The Data Lab Podcast
1) Using Data to Tackle Drug Related Deaths: a conversation with Public Health Scotland
In this episode our host, Principal Data Scientist Joanna McKenzie, talks to Lee Barnsdale and Emma Callinan of Public Health Scotland about the importance of data in tackling, and reducing, drug rela...Show More
Using Data to Tackle Drug Related Deaths: a conversation with Public Health Scotland
50:33 | May 30th, 2022
2) What Does a Statistician Do? With Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician at The Scottish Government
In this episode we speak to Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician at the Scottish Government, about the role of statisticians in the modern world; from informing policy makers to documenting our ever-cha...Show More
3) Climate Change, Net Zero and Data: Gea Mikic, Icebreaker One
Our host Dr Joanna McKenzie talks to Gea Mikic of Icebreaker One about how they are creating a web of net-zero data – connecting financial, engineering and environmental data to help inform net-zero d...Show More
4) Satellite Technology and Scotland‘s Biodiversity: a collaboration between Space Intelligence and NatureScot
Our host Dr Joanna McKenzie is joined by Professor Ed Mitchard - Co-founder and CTO of Space Intelligence - and Emma Mitchell of NatureScot to discuss the companies' collaborative project exploring Sc...Show More
5) Machine Learning in Action: Energy Forecasting with Jethro Browell
Our host Joanna McKenzie is joined by Jethro Browell, Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow Statistic Department. Jethro has worked extensively with the energy industry to develop forecasting m...Show More
6) Joanna McKenzie and Ellen Friedman in Conversation
Joanna McKenzie and Ellen Friedman in conversation
7) 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.
8) Kate Forbes and Gillian Docherty Discuss The AI Strategy for Scotland
CEO of The Data Lab Gillian Docherty and Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance in the Scottish Government, discuss the AI Strategy for Scotland and the importance of people getting involved in th...Show More
9) Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician of Scottish Government and Interim CEO of Research Data Scotland
This episode requires a brief introduction. As Brian will mention in the intro it was recorded pre-COVID-19 and some of the issues discussed have had changes to them to match the current needs. Ro...Show More
10) Cancer Innovation Challenge - Episode 4/4 - Canon Medical Research Europe
The Cancer Innovation Challenge is a £1M project funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) to encourage Innovation Centres in Scotland to work in partnership to help Scotland become a world leading...Show More