The Data Lab Community

Here's what been added to The Data Lab Community job board in the last week! • 13 Fully Funded PhD Positions in Data Science and Social Innovation ~ Multiple locations across Europe • Senior Information Analyst - NHS Scotland ~ Glasgow, UK • Virtual Reality Software Engineer - University of Dundee ~ Dundee, UK • Data Management Associate Manager - Accenture UK & Ireland ~ Glasgow, UK • Data Engineering Manager - Accenture ~ Glasgow, UK • Full Stack LLM Development Associate Manager - Accenture ~ Edinburgh, UK • AI LLM Architecture Manager - Accenture ~ Edinburgh, UK ⭐️ To see the full list of available roles, apply, or share any opportunities you have coming up, join The Data Lab Community (for free!) here → community.thedatalab.com ⭐️

We're excited to announce that April's theme in The Data Lab Community is 'Life Sciences'. We've teamed up with our friends in SULSA - Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance to deliver a programme of activities combining Life Sciences with Data & AI. To kick things off, we're delighted to share our guest blog from Dr Zahra Rattray, Senior Lecturer in Translational Pharmaceutics at the University of Strathclyde in which she explores how AI and big data are transforming the pharmaceutical industry, speeding up drug discovery, and enabling personalised treatments. Read it here 📖 → https://lnkd.in/eKv7xM6j 🎟️ Events 🎟️ Throughout the month we're also hosting and supporting a number of events related to the theme. Make sure to register for the events you'd like to attend via the links below! • Data & AI Meetup: Life Sciences - 2 April 2025 13:00 - 15:00 BST [Glasgow, UK + Online] Register → https://lnkd.in/d-WfeaJd • The Power of Data in Environmental Science: From Genomes to Ecosystems - 22 April 2025 11:00 - 12:00 BST [Online] Register → https://lnkd.in/en9DyKfC • From Molecules to Populations: Data-Driven Approaches to Health Research - 30 April 2025 11:00 - 12:00 BST Register → https://lnkd.in/e-jx-McM ⭐️ As always, to see the full list events coming up from the data & AI community, join The Data Lab Community (for free!) here → community.thedatalab.com ⭐️

A survey conducted by Microsoft of nearly 1,500 UK senior leaders and 1,440 employees across public and private sectors, found that more than half of executives feel their organisation has no official AI plan. Roughly the same proportion report a growing gap in productivity between employees who use AI and those who do not.

Here's the latest roles on The Data Lab Community job board! • Knowledge Exchange Officer - University of Glasgow ~ Glasgow, UK • Research Associate in Educational Inequalities - University of Glasgow ~ Glasgow, UK • Bioinformatician - The University of Edinburgh ~ Edinburgh, UK • Data Engineer - Scottish Funding Council ~ Scotland, UK • Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Data Centre & Network Services) -The Scottish Government ~ Edinburgh, UK • Senior Data Manager - Curation - Lloyds Banking Group ~ United Kingdom • Head of Data & Enablement - Lloyds Banking Group ~ United Kingdom • Head of Digital & Data - Trust Housing Association ~ Edinburgh, UK ⭐️ To see the full list of available roles, apply, or share any opportunities you have coming up, join The Data Lab Community (for free!) here → community.thedatalab.com ⭐️

This month, the theme in The Data Lab Community is Ethics! To kick things off, we hosted our monthly Data & AI Meetup at Bayes Centre and were grateful to be joined by Leonardo Bezerra, from the Participatory Harm Auditing Workbenches and Methodologies (PHAWM), and Wiktoria Kulik CIPP/e CIPT, Responsible AI Manager at Accenture. Leonardo’s talk focused on the importance of participatory harm auditing, particularly in light of the recently approved EU AI Act, whilst Wiktoria discussed the evolving landscape of AI ethics and governance. Check out our latest blog and watch back the full event (including a fantastic panel discussion on ethics in data & AI)! Read the recap 👀→ https://lnkd.in/erGv873k

We're super excited for this one! Coming up later this month we'll be discussing AI ethics and compliance with Michaela D'Mello, Data Specialist at the LEGO Group! 🧱 The aim of this session is to link current regulation discussions to data ethics concerns, and highlight the relevance of data ethics and regulation to all of us, not just those that work in ethics or compliance. Whether you have ‘ethics’ in your job title or not, you can still play your part in ensuring data and AI technologies are built and implemented responsibly.  Join us for insights, real-world examples, and an interactive Q&A.  📅 25 March 2025 12:30 - 13:30 GMT 📍 Online (Zoom Webinar) Register → https://lnkd.in/eNdi9REr #Ethics #Compliance #Data #AI The Data Lab - Innovation Centre

