specialist […]</p> <p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text"><a class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/news/response-ai-opportunities-action-plan/">View</a></p></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/ai/" rel="tag">AI</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/ai-economy/" rel="tag">AI economy</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/ai-talent/" rel="tag">AI talent</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/data-and-ai-careers/" rel="tag">data and AI careers</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/data-and-ai-economy/" rel="tag">data and AI economy</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-40397 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-culture-values category-guest-blog entry" aria-label="Manolo Perez: 10 Years of Impact at The Data Lab"><header class="entry-header"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/reflecting-on-a-decade-of-innovation-and-growth-manolo-perez/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="768" height="512" src="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhatsApp-Image--768x512.jpg" class=" post-image entry-image" alt="Manolo at The Data Lab" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhatsApp-Image--768x512.jpg 768w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhatsApp-Image--300x200.jpg 300w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhatsApp-Image--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhatsApp-Image--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhatsApp-Image-.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/reflecting-on-a-decade-of-innovation-and-growth-manolo-perez/">Manolo Perez: 10 Years of Impact at The Data Lab</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories"><a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/culture-values/" rel="category tag">Culture & Values</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/guest-blog/" rel="category tag">Guest Blogs</a></span> <time class="entry-time">13/01/2025</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>Manolo Perez has been with The Data Lab since its very beginning, joining as one of our first team members in 2014. As our Director of Operations and Finance, he’s been instrumental in shaping the organisation and steering it through an incredible journey over the past decade. We’re delighted to share his perspective in our […]</p> <p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text"><a class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/reflecting-on-a-decade-of-innovation-and-growth-manolo-perez/">View</a></p></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-40299 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-community-events category-guest-blog entry" aria-label="Seasons of Change: Reflections by Tricia Govindasamy"><header class="entry-header"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/reflections-by-tricia-govindasamy/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="768" height="606" src="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2661-rotated-e1734694401510-768x606.jpeg" class=" post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2661-rotated-e1734694401510-768x606.jpeg 768w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2661-rotated-e1734694401510-300x237.jpeg 300w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2661-rotated-e1734694401510-1024x808.jpeg 1024w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2661-rotated-e1734694401510-1536x1211.jpeg 1536w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2661-rotated-e1734694401510-2048x1615.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/reflections-by-tricia-govindasamy/">Seasons of Change: Reflections by Tricia Govindasamy</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories"><a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/community-events/" rel="category tag">Community & Events</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/guest-blog/" rel="category tag">Guest Blogs</a></span> <time class="entry-time">24/12/2024</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>We’re delighted to feature Tricia Govindasamy, Senior Information Analyst at Public Health Scotland and an active member of The Data Lab Community. 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has-post-thumbnail category-collaborate-and-innovate category-community-events category-culture-values category-funding-and-support category-guest-blog category-professional-development entry" aria-label="2024: The Year of Change – Reflections from Heather Thomson"><header class="entry-header"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/professional-development/2024-reflections-from-heather-thomson/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="768" height="567" src="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9182-e1734451094338-768x567.jpg" class=" post-image entry-image" alt="Heather Standing In Front of Christmas Tree" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9182-e1734451094338-768x567.jpg 768w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9182-e1734451094338-300x221.jpg 300w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9182-e1734451094338-1024x755.jpg 1024w, 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rel="category tag">Guest Blogs</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/professional-development/" rel="category tag">Professional Development</a></span> <time class="entry-time">19/12/2024</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>2024 has been a year of change and growth for The Data Lab. In this guest blog, Heather Thomson, our Interim CEO, reflects on a year of personal and professional milestones. From stepping into the role of Interim CEO to celebrating a decade of The Data Lab’s impact, Heather shares her journey of leadership, collaboration, […]</p> <p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text"><a class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/professional-development/2024-reflections-from-heather-thomson/">View</a></p></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-40237 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-thought-leadership tag-ai tag-data-science tag-trends entry" aria-label="How Data Science has changed over the last 10 years"><header class="entry-header"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/thought-leadership/how-data-science-has-changed-in-10-years/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="768" height="432" src="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Birthday-end-frame-768x432.png" class=" post-image entry-image" alt="1s and 0s on a black background" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Birthday-end-frame-768x432.png 768w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Birthday-end-frame-300x169.png 300w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Birthday-end-frame-1024x576.png 1024w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Birthday-end-frame-1536x864.png 1536w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Birthday-end-frame.png 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://thedatalab.com/thought-leadership/how-data-science-has-changed-in-10-years/">How Data Science has changed over the last 10 years</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories"><a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/thought-leadership/" rel="category tag">Thought Leadership</a></span> <time class="entry-time">19/12/2024</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>We spoke to our data science team Saleh, Vyron and Tom, about how data science and AI have changed over the last ten years. In short – lots! The volume of data, technological advancements, the required skill set, data privacy and governance, the overall increase in data literacy and the ethics of AI are key […]</p> <p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text"><a class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/thought-leadership/how-data-science-has-changed-in-10-years/">View</a></p></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/ai/" rel="tag">AI</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/data-science/" rel="tag">data science</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/tag/trends/" rel="tag">trends</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-40014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-community-events category-guest-blog entry" aria-label="Joyce Dalgleish: Collaboration at the Heart of 2024"><header class="entry-header"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/joyce-dalgleish-collaboration-at-the-heart-of-2024/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="768" height="560" src="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Guest-Blogs-e1734085847790-768x560.png" class=" post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Guest-Blogs-e1734085847790-768x560.png 768w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Guest-Blogs-e1734085847790-300x219.png 300w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Guest-Blogs-e1734085847790-1024x747.png 1024w, https://thedatalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Guest-Blogs-e1734085847790.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://thedatalab.com/guest-blog/joyce-dalgleish-collaboration-at-the-heart-of-2024/">Joyce Dalgleish: Collaboration at the Heart of 2024</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories"><a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/community-events/" rel="category tag">Community & Events</a>, <a href="https://thedatalab.com/category/guest-blog/" rel="category tag">Guest Blogs</a></span> <time class="entry-time">17/12/2024</time></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>At The Data Lab, we’ve been lucky to collaborate with amazing partners like Joyce, the Scottish Government’s Data Innovation and Change Lead. 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