💫 The Data Lab Community monthly themes for 2025! 💫 How is it mid-March already? 🤯 Here's a reminder of what we have coming up for the rest of 2025! • March - Ethics ⚖️ • April - Life Sciences 🦠 • May - Navigating Data & AI 🧭 • June - Geospatial Data 🗺️ • July – Sustainability ♻️ • August - Housing 🏡 • September - Financial Sector 🏦 • October - Health 🏥 • November - Data Visualisation 📊 • December – Reflecting on 2025 🪞 If you or your organisation are passionate about any of our monthly themes, we'd love to hear from you! 📞 If you'd like to be part of event aligned with one of our themes, let us know by completing this short form (https://lnkd.in/etRjKk7C), and we'll get back to you with more info! Our events programme continues to grow in popularity, with regular sell-out events and jam-packed webinars. We give extensive promotion to events that align with our themes - so getting involved is a great way to amplify your reach and connect with new audiences! If you would like to get involved but organising an event isn't your thing, we are also keen to promote and share other content related to our themes (blogs, podcasts, resources etc). Drop us an email at community@thedatalab.com if you'd like to learn more, or just go ahead and post anything you think is of interest in the community (join for free here → https://lnkd.in/dFwf94Dr).

AI auditing is the practice of testing whether an AI system is working as it was intended. Currently this requires a level of expertise that most organisations do not have. Join us online as we discuss the role of participatory AI-auditing and why it's important to have non-AI experts involved in the process. During the session team at the Participatory Harm Auditing Workbenches and Methodologies (PHAWM) project will share their insights from ongoing work to co-create tools to audit the harms and fairness of AI. Speakers: • Dr Mark Wong – Senior Lecturer and Joint Head of Social and Urban Policy, the University of Glasgow • Cari Hyde-Vaamonde – Lawyer and Researcher, King's College London • Dr. Patrizia Di Campli San Vito - Postdoctoral Research Associate, the University of Glasgow 📅 21 March 2025 12:30 - 13:30 GMT 📍  Online (Zoom) Register → https://lnkd.in/eVuKCdeg

Here's the latest roles to land on The Data Lab Community job board! • Data Improvement Manager - Ministry of Justice UK ~ United Kingdom • Data Engineer - The Insolvency Service ~ United Kingdom • Senior Analyst/ Regulatory Economist - Ofgem ~ Glasgow, UK • Senior Business Analyst - Social Security Scotland ~ Scotland, UK • Research Assistant/Associate - robotics, teleoperation, additive manufacturing and robot simulators - University of Glasgow ~ Glasgow, UK • Chair in Statistical Science - University of Glasgow ~ Glasgow, UK ⭐️ To see the full list of available roles, apply, or share any opportunities you have coming up, join The Data Lab Community (for free!) here → community.thedatalab.com ⭐️

We're excited to announce that March's theme in The Data Lab Community is 'Ethics'! To mark the beginning of Ethics Month, The Data Lab's latest blog dives into the complexities of data and AI ethics, the push for regulation, and why responsible development is more than just a legal requirement - it's a competitive advantage. Read it here ✏️ → https://lnkd.in/eBH5bdWr 🎟️ Events 🎟️ Throughout the month we're also hosting and supporting a number of events related to the theme. Make sure to register for the events you'd like to attend via the links below! • Ethical Data Security: Are You Protecting What Matters? - 18 March 2025 12:00 - 13:00 GMT [Online] - Hosted by Cyber and Fraud Centre - Scotland! Register → https://lnkd.in/e5P4-AYM • Responsible AI and the Role of Participatory AI-Auditing - 21 March 2025 12:30 - 13:30 GMT [Online] - Participatory Harm Auditing Workbenches and Methodologies (PHAWM) Register → https://lnkd.in/eVuKCdeg • AI Ethics and Compliance: What's Changing and Why it Matters - 25 March 2025 12:30 - 13:30 GMT [Online] - Michaela D'Mello Register → https://lnkd.in/eNdi9REr ⭐️ As always, to see the full list events coming up from the data & AI community, join The Data Lab Community (for free!) here → community.thedatalab.com ⭐